Tag: entertainment
Movie review: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
Bob GarverContributorAll the way back in 2009, director James Cameron introduced the world to the planet Pandora and the Na’vi race in “Avatar.” The...
Movie review: ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
Bob GarverContributorSince this weekend’s highest-grossing as-yet-unreviewed theatrical film, 205-minute Indian actioner “Dhurandhar,” is playing on only 377 screens in the entire country, I thought...
Southern California Damekor to present ‘Glade Jul’ in Temecula on Dec. 18
TEMECULA — Southern California Damekor will present Glade Jul, its annual concert of beloved Scandinavian Christmas music, on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m....
Winterfest in Wine Country at Galway Downs to include ice skating, Santa and movies
Galway Downs has transformed its sprawling equestrian grounds into a sparkling seasonal attraction this year, welcoming families, friends, and visitors to its Winterfest in...
Movie review: ‘Wicked: For Good’
Previously, in “Wicked”Aspiring witches, green-skinned outcast Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and pink-and-popular Glinda (Ariana Grande), started off as enemies at school, but then became friends....
Movie review: ‘Black Phone 2’
Bob GarverContributorHow is it that Halloween of 2025 couldn’t give us a better horror movie than “Black Phone 2”? It’s not that I’m shocked...
Movie review: ‘Tron: Ares’
Bob GarverContributorThe legacy of the “Tron” franchise is complicated. On a consistently positive note, the series has always been a feast for the eyes...
Movie review: ‘The Smashing Machine’
Bob GarverContributorA popular criticism I’ve heard about “The Smashing Machine” is that it tries too hard to subvert expectations. I assume that this is...
Movie review: ‘One Battle After Another’
Bob GarverContributorWriter/director Paul Thomas Anderson is known as a top-tier talent without top-tier recognition. None of his movies have made more than $50 million...