By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer In Jesse Eisenberg’s smart directorial debut, “When You Finish Saving the World,” Julianne Moore plays a Good Person, at least on paper. Evelyn runs a women’s shelter […]
Unfinished people in “Finish”
Unique baddie in “Alice, Darling”
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Emotional abuse rarely gets the subtle, sensitive treatment on screen as it does in Mary Nighy’s thoughtful if uneven drama “Alice, Darling,” starring Anna Kendrick. At first, […]
The point is: get to the point
There’s an old saying that goes, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” To that I wish to add this corollary: “Democracy delayed is democracy denied.” At the most recent meeting of the […]
Chargers mull what wrong
By Mark Long/AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Justin Herbert sat in silence at his locker for roughly 15 minutes, staring into the distance. He had taken off his cleats […]
Don’t go to this “House Party”
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer It’s never a good idea to promise too much, either in an invitation to a house party held in a stranger’s mansion, or in a reboot of […]
Sean McVay is back for 2023
By Pete Zarustica/Orange County Tribune Sean McVay, who’s been playing the role of Hamlet at the end of each of the last two Rams’ seasons, has answered the question of “to be […]
This “Plane” is airworthy
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer After “Airplane!” “Airport,” “Up in the Air,” “Flight,” “Snakes on a Plane,” “Non-Stop” and “The Terminal,” we have finally arrived, like weary passengers reaching an unexotic destination, […]
“Spare” doesn’t spare secrets
By Jill Lawless/Associated Press LONDON (AP) – Bereaved boy, troubled teen, wartime soldier, unhappy royal – many facets of Prince Harry are revealed in his explosive memoir, often in eyebrow-raising detail. From […]
Hanks’ “Otto” is Forrest Grump
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Sentimental tales about grumpy old men and American decline have, until recently, typically been the domain of Clint Eastwood. But in “A Man Called Otto,” Marc Forster’s […]
How Bolts won “Battle of LA”
By Joe Reedy/AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD (AP) – On a day when Austin Ekeler accomplished a receiving milestone, it was his running that paved the way for the Los Angeles Chargers to […]
