By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Aboard the speeding locomotive of “Bullet Train” ride at least five assassins, one venomous reptile (a snake on the train), countless glib Guy Ritchie-esque slo-mo action sequences, […]
“Bullet Train” crashes, not Pitt
“Super-Pets” fly a wry course
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer DC films have a reputation for being a little too self-serious. They’ve made significant strides to chip away at that dark and dour image in recent years, […]
“American Pie” revelations
By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Don McLean has listened for decades as people belted out his classic song “American Pie” at last call or at karaoke – and applauds […]
“42nd St.” back at Rose Center
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Hard times come, hard times go: but it is those dreams we desperately cling to that sustain us. The Rose Center Theater in Westminster harkens back to […]
This “Thor” is pure bonkers
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer The last full Thor movie was the overstuffed 2017 “Thor: Ragnarok,” with the God of Thunder dealing with dueling brother and sister issues, the imminent destruction of […]
Undersea fun with “SpongeBob”
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Who would have thought so many rock icons loved SpongeBob SquarePants? Garden Grove’s own lauded Gem Theater and the One More Production Company are at it again […]
Minions run wild in “Rise of Gru”
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer For a not small segment of the audience for “Minions: Rise of Gru,” only one thing really needs to be said. The Minions are in it. That’s […]
“Spongebob” on stage at Gem
If summer is here, it’s time to jump in the pool or ocean. You can do that without actually getting wet when “The Spongebob Musical” opens at the Gem Theatre in Garden […]
“Elvis” film a glorious mess
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. It was, perhaps, always going to […]
OC native is the “new Elvis”
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer On the day of Austin Butler’s final screen test for “Elvis,“ director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. Butler had spent five months building up to that […]
