Inside Out Rated PG {4.5 stars out of 5} The elevator-pitch meeting for Pixar’s new flagship must have been delightfully bizarre. One can almost hear the question being posed: “What if we could make Finding Nemo more like Inception?” To say that phrase is accurate to some extent about the…
I’m pretty sure we all had our own Tower Records. Growing up, mine was in the East Bay suburb of Concord off Willow Pass Road. Later, it was on Main Street just up the way in Chico. Where was yours? Suffice to say that no matter where your Tower was,…
Jurassic World Rated PG-13 | 3 out of 5 Stars One week on, my post-theater buzz beginning to wear off, I return for a more detailed evaluation of Summer 2015’s definitive blockbuster, Jurassic World. Upon first viewing, Jurassic World is suitably rewarding, hitting the pleasure centers square-on like a Pachycephalosaurus…
When Submerge last caught up with actor/director Jason Mewes (of Jay and Silent Bob fame) in 2013, he reflected on his unlikely yet iconic screen partnership with Kevin Smith (Silent Bob) that has lasted for decades. “Me being where I am is surreal,” Mewes told us. “I didn’t plan on…
Take a trip to France without ever leaving town at the 14th Annual Sacramento French Film Festival, running from June 19 to 28 at the historic Crest Theatre. This summer you’ll exclaim “My Life is a French Movie!” as the SFFF presents two weekends of French films, food and fun…
Entourage Rated R {4 out of 5 stars) There’s been a hole in my heart since Entourage ended. Sure, the last season was total garbage, and when you look at the whole of the series, well, it wasn’t like life-affirming, high-brow entertainment. It was just a bunch of dudes being…
Mad Max: Fury Road Rated R | 3.5 stars out of 5 I wonder if Mel Gibson was upset that he didn’t get asked to cameo in the Mad Max relaunch. He may be a homophobe, a racist, an anti-semite, a misogynist, a Scientologist, an arsonist, an arborist, a member…
Maggie Rated PG-13 | {3 out of 5 stars} Are there any narrative particulars that have yet to fall within the scope of the zombie genre? Over the years in which the undead have held a shambling sway over the popular imagination, they have been employed in social satires (Dawn…
I’m all caught up on Season Five of Game of Thrones. I’m not sure where it’s headed yet, but for all its boobs and violence, the show still manages to put me in a contemplative mood. I mostly tune in for dragons… and Daenerys Targaryen. Mostly Daenerys, but if she’s…
Laverne Cox has quite a few amazing accomplishments under her belt. She’s the first transgender woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream television show (Orange Is the New Black), the first transgender woman to land on the cover of TIME magazine and the first transgender performer…
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