By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer Before we, ahem, dive into our review of “Meg 2,” a few fun facts on the Megalodon, the titular real-life prehistoric shark, according to some unusually detailed […]
Jumping the shark with ‘Meg 2’
Ice Cube warms up 7th “Mutant”
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer There are some good gags and clever innovations in the animated “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,“ but there is one brilliant idea: casting Ice Cube as […]
And here’s Movie Star ‘Barbie’
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer For someone who’s 11.5 inches tall and weighs under 8 ounces, poor Barbie’s had to carry an awfully heavy load over the years on that slender, plastic […]
Nolan’s atomic ‘Oppenheimer’
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Christopher Nolan has never been one to take the easy or straightforward route while making a movie. He shoots on large-format film with […]
‘Bird Box’: low budget drudgery
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer It’s funny to think back to December 2018, that pre-pandemic world, when everyone decided that they wanted to spend their holiday breaks watching a terrified, blindfolded Sandra […]
It’s ‘Hello, Adriana’ at the Gem
By John M. Borack/Orange County Tribune There is no trophy awarded to the Busiest Person in Garden Grove, but if there was, Adriana Sanchez might be the one to take home the prize. […]
‘Joy Ride’ a randy raunchy romp
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer If you’re like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun – or ride […]
It’s Marian’s swan song, too
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Indiana Jones. Karen Allen always knew he’d come walking back through her door. Since 1981’s ”Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Allen has been […]
Indy’s final film: ‘Dial of Destiny’
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Goodbyes don’t tend to mean much in the Hollywood franchise system. Death isn’t a reliable end for characters or, lately, even actors. Technology, nostalgia and the often-inflated […]
No sex in “No Hard Feelings”
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer In a saner world, we would have already had a dozen Jennifer Lawrence comedies. When aliens arrive they will surely go directly to IMDB to survey […]
