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Daniel Craig (right), returning as Benoit Blanc, and Josh O'Connor are seen in this still from "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," released on Netflix on Dec. 12, 2025. (Promotional photo courtesy Netflix)

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On the Screen: ‘Knives Out 3’ truly a film for our times

I often feel the need to watch a film twice. The first go-around, I’m just trying to keep…

Uki, the walrus calf rehabilitated at Alaska SeaLife Center in August 2024 before being rehomed to SeaWorld Orlando, is photographed with an ASLC staff member on Aug. 7, 2024. Photo courtesy of Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center

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Alaska SeaLife Center walrus patient featured on PBS

The story of Uki, a walrus who was rehabilitated at the Alaska SeaLife Center in August 2023, was…

Ben Whishaw voices Paddington in "Paddington in Peru." (Promotional image courtesy Sony Pictures)

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Paddington returns with Peruvian quest

When I talk about how good the “Paddington” films are, there are people in my life who think…

Sophie Thatcher is Iris in “Companion.” (Promotional photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

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On the Screen: ‘Companion’ provides an entertaining critique of digital romance

There are interesting ideas here about what human connection looks like in a world where people are increasingly…

Keanu Reeves is Shadow the Hedgehog in “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.” (Promotional photo courtesy Paramount Pictures)

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On the Screen: ‘Sonic 3’ brings craft, stakes to colorful kid’s movie

When I was a kid, in the early 2000s, Sonic the Hedgehog was a pretty big deal

Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift, J. K. Simmons as Santa Claus, Chris Evans as Jack O’Malley and Lucy Liu as Zoe Harlow in “Red One.” (Promotional image courtesy Amazon MGM Studios)

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On the Screen: ‘Red One’ is light on holiday spirit

Only a few short years ago, movie theaters were dominated by superhero films. The Avengers were the safest…

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh in “We Live in Time.” (Promotional photo courtesy A24)

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Pugh, Garfield bring life to love story

“We Live in Time” explores legacy, connection and grief through the pair’s relationship

The cast of Intuition Salon’s shadow cast of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” rehearse in Kenai on Monday.

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‘Rocky Horror’ returns

Local actors to perform live during late-night screenings of classic film

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Still shot from Michael Walsh’s film mix of Night of the Living Dead. The piece will show at the Bunnell Film Jam on Saturday, Oct. 26<ins>, 2024,</ins> at 8 p.m.<ins> in Homer, Alaska.</ins>

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Film Jam returns

Film Jam returns to Bunnell Street Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.

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See Stories offers filmmaking workshop for educators

See Stories, an Alaska nonprofit with the mission to build inclusive communities with story and film, offered a…

Noa (voiced by Owen Teague) in 20th Century Studios’ “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

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On the Screen: New ‘Planet of the Apes’ expands, brings new ideas to franchise universe

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” tells a story that feels more rooted in fantasy than the…

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Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Cailee Spaeny appear in “Civil War.”

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Review: An unexpected battle for empathy in ‘Civil War’

Garland’s new film comments on political and personal divisions through a unique lens of conflict on American soil

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Former Alaska freelance entertainment artist George Faust and main character in the Affinity Films production of ‘My Third Act,’ joins the Homer News at Captain’s Coffee for interview about his history in Alaska entertainment last Friday.

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Film documents local circus arts entertainer’s ‘Third Act’

The short documentary chronicles Homer resident George Faust, his history in circus arts and the impact of Parkinson’s…