Four-Legged BuddiesBy Bonnie Marie Playle, SoldotnaI think of all my buddies,each one a pro at moods and feelings they study.They range from small cats to… Continue reading
“Deepwater Horizon”Summit Entertainment1 hour, 47 minutesOne of the most interesting, and dramatic choices director Peter Berg makes in this week’s disaster-at-sea thriller “Deepwater Horizon” is… Continue reading
Today was an ordinary day.It had its ups and downs; pleasant surprises came between the mundane and the irritating and you’ll look back at it… Continue reading
Best Bets ■ Kenai Fine Art Center invites you to its annual Harvest Auction event Saturday at 6 p.m., with outcry auction of donated member… Continue reading
The rocks on the ground outside your door are pretty awesome. Just by looking at them, you can tell what kind of rocks they are… Continue reading
A fish surfaces through a milky bath of wax and freezes broadside, the details of its scales and shape frozen in view.The fish hangs in… Continue reading
SearchingBy Jennifer Williams, Kenai You were searching for the definition of ideal but most of us don’t even know what we want how can we… Continue reading
“The Magnificent Seven”Columbia Pictures2 hours, 13 minutesFull disclosure: “The Magnificent Seven” starring Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen is my favorite western of all time. I’ve… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of author Doug Vandegraft's last name. If you ask Doug Vandegraft, it’s impossible to… Continue reading
Best Bets ■ The Kenai Senior Center and Kenaitze Indian Tribe present Fall Fest, today from 4:30-9:30 p.m. at the Kenai Senior Center. Activities include… Continue reading
After 13 years of picking interesting films for the Homer Documentary Film Festival at the Homer Theatre, owners Jamie and Lynette Sutton have dialed in… Continue reading
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople”The Orchard1 hour, 41 minutesOver the nearly two decades I’ve been reviewing movies between these pages, I feel like I’ve written at… Continue reading
Oh, the things you did in your youth!All those late nights, sneaking out of the house and thinking your parents didn’t know (they did). The… Continue reading
I Still Haven’t ForgottenBy Brett Van Sickle, NikiskiI still haven’t forgotten, the first time I held your hand.Walking on the Kenai beach, my shoes filled… Continue reading
Best Bets ■ The public is invited to an open house of the newly renovated Brockel Building from 5-7 p.m. today at the Kenai River… Continue reading
This summer Triumvirate Theatre president Joe Rizzo was trying to teach himself to play “Dueling Banjos.” When he searched YouTube for instructional videos, he found… Continue reading
Someone always has to be first. That can be a good thing, or a bad one. Good, if it’s a cafeteria, supermarket queue, electronics store,… Continue reading
“Sully”Warner Bros.1 hour, 36 minutes“Sully,” Clint Eastwood’s latest, but hopefully not last, film is a mixed bag of triumphant successes and missed opportunities. It’s a… Continue reading
Community CanineBy Hedy Huss, SoldotnaRecently, a “Gentleman Quarterly” fella moved into the cabin on the property.Oh, what a “hottie.”Bonus! Extra credit — Jackson —his handsome… Continue reading
“Blazing Saddles” Warner Bros. 1 hour, 33 minutes “Blazing Saddles,” Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic subversive western comedy, is one of those movies that, when… Continue reading
