The Dink *** It’s been 15 years since Jake Johnson started playing Nick Miller on New Girl, yet he’s still a master at capturing unformed man-children, as demonstrated by this charmingly goofy comedy. Johnson plays Dusty “The Hammer” Boyd, a never-was ten... See more
For audiences, “fringe” theater festivals are a chance to experience a sampler platter of creative work of a kind that might be hard to find in any other place. For those who create those works, it’s a blank canvas with a built-in support structure. And f... See more
The release of Disney’s live-action version of Moana this month had folks asking plenty of questions: How did this version compare to the original? When will Disney stop chasing its own tail? Why does it feel so weird to see The Rock with hair? Yet there ... See more
Heather Hansman: Fierce Country As is true in so many areas, the contributions of women in pioneering recreation and conservation in the West can be given short shrift. Journalist Heather Hansman (the 2021 book Powder Days) attempts to correct that in Fie... See more
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World **1/2 When dealing with an artist who is revered by many as a kind of prophet, a biographer/documentarian can choose to lean into that idea, or attempt to pull their subject back down to earth—and I’m not sure... See more
