Dear Marilyn, I love to shop online. I do it every day. I don’t know what it is about it, but it is so much fun. I mean, really, you don’t even get […]
She loves to spend, he can’t spend much
A split America goes “Into the Guns”
By Jim Tortolano There are shelves and shelves of what I call “apocalypse fiction.” These are books about the downfall of the world or just America. It could be aliens, zombies, disease […]
“Dog’s Purpose” barks up wrong tree
By Jim Tortolano Much has been made of the leaked video of a dog in distress shot during the making of “A Dog’s Purpose in Life.” That clip is probably going to […]
“Dog’s” and “Eve” take center stage
As we wind down the month of January, the local entertainment scene recovers … slowly … from the exhaustion of the holiday season. Here’s what’s amusing this weekend in the Garden Grove-Huntington […]
Dear Mari: It’s at least one job too many
Dear Marilyn, I am a 22-year-old female, and a resident of Huntington Beach. I am a community college student, and I go to school full time. I also have three part-time jobs. […]
Dear Mari: Liar, liar, your pants on ….
Dear Marilyn, I am a pathological liar, and I don’t know what to do. As a child, my parents always told me that I had quite an imagination, and that I would […]
“Hidden Figures” has “the right stuff”
By Jim Tortolano How refreshing it is to watch a movie that makes a point (or two) without hitting you over the head with it. “Hidden Figures” is just such a film, […]
“Hidden Figures” finally revealed to public
After the rush and expense of the holiday season, the local entertainment sector is taking a bit of a breather in January, while making plans for the rest of 2017. Here’s the […]
“Why Him?” wastes Bryan Cranston
By Jim Tortolano The title of the raunchy new comedy, “Why Him?” poses the real question. Why would Bryan Cranston, one of America’s finest actors, sign on to do a silly, lightweight […]
It’s time to stand up to his family
Dear Marilyn, I have a problem, and I don’t know how to fix it. I have been dating a guy, I’ll call him Jack, for the last six months. We have a […]
