By Jim Tortolano Any movie or television show written and/or directed by Aaron Sorkin is bound to be literate, thought-provoking and timely. But his work sometimes gets mired in the left-lane […]
Radicalism on trial in “Trial”
Hat’s off to founding father R.Q.
George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were among the founding fathers of the United States of America, but can you name any of the folks who made Orange County a reality? […]
Age is just a (big) number, now
After Sunday’s stellar Super Bowl performance by Tom Brady, his status as G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) as an NFL quarterback was cemented pretty solidly. At the well-seasoned age of 43, Brady […]
“Mank” a companion to “Kane”
By Jim Tortolano How do you make a great film about the making of a historically great motion picture that hardly anyone under the age of 60 remembers? Well, start with a […]
This old hutch: a second life?
This past summer, in the middle of a heat wave, I decided to start a project that would persuade me to appreciate the process of refinishing furniture. Located along the north wall […]
It’s time to cancel “cancel culture”
“He who is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.” – John 8:7 Despite the admonition of Jesus 2,000 years ago, many folks are grabbing up stones and […]
This “One Night” pucks a punch
By Jim Tortolano These black lives mattered a lot. And how they saw the future for themselves and their people makes the new Amazon Original film “One Night in Miami” a riveting […]
The Rams trade up with Stafford
As everyone, including Jared Goff’s next-door neighbor and hair stylist probably expected, there’s a new quarterback in town. The former incumbent, a dropback signal-caller with a penchant to throwing the pass to […]
“Little Things”: little originality
By Jim Tortolano OK, so imagine The Equalizer vs. The Joker. Now you have the heart of the new crime film, “The Little Things” starring Denzel Washington, Jared Leto and Rami Malek […]
Will divided GOP help Foley win?
If you thought we were through with the sometimes exhausting process of elections for a while, you’re not quite out of the woods, yet. That is, if you live in the Second […]
