In a year replete with horrors big and small, it’s fitting that so many frighteningly creative horror movies were released during the past dozen months. Not that there’s room ... Read More
“Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” I generally abide by that quote, which is attributed to the savvy Negro League and Major League Baseball pi... Read More
On the road from San Francisco to Los Angeles a few weeks back, I spotted something that still seems almost alien to me after my decades as an urban Californian: Snow. There it wa... Read More
According to the perennial tune, it’s the most wonderful time of the year — and we’re in the middle of it, complete with family gatherings that can be nourishing or trying. ... Read More
Tales of rock gods, running, and even a murderworld known as San Francisco are all told in these books. Despite years and years of cranking out countless column inches and pont... Read More
Since its inception, the movie industry has had a recurring problem with the marginalization of women. Actors never wanted for strong lead roles, while actresses struggled to find... Read More
The phrase, “a cruel joke,” always comes to mind when I think of pranks. And I generally think of pranks every October—specifically on the evening of October 30. That’s th... Read More
When autumn starts to creep in and a certain haunt-ridden end-of-October holiday approaches, the movie and television industries invariably roll out the horror. The powers that be... Read More
Like many of my fellow humanoids, I enact my share of rituals. They don’t particularly reflect anything of a sacred nature. Frankly, they’re usually of the tedious str... Read More
David Bowie, the sleek British musician and actor whose prodigious, multifaceted career achieved liftoff with his mid-1970s glam-rock incarnation Ziggy Stardust, left this plane o... Read More
Now that some fall school semesters start in August rather than the traditional post-Labor Day window, it’s fitting that filmmaker Jono McLeod’s clever, creative documentary M... Read More
Those who know me — or even perfect strangers who are Marina Times readers — probably understand why this column is called “The Coastal Commuter.” And if I don’t... Read More
Despite the current price of gasoline making my frequent commute from San Francisco to Los Angeles a bank-breaking proposition, living part-time in Southern California has its adv... Read More
Diversity and inclusion have become hallmarks of the entertainment industry. Contrary to what some reactionary factions might say, it’s overdue in some cases, and simply refresh... Read More
Two 20th-century sons of England, separated by class and circumstance, make for two wildly different new movies. The contrast between the lives of Maurice Flitcroft and Siegfried ... Read More