By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer It’s often said that the movies that were fun to make never turn out great. Well, George Clooney and Julia Roberts look like they had a grand […]
No “Paradise” in this rom-com
Catch the last train to CIF-SS
For most of the high school football teams in our West Orange County area, this weekend will be the end of the season. League play will wrap up and the CIF playoff […]
Chargers need faster starts
By Dan Greenspan/Associated Press INGLEWOOD (AP) – The Los Angeles Chargers have plenty of experience digging out of early holes this season, recovering from double-digit deficits in the first quarter to win […]
“Black Adam” too predictable
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer Not long into “Black Adam,” a preteen boy looks up at the muscled hulk of Dwayne Johnson and begs for his help: “We could use a superhero […]
MLB playoffs: too big, too small?
By Ronald Blum/AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball views expanded playoffs as the more the merrier. Not for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and […]
“Bud & Gene’s” is pier-less
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth to find a pleasing blend of seafood and burgers in an informal, idyllic setting. You […]
Grid championships to be won
. For fans of the Garden Grove and Katella high school football teams it’ll be a Saturday night alive at Glover Stadium for what amounts to the championship game of the Big […]
Is “Halloween Ends” the end?
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer OK, so we knew there was going to be an ending. We just didn’t know there’d be, like, six endings. Honestly, after a while I stopped keeping […]
This “hot” chicken is the best
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Manana, El Pollo Loco. Colonel Sanders, you’ve been demoted. Raising Cane’s, you may need to raise your game. What is arguably the best fast food […]
“Pillowman” is raw, jarring
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune These days, the question “what’s in the box?” tends not to end well. Bold and challenging productions are frequently a hallmark of Golden West College: a tradition […]
