‘The Orca Show’ is the Perimenopausal Fever Dream We Deserve
Reviews Lynette Evans Reviews Lynette Evans

‘The Orca Show’ is the Perimenopausal Fever Dream We Deserve

Let’s be clear: Society treats the onset of menopause like a slow-motion car crash into a nursing home. Menopausal women are expected to go quietly, perhaps draped in a drab beige sheet, clutching a bottle of magnesium oil and apologizing for their sudden lack of utility. But Aysan Celik isn't interested in apologies or beige aesthetics. In The Orca Show, Celik takes the change of life and dunks it headfirst into the freezing depths of the PNW. It turns out, if you want to understand why you’re currently possessed by the spirit of a 5-ton apex predator, you have to look at the only other mammalian girly who loses her period at forty: the orca.

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Sound Cinema: Bainbridge Cinemas
Columns Zach Youngs Columns Zach Youngs

Sound Cinema: Bainbridge Cinemas

Bainbridge Cinemas caters to a wide demographic. It is meant to be a theater that offers broad audience fare so that those that live on Bainbridge Island do not have to make a trek to the mainland if they want to see the latest releases on the big screen. Like most theaters, the theatrical window can be a bit tricky to manage, but in the old sense of the theater experience, if it plays, it stays.

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Parker’s Pages: Waxing Off
Columns Parker Dean Columns Parker Dean

Parker’s Pages: Waxing Off

We are starting the year off with a great read by one of our very own Creatives here at the Evergreen Echo! Waxing Off by E.E.W. Christman is a Queer, urban fantasy novella with elements of horror, self-exploration, and romance. It is a quick and delightful read, pulling you right into the action. Oh, and did I mention there are werewolves and pecan pancakes? 

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And the [Gregory] Nominees Are…
Overviews Calista Robbins Overviews Calista Robbins

And the [Gregory] Nominees Are…

With less than one week until the much awaited Gregory Awards, there is much yet to do. Fashion choices must be decided, scenes rehearsed, and speeches prepared. While all that is happening, let’s take a look at who’s going to be there and how their stars rose. 

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Sound Cinema: Oak Harbor Cinemas
Columns Zach Youngs Columns Zach Youngs

Sound Cinema: Oak Harbor Cinemas

The Oak Harbor Cinemas is unlike many of the other exhibition spaces covered here in Sound Cinema. For one it is located on Whidbey Island which is in Puget Sound just west of Anacortes. It is certainly a unique space and a bit off the beaten path. What Oak Harbor Cinemas really has going for it is its price, especially as the theater focuses on new releases with at least one new film every week.

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