By Alicia Rancilo Associated Press Throughout the six-season run of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” dread hung over the series like a perpetual rain cloud. It made sense because the U.S. had turned into […]
Hope glimmers in ‘Testaments’
‘Super Mario Galaxy’ not super
By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer There are some things you might expect, even count on, in a Super Mario Galaxy movie. The introduction of the celestial Princess Rosalina? Check. A scene […]
‘Mike & Nick & Alice’ is quirky
By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” might look like a somewhat generic, glossy action-comedy on the surface. It’s got two (well, kind of three, but […]
‘They Will Kill You,’ but not entertain you much, alas ….
By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer If you’re looking for some killer real estate, might we suggest The Virgil, an exclusive, well-appointed building in New York City? It’s one of those century-old […]
‘Hail Mary’: Funny, awesome
By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe inspiring. The last memorable one might have […]
Fantastically funny ‘Ladies’ at Westminster Playhouse
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune Lord, what fools these mortals be. Westminster Community Playhouse is at it again, with their newest production: the fantastic farce “Leading Ladies.” Written by Ken Ludwig […]
Searing ‘Eight Seconds’ at GWC
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune If you’re looking for terror, you don’t have to look much further than the glow of your own screen. A world premiere production has opened for […]
Electifying ‘Hairspray’ at Gem
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune There’s something in the air. Maybe fluorocarbons. The renowned Gem Theater in Garden Grove is currently staging their new production of “Hairspray”: directed by Damian Lorton, […]
‘The Bride’ has some bite
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say […]
‘Hoppers’ has action, sweetness
By Lindsey Bahr AP Film Writer “Hoppers” might be built with familiar parts, but Pixar’s latest isn’t trying to hide its various influences. Instead, this buoyant, freewheeling adventure about a spirited 19-year-old […]
