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Not-So-Superheroes

1 week ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

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‘Thunderbolts*’ jolts faltering Marvel Cinematic Universe back to life

1 week ago | metrotimes.com | Jared Rasic

It’s no secret that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has struggled lately. Post-Avengers: Endgame, the MCU has fumbled extensively with telling stories in their intricately interconnected universe, and films like The Marvels, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and Captain America: Brave New World didn’t come close to reaching their projected grosses (which was still more than most movies make in a hundred years).
Superheroes, Impossible Missions 
and Dinosaurs...It Must Be a Summer Movie Preview!!

2 weeks ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

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2025 summer movie preview

2 weeks ago | metrotimes.com | Jared Rasic

With the release last week of the Michael B. Jordan-Ryan Coogler instant classic Sinners, we have officially entered the 2025 summer season of movies. Just like every year, from May through July, we’re going to get a few fun but stupid films, some awkwardly terrible ones, then hopefully one or two that stand the test of time as genuinely great. They’re all just guesses at this point, but let’s look at some of the upcoming summer movies and decide if they will be worth our time.
Burgerville, USA

3 weeks ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

While Bend is slowly morphing into a foodie town with more diverse regions of cuisine to sample, it's hard to shake off its Beer Town USA roots completely. As we finally get options like Dominican, Oaxacan, Dutch/Indonesian fusion, Korean and maybe even some quality Ethiopian one day, we're still shrugging off decades of being a burger, sandwich, fries and wings kinda town. So much pub food, so little time.
High Stakes

3 weeks ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

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Superb ‘Sinners’ is so much more than a horror film

3 weeks ago | metrotimes.com | Jared Rasic

When people who write about movies come across a piece of cinema that feels monumental, there is always a list of specific words that get used to describe it. Words like “visionary,” “electrifying,” “exhilarating,” “transcendent,” and “breathtaking” get thrown around with abandon (by myself included) to describe much lesser films than Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. So I will try not to be overly precious in relating to you how special this movie is. Michael B.
What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (April 16-22)

3 weeks ago | metrotimes.com | Jared Rasic

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See our online calendar for more ideas for things to do, or add your event: metrotimes.com/AddEvent. Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Starting Thursday, the Tigers host a four-game series against divisional foes the Kansas City Royals with the team’s exciting top prospect Jackson Jobe on the bump.
Another Brick in the Wall

4 weeks ago | bendsource.com | Jared Rasic

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Alex Garland’s ‘Warfare’ lacks a satisfying narrative by design

4 weeks ago | metrotimes.com | Jared Rasic |Rob Brezsny

If we made a list of some of the most underrated writers/filmmakers currently working, somewhere near the top of that (fairly long) catalog would be Alex Garland. While he has had a few massive successes, most of his work is barely noticed by general audiences. And even though he has gotten wide critical acclaim for most of his working life, he hasn’t had the career he has earned. Let me break down his oeuvre for a second.