By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer It likely wouldn`t have happened without the work of a master strategist: Bayard Rustin, a gay Black socialist and pacifist-activist from Pennsylvania, whose close friendship with King […]
Warm, no smarm in ‘Holdovers’
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer The holiday movie genre is suspect –– even the most well-intentioned entries can be too saccharine, too wistful, too “Lifetime.” But Alexander Payne, working with a sharp […]
‘Priscilla’ a romance with Elvis
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Dreamily gazing at the album covers of Elvis Presley was not, statistically speaking, a rare habit among American teen girls in the late 1950s and early ’60s. […]
‘Pigeon’ is a non-fiction thriller
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Errol Morris’s conversation with the late David Cornwell in ” The Pigeon Tunnel ” is fascinating even without the filmmaking flourishes. Cornwell, better known by his pen […]
Greed, gold in ‘Flower Moon’
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer There tends to be lots of fast talking and fast moving in Martin Scorsese films, often from shifty types trying to get away with something. Or sometimes, […]
Now, Taylor Swift’s a movie star
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Movie theaters turned into concert venues this weekend as Swifties brought their dance moves and friendship bracelets to multiplexes across the country. The unparalleled enthusiasm helped propel […]
A very scary ‘Exorcist’ at GWC
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune The tranquility of the preceding calm in a horror story is often proportional to the depths of the true horror itself. This show is no exception. In […]
Romance, revenge in ‘Fair Play’
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer The disquieting root of Chloe Domont`s slinky, slick feature debut “Fair Play” lies in the face of Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) as he learns that his fiance Emily […]
‘Nothing Fest V’ features a lot
nothingmag.tv has announced the full lineup for its 5th annual Nothing Fest that will take place on Saturday Oct. 21st in Garden Grove on Main Street. The 5th Nothing Fest will feature […]
Humans second to ‘The Creator’
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer The artificial intelligence in Gareth Edwards’ ” The Creator,” a visually magnificent if by-the-books epic, is not the AI making headlines at the moment. This is AI […]