The second half of Christmas Day is, arguably, the most boring day of the year. A lot of people jump into their new gear, get into the car and shimmy out to the great outdoors. These people are wise, but the carpe diem spirit doesn’t grip everyone, and for a lot of people, the best place to …
Just like other Boise arts institutions, The Flicks has been hit hard by the pandemic; but it has adapted, putting in place face mask rules, distancing rules and seating charts to keep patrons happy and safe. Come Christmas Day, you’ll be glad the theater did, as it’s opening two new films, …
Matthew Wade got the call the Monday before Thanksgiving: The film he had been working on since 2016 had been accepted as a breakout premiere at Slamdance Film Festival, one of six movies to be so honored. It wasn’t his first screening at Slamdance—it has accepted three of his short projects…
I am delighted to report that there are two way-above-average films opening this week in Boise. They have nothing in common other than being well-deserving of our time and money. There is no point in me being cute in attempting to bundle them together as a double feature. So, let us get stra…
In so many ways, 2020 has been a lost year, including the absence of greatness at the movies. True, home streaming platforms have been pumping plenty of content into our living rooms; but, for me, it has been a carousel of mundanity—more platitudinal than inspirational. Quite frankly, I wasn…
The very idea of attending a film festival is quite thrilling. The reality is terrifying. Indeed, the “idea” harkens to festivals in a now-hazy past—you know, way back in 2019. Ahh, the good old days, when nearly a million Toronto International Film Festival attendees would cue on a steamy l…
Treefort fans and cinephiles alike have a weekend to look forward to. The festival is presenting Filmfort as a hybrid event, in which movie fans can snuggle up on the couch and watch from home or attend a limited screening event at The Flicks.
I am, occasionally…. well, wrong—particularly when it comes to movies. For certain, I love the art form, immerse myself into a film’s backstory and, honest and truly, I try my best to present a cogent critique. But on more occasions than I care to count, I have been at odds with other critic…
I’ve heard that there is some good-hearted debate swirling around “meteorological spring” versus “astronomical spring.” Simply put, there are those who choose to unofficially usher spring in on March 1, while the cognoscenti are quick to remind that spring will truly arrive later this month,…
One look at the sun-kissed snowcaps around Sun Valley and one might conclude it’s all about the destination. But at the Sun Valley Film Festival, it’s truly all about the journey—particularly the journey of an emerging filmmaker.
