By Dolores Quintana One Battle After Another is modern retro with the heat, 70s-style car chases, with vital emotional heft and characterization. Layers upon layers of references with the sexual charge that comes from danger […]
By Dolores Quintana The Long Walk is a heartbreaker. A walk towards mortality, as each character realizes that they’re going to die. But it’s really about the humanity in each of us, at a moment in […]
By Dolores Quintana You might be asking yourself what the film Weapons is about. Not to worry, writer and director Zach Cregger, whose debut feature Barbarian was a success that hit the audiences in 2022 […]
By Dolores Quintana Dave Franco and Alison Brie, a married couple in real life, star in Michael Shanks’ gruesomely passionate debut feature, Together. It is known as a body horror film, and it is, but […]
Lawsuit Alleges City Failed to Prevent Vehicle Access Despite Prior Incidents The family of Sherese Allen, a woman fatally struck by a vehicle while resting on the beach last fall, has filed a wrongful death […]
City Council Seeks to Reshape City Appointed DTSM Board Before Terms Expire The Santa Monica City Council is taking steps to purge the Downtown Santa Monica (DTSM) board of the six city-appointed board members before […]
By Dolores Quintana There’s nothing quite like a good shark horror movie, especially since we are heading into summer. With director Sean Byrne’s newest film, we get a different take on the subgenre, in this […]
By Dolores Quintana Grief is the price of love. Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou’s second feature film, Bring Her Back, is as much of a marvel as their first film, Talk to Me. The Australian […]
The Westside Wine Bar Expands Its Culinary Horizons With a Bold New Menu By Dolores Quintana Cardinale du Vin is one of the most exciting wine bars on the Westside. It offers an amazing curated […]
By Dolores Quintana Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning is a ridiculously entertaining action film with a core of what humanity needs now. It is filled with tension, amazing stunts, and heart. Just when you think […]