The Unfettered Critic
Inconceivable – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – November 2017
May we get personal here? We have a tale to tell.
Many of you know writer William Goldman for his Academy Award-winning screenplays to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and […]
What? Biopics again? – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – October 2017
Okay, we’ll admit it. We haven’t reviewed much cinema this year. Frankly, we weren’t inspired by Hollywood’s offerings in 2017. Yes, we liked Wonder Woman (a lot) but many of […]
Once more, with extreme feeling – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – September 2017
You don’t know what you missed. And that makes us very sad.
We’re serious. Every August, the residents of Southern Oregon are offered a tremendous opportunity. Yet many residents let that […]
The Classical Side of the Hill – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – August 2017
By the time you read this, the migration will have begun.
Dozens of classically trained, world-class musicians will be returning to the stage on Britt Hill, where Conductor Teddy Abrams will […]
A Superhero(ine) for Our Times – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – July 2017
Comic books once were considered kid stuff. No one over sixteen admitted to reading them, let alone dared to dream of watching his or her favorite superheroes on the big […]
Cold Comfort – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – June 2017
Shakespeare, we believe, was thinking of us, your humble critics, when he wrote these prophetic lines: “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all […]
The Britt pre-invasion – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – May 2017
Halfway through last winter, we began to feel antsy. We’d hike the Woodlands trail above the Britt Festival grounds—and pause to look longingly through the fence. We’d drive up Oregon […]
Black is the New Black – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – April 2017
Hollywood’s movie business is exactly that: a business, dedicated to the creation of art that (hopefully) will bring in enough money to cover the cast, crew, and dozens of others […]
Dog Gone – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – March 2017
Recently a movie named A Dog’s Purpose flickered through the multiplexes. It hasn’t fared well. Critics across the country panned it. The New York Times’ reviewer got right to the […]
City of Stars – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – February 2017
La La Land, a cinematic love letter to classic movie musicals, just won a bunch of Golden Globe Awards. Seven, in fact—the same number it was nominated for. You can […]