Unless you take a guided tour or happen to arrive at Avila Beach from the north by sea, you might never see the collection of structures that make up one of our very few local lighthouses. It’s a relic of the past, first becoming operational in 1890 and eventually becoming automated in the 1970s. These […]
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UNDERRATED: ZOLA (2020)
UNDERRATED: ZOLA (2020) Where’s it playing? Showtime What’s it rated? R You’d be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Zola. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 and had a limited theatrical release in 2021, but despite being nominated for and winning a raft of awards, it’s drifted into obscurity. Frankly, it […]
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BINGEABLE: THE ENGLISH (2022)
BINGEABLE: THE ENGLISH (2022) Where’s it playing? Amazon Prime What’s it rated? TV-MA Written and directed by Hugo Blick (Black Earth Rising), this gritty Western miniseries follows British woman Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt), who has traveled to America for revenge against the man who killed her son. Once arrived, she meets Pawnee Indian scout Eli […]
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BINGEABLE: YELLOWJACKETS (2021-present)
BINGEABLE: YELLOWJACKETS (2021-present) Where’s it playing? Showtime What’s it rated? TV-MA I’m a little late to this party, but we just figured out that for a few dollars more a month we could add Showtime to our Paramount subscription. I’d heard the buzz about this show, and now I know it’s true: This is an […]
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BINGEABLE: ANDOR (2022-present)
BINGEABLE: ANDOR (2022-present) Where’s it playing? Disney Plus What’s it rated? TV-14 Created by Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Identity, Beirut), this new Star Wars TV series is a prequel to Rogue One (2016) and follows Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) evolution from morally questionable thief to Rebel Alliance intelligence officer whose heroism helps retrieve schematics for […]
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NEW FLICKS: DAY SHIFT
NEW FLICKS: DAY SHIFT Where’s it playing? Netflix What’s it rated? R In his directorial debut, J.J. Perry helms this comedy-horror about Bud Jablonski (Jamie Foxx), a divorced pool cleaner with a precocious 10-year-old daughter, Paige (Zion Broadnax); and a disgruntled ex-wife, Jocelyn (Meagan Good), who’s threatening to move if Bud can’t pay for his […]
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NEW FLICKS: THIRTEEN LIVES
NEW FLICKS: THIRTEEN LIVES Where’s it playing? Amazon Prime What’s it rated? PG-13 Ron Howard directs this true-life drama about a dozen young Thai soccer players and their coach who become trapped in a cave after a monsoon arrives unseasonably early. It was international news when it occurred in 2018 in the Tham Luang Nang […]
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NEW FLICKS: PREY
NEW FLICKS: PREY Where’s it playing? Hulu What’s it rated? R Dan Tractenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) directs this prequel to the Predator franchise that began with Predator (1987), followed by three sequels and two films in a crossover mashup, Alien vs. Predator. This film presents Predator’s origin story as it hunts in the Comanche Nation […]
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The Central Coast Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Cyrano De Bergerac’ runs through Aug. 14 at Filipponi Ranch
We park in a makeshift lot off the main road into Filipponi Ranch, grab our lawn chairs and picnic, and make our way down a graded pathway. As we round the corner, like a mirage shimmering in an empty field, the set of the Central Coast Shakespeare Festival’s Cyrano De Bergerac appears. It’s weird seeing […]
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Oceano musician and digital marketing expert Kevin Carr pens ‘The Musician’s Guide to Digital Marketing’
In local digital marketing guru Kevin Carr’s new book, The Musician’s Guide to Digital Marketing, he begins with a contemporary myth: “Fate was written in the stars for the yearning YouTuber. Her life abruptly changed after a viral video, which led to placement on a prominent Spotify playlist, which led to a meeting with a […]
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NEW FLICKS: HUSTLE
NEW FLICKS: HUSTLE Where’s it playing? Netflix What’s it rated? R Jeremiah Zager (We the Animals) directs Adam Sandler as Stanley Sugerman, a globetrotting but down-on-his-luck basketball scout for the Philadelphia ’76ers who dreams of a coaching job that will keep him closer to home and his wife Teresa (Queen Latifah) and daughter Alex (Jordan […]
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BINGEABLE: JOE PICKETT (2021)
BINGEABLE: JOE PICKETT (2021) Where’s it playing? Paramount Plus What’s it rated? TV-14 Now that a second season has been confirmed for release in late 2022, it’s time to dive into Joe Pickett, a soulful contemporary Western that follows Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett (Michael Dorman), who’s recently been posted to a small rural community […]
