By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Be forewarned: the mother of all showbiz mothers is in the house – and what Mama wants, Mama gets. Loosely based on true events, this rags-to-riches story — […]
Spellbinding, riveting “Gypsy”
“Devotion” to your wingman
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer There must be something about actor Glen Powell that casting directors associate with the heavens. He’s played astronaut John Glenn in “Hidden Figures,” voiced a NASA official […]
“Chaperone” a clever musical
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Imagine sitting in a darkened venue: you’ve been looking forward to this play or musical, when a voice from the darkness erupts – “I hate theater!… well, […]
“The Menu” is a spicy satire
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer “What are we eating? A Rolex?” So quips Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Mark Mylod’s “The Menu” as she waits with her date, Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), a devoted […]
“Fabelmans” a vanity trip back
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer A movie by one of Hollywood’s most successful directors that’s based on his early life begins, appropriately enough, at a movie theater and ends in a movie […]
“Wakanda”: mourn and rebuild
By Jake CoyleAP Film Writer Made in the wake of tragedy, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” reverberates with the agony of loss, piercing the usually less consequential superhero realm. Like someone going through […]
“Manifesto” in for a landing
By Alicia Rancilio/Associated Press When NBC canceled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” last year after three seasons, fans were devastated: The central mystery about a commercial plane that disappeared for more than […]
Religious tourism and our divide
By Bob Smietana/Religion News Service BRANSON, Mo. (RNS) – A night at the Dolly Parton Stampede is a microcosm of life in these polarized United States. For nearly two hours, on a […]
Sweet Rolled Tacos cool, hot
By Marilyn and Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Sometimes when we go out for tacos we want something cool to balance out the heat. But there’s a place where you can combine the […]
No “Paradise” in this rom-com
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer It’s often said that the movies that were fun to make never turn out great. Well, George Clooney and Julia Roberts look like they had a grand […]
