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The Boogeyman is Real

Michael Myers comes home in 'Halloween Kills'

My older brother got me into horror movies—not as a thing we could share and enjoy with each other, but as a defense mechanism that helped harden us to the crappy childhood we were sharing together. He needed horror like a fish needs water and would spend most of his paychecks ordering accurate and limited-edition Michael Myers Halloween masks and jumpsuits.

By Jared Rasic Oct 20, 2021

Film

May the Source Be With You

October's edition of podcasts, streaming and more

I have two very important questions for you all: 1) How has this last month been? and 2) Is "Squid Game" the biggest Netflix original series since "Tiger King?"

By Jared Rasic Oct 13, 2021

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So Many Movies, So Much Time

BendFilm goes in-person and virtual

Normally, for the issue of the Source Weekly right before BendFilm Festival starts, I make a mock schedule of how to catch all of my personal favorite things playing across the days so you can maximize your time there. This year, however, since the festival is a hybrid of in-person and virtual, this article won't just be a rigid schedule recommendation.

By Jared Rasic Oct 6, 2021

Film

Three in the Spotlight

BendFilm returns stronger than ever

It's amazing to me that another year has passed and we're already on the cusp of BendFilm festival again. For a year of such hardship and difficulty, it went by alarmingly fast.

By Jared Rasic Sep 29, 2021

Film

Cowboy Up

Eastwood cries macho

What does masculinity even mean anymore in 2021? I think the term "be a man" means something much different to our sons than it did to our fathers and grandfathers, who lived in a society much more preoccupied with the appearance of manliness and attempting to desperately fulfill gender constructs than we are in this somewhat more enlightened time.

By Jared Rasic Sep 22, 2021

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