Socal Reviews

Arts & Culture

Books

IS KIM O'NEILL A BABY PSYCHIC? Sshh! Your Baby has Something to Say! Kim O'Neill's passion is clear: to empower and inspire all women to access this incredible gift, even for non-expecting ladies. Read More

Film

CINÉMA VÉRITÉ MEETS SUPERHERO DRAMA IN CHRONICLE What begins as a promising character study of what happens after a life-changing event soon devolves into a low-budget actioner with B-movie effects and an ending that simply feels hollow. Read More THE WOMAN IN BLACK LEAVES SUSPENSE FANS MOURNING The Woman in Black has all of the elements of a rip-roaring ghost story, yet it somehow fails to excite. Read More NO THANK YOU, MR. NOBBS Originally a short story, Albert Nobbs probably should have remained that way. Read More ZEN AND THE ART OF BEING A MOGUL - CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel is not quite a love letter to Roger Corman, but it’s hard not to see the affection and respect. Read More A DELIGHTFUL CARNAGE Carnage is a delightful film, but all things considered, it really isn’t for everyone. Read More

Food & Drink

Live Stage

THEATRE REVIEW – AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ It was delightful to watch these performers of different generations make Thomas “Fats” Waller’s music come alive. There was something for everyone. Read More Theatre Review: EVES RAPTURE ROCKS, FORSOOTH! Eve's Rapture, far surpassed my initial expectations Read More

TV & DVD

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - Blu-ray Review To Kill a Mockingbird holds as much of a punch today as it did 50 years ago—perhaps even more. Read More REAL STEEL - Blu-ray Review Watching the fights between the robots is fun and appears futuristic and interesting on-screen, but ultimately, it's hard to fully care for these steel beings. Read More 50/50 - Blu-ray Review Cancer sucks, but this film doesn’t. Read More PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 - Blu-ray Review While never outdoing its predecessors, Paranormal Activity 3 still does a decent job creating goose bumps and shaming imitators. Read More CONTAGION - Blu-ray Review Contagion portrays the horror of a deadly virus that easily contaminates and destroys its hosts, painting a vivid picture of the realistic possibilities that could happen outside in our world on any given day. Read More