Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
When author Tony DuShane was a nervous young man struggling with being a Jehovah's Witness, his extremely religious father lost his mind and punched five…
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
{The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus opened in Seattle on Friday, 1/8 at the Meridian 16 and the Metro} The story breaks down to basic good…
Sherlock Holmes: the game is (kind of) afoot
{Sherlock Holmes opened in Seattle on Christmas Day, December 25th, and is playing at The Majestic Bay, The Metro, and The Meridian} The stage is…
The Young Victoria
{The Young Victoria opens in Seattle on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th at The Meridian and The Metro} Movie fans who love period costume dramas…
Imaginary wishlist: Great reads of 2009
2009 was an excellent year for book lovers, even if publishers became as entrenched about withering economic changes as much as the cowering music industry.…
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
I admit, I was scared of seeing this, knowing that having to say "I didn’t think it was that good" would probably be a hard…
Vagabond Holes
A couple of years ago Domino Records reissued five glorious double-disc treatments of The Triffids' obscure oeuvre, little known jewels from the one band every…
The Box: AKA How to ruin a perfectly good Twilight Zone episode
{The Box opened in Seattle today, Friday 11/6 and is playing at The Metro, Oak Tree Cinemas, and Pacific Place} After seeing Director Richard Kelly’s…
Where the Wild Things Are: of rumpuses and monster faces
{Where the Wild Things Are opens in Seattle Friday, 10/16 and is playing at the Meridian, the Majestic Bay, and the Metro}Almost as soon as…
Film review: The September Issue
The timing of the new documentary The September Issue couldn’t have been more relevant at this very moment. Conde Nast, the publishing company of several…