BY TYLER HENSON Two movies about uncanny creatures opened this weekend. Other Mommy features a family battling a supernatural entity invading their home while The Social Reckoning has journalists going up against the powers of Mark Zuckerberg. The fantasy scares of Other Mommy drew some audience attention, while few turned …
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BY TYLER HENSON It would normally be cause for surprise when a Tom Cruise movie opens as low as Digger, but Digger is no ordinary Tom Cruise movie. It’s been obvious for a while that this movie was going to be a tough sell. Now that this critic has seen …
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The Martinez Tribune is looking for both established and aspiring journalists to come join our team and help keep the Tribune one of Contra Costa county’s leading independent community newspapers. We’re looking for writers interested in covering local news in Martinez in addition to both Bay Area sports and music, …
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Martinez resident Matt Sieger, whose previous book, The God Squad: The Born-Again San Francisco Giants of 1978 has come out with a new book, In My Humble Opinion: Musings of a Sports Columnist. Sieger, now retired, worked as a sportswriter and columnist for The Vacaville Reporter and The Cortland Standard …
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With great sadness, the family of John Mayne shares that John passed away suddenly in Lone Tree, Colorado on July 3rd, 2026. John was born in Antioch in 1944 to John Mayne Sr. and Juanita Wallgren Mayne and grew up in West Pittsburg. He graduated from the old Pacifica High …
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BY TYLER HENSON This is a good week to go to the movies. Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil opened even bigger than expected and is already well on its way to becoming one of the year’s breakout hits. This critic didn’t feel it was a great film, but director Cregger sure …
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BY TYLER HENSON Movies are getting into the seasonal spirit with witches and monsters in new releases Practical Magic 2 and Hope, two movies we’ll be covering more in depth next week. A lineup of action movies are rolling in this weekend as well, including Angel Studios release Runner, the …
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BY TYLER HENSON The summer season ends on a cool note with several new releases; Onslaught, Fall 2: Deadpoint, and By Any Means. There hasn’t been much advertising for these films, and we’re not getting the sense they’re generating a lot of hype. It’ll likely be a slow weekend as …
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BY TYLER HENSON The logline for Spilled Milk asks, “what really happened to all those deadbeat dads who went to the store to get milk?” Writer/directed Jared Leaf imagines a sinister answer in this twelve-minute horror short, which had a special screening at the Contra Costa Cinema on August 29th. …
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BY TYLER HENSON Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (112 mins) An indie festival hit that’s gotten some excellent critical response, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun’s love letter to 80’s slasher films like Friday the 13th (1980) and Sleepaway Camp (1983). Kris (Hannah …
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