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BY XAVIER JOHNSON Eleven years. It’s been eleven long years since Alabama Shakes, the Grammy Award winning rock trio, has released a record. During that hiatus, vocalist Brittany Howard set off on a multi-Grammy nominated solo career of her own. With how active each member was musically, fans were left …

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 …

BY TYLER HENSON Hope (157mins) Promoted ahead of its release as the most expensive and ambitious South Korean production to date, Na Hong-jin’s Hope is one of the most exciting action epics in years. A rowdy mixture of horror and sci-fi, featuring a dazzling array of massive set pieces, Hope …

BY TYLER HENSON Practical Magic 2 has finally knocked Spider-man from the number one spot. Despite being the big winner over the weekend, this latest legacy sequel reportedly under performed. Critical and audience reaction has also been tending towards the negative. This reviewer was not very impressed either. The fall …

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 …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl in February, trouncing a very good New England team 29-13 to claim the second championship in franchise history.  They return most of their skill players, including quarterback Sam Darnold and 2025 Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who signed …

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 …

BY TYLER HENSON Coyote vs. Acme (103mins) is finally here, after being completed in 2023 and shelved by Warner Bros. for tax purposes. Most of us probably remember the public outcry a few years ago that brought enormous attention to the film, leading to Ketchup Entertainment purchasing the finished movie …

Shirley Ruth Summers – Dear wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend to many – passed away peacefully at her home on August 23, 2026, at the age of 87. Shirley is survived by her daughter Tamara Summers of Antioch, CA; daughter Kimberly Kelley of Pleasant Prairie, WI; …

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. …