By Jill Lawless/Associated Press LONDON (AP) – Bereaved boy, troubled teen, wartime soldier, unhappy royal – many facets of Prince Harry are revealed in his explosive memoir, often in eyebrow-raising detail. From […]
Hanks’ “Otto” is Forrest Grump
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Sentimental tales about grumpy old men and American decline have, until recently, typically been the domain of Clint Eastwood. But in “A Man Called Otto,” Marc Forster’s […]
Will Will Smith snap back?
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, and in. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too […]
A wild Hollywood in “Babylon”
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer “Perhaps the ballyhoo meant nothing,” Kevin Brownlow wrote in his defining history of the silent film era, “The Parade’s Gone By.” It’s probably true that even avid […]
“Puss In Boots” the cat’s meow
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Quick, without looking, guess how long it’s been since there’s been a Shrek movie or even a Shrek-adjacent one. Over a decade seems too long for such […]
“Harry” meets “Cyrano” in NFR
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer They’ll have what she’s having. The 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” is one of 25 films chosen this year to enter the National Film Registry, a […]
“Avatar: Water” dazzling cinema
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer It is impossible to talk about “Avatar: The Way of Water” without sounding hyperbolic. But James Cameron’s sequel is a truly dazzling cinematic experience that will have […]
“Harry & Meghan” tell their side
By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless/Associated Press LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, stick to a familiar script in a new Netflix series that chronicles the couple’s estrangement from […]
Spellbinding, riveting “Gypsy”
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 — […]
“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 […]