Reviews

Fifty-six characters, ten actors, six chairs and one pianist. Bellevue College Drama Dept.’s production of A.R Gurney’s The Dining Room chronicles through time the humor, drama, and human experience of …

One of the great things about living in the Pacific Northwest is its status as a cultural center. A huge contributing factor to this is the Seattle International Film Festival …

Deadpan comedy is a style perhaps best known by comedians like Bob Newhart, Jim Gaffigan and Jemaine Clement. Film is a good medium for this style of comedy, but its …

Great food, free music, beautiful art, and people of all ethnicities are just a few of the things you’ll see at this year’s Folklife Festival. The 38th annual Northwest Folklife … …

Everyone has a story to tell. Some decide to write their stories in books and leave the imagery up to the reader, others write plays and bring the drama to …

Sasquatch is perhaps the greatest rock festival in all of Washington State. The festival is a three-day event where many leading and local bands get to play in outdoor stadiums …

Wednesday is one of the most boring days of the week. But the first and third Wednesdays of each month have gotten a little funnier with the Peoples Republic of …

The film follows the journey of a thirty-something couple, Burt (John Krasinski of The office) and Verona (Maya Rudolph of SNL), as they cross America in search of a nice …

As part of identities week, author and comedian Damali Ayo performed a segment of “I Can Fix it: A guide to Racism”, …

Dear Comedy, Normally I would take this time to rant about how much I despise you, or express to you how much I despise Carlos Mencia. But the truth is …

Some call it the “art of persuasion.” Others call it clever marketing. Ashton Cermak explores what happens when campaigns transcend their political purpose and become something more. …

Every actor is remembered for a specific role: Anthony Hopkins was Hannibal Lecter, Sean Connery was James Bond and, now, Hugh Jackman is Wolverine. Becoming the amnesia-stricken bad ass with …

Before the Internet, if a person wanted to start a band, it required extensive promotion, numerous auditions, and a lot of luck. Today, creating your own band is simply a …

Since their official 1997 formation in New Mexico, The Shins have made their way onto film soundtracks and “Saturday Night Live”. The Shins began as a lofi group named Flake, …

As far back as the fifth millennium B.C., humans have been permanently inking their skin through the art of tattoo. Though originally for spiritual purposes, tattoos have taken on a …

It’s morning and the sun is beating down. With a coffee in one hand you hold an un-lit cigarette in the other without even realizing your actions. You rest the …

After finally getting around to watching “Synecdoche, New York” recently, it dawned on me what a fool Lindy West, writer for The Stranger, had made of herself when reviewing it. …

Ever since his co-starring role in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”, Seth Rogan has been amusing the audience with his antics. Whether he is the deadbeat, the pothead or the pornographer, he …

Disco died a long time ago -and most people would say- with good cause. But Scottish band Franz Ferdinand have resurrected the genre, proving it’s as cool as ever. Since …

Bellevue Colleges Theater Arts program just wrapped up their rendition of the William Shakespeare classic “Romeo and Juliet”, directed by Karen Jo Fairbrook, and if you didn’t find the time to venture out and see it you missed one heck of a show. …