Glen Starkey

BINGEABLE: Mrs. Davis What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Peacock Created by Tara Hernandez (The Big Bang Theory) and Damon Lindelof (Lost), this Warner Bros. Television-produced series follows Sister Simone (Betty Gilpin), a Catholic nun who finds herself battling a powerful artificial intelligence called Mrs. Davis with the help of her ex-boyfriend, […]

Ghosted What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle, Rocketman) directs this rom-com action-adventure about Cole (Chris Evans), who falls in love with Sadie (Ana de Armas), who turns out to be a secret agent. They’re soon embroiled in a mission to save the world. It’s […]

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Co-writer Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) directs this story of U.S. Army Sgt. John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and […]

BlackBerry What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? April 25 at 7 p.m. in the Fremont Theater in SLO; and April 27 at 10:15 a.m. and April 29 at 4 p.m. in SLO’s Downtown Centre Cinemas Co-writer and director Matt Johnson helms this […]

Rabbit Hole What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Paramount Plus Creators Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (I Love You Phillip Morris, Focus) helm this new series on Paramount Plus that follows John Weir (Kiefer Sutherland), a private espionage operative who’s especially adept at orchestrating complicated plans rife with deception. The series’ nonlinear […]

Chris Smith (The Yes Men, The Pool, 100 Foot Wave) directs this intimate, poignant documentary about iconoclastic filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., who died in 2021, leaving behind a legacy of subversive filmmaking (Sweet Smell of Sex, Chafed Elbows, Putney Swope) as well as a fiercely talented son named Robert Downey Jr., who’s prominently featured in […]

Ben Affleck directs this story about shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) and his pursuit on behalf of Nike to land promising rookie basketball player Michael Jordan (Damian Young) for an endorsement deal. Affleck stars as Nike CEO Phil Knight. (112 min.) Glen: Even if you’re not a sports fan, Air makes for compelling entertainment. […]

BINGEABLE: THE NIGHT AGENT (2023) Where’s it playing? Netflix What’s it rated? TV-MA In this action thriller, low-level FBI Agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) is tasked with helming the “Night Action” phone in the basement of The White House. If an agent calls, Peter’s job is merely to direct needed resources. Most of the time […]

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 Where’s it playing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Stadium 10 Arroyo Grande, Fair Oaks Arroyo Grande What’s it rated? R What’s it worth? Full price (Anna Starkey) What’s it worth? Full price (Glen Starkey) Former stuntman-turned-director Chad Stahelski helms this fourth installment of his John Wick franchise, […]

NEW FLICKS: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED Where’s it playing? HBO Max What’s it rated? Not Rated Novelist Toni Morrison said, “The best art is political, and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time.” I think Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) and her […]