Review
At L.A.’s Disney Hall, Paul Simon’s Triumphant Comeback Tour Proves Quietly Unretiring Was the Right Move: Concert Review
Here comes rhymin’ Simon. It’s not a phrase we would have imagined saying again, in the context of a concert tour, after Paul Simon wrapped up his official farewell...
The Timekettle T1 Is an Adept Global Translator That’ll Work Even Offline
This service is skinned another way in the Chat app, which presents a two-way conversation system, with your language on one side and your partner’s language on the other,...
‘Little Amélie’ Review: A White Girl Raised in Japan Shares Her Unforgettable Worldview in Colorful French Cartoon
The Japan-inclined daughter of a Belgian diplomat, Amélie Nothomb has published several books about her upbringing in Asia, including one in which she boldly channels her inner toddler. In...
‘Rent Free’ Review: Couch Surfing Becomes an Endurance Test in Droll Cringe Comedy
Erase the word “Austin” from their content, and most people would have a hard time detecting any connective thread between Richard Linklater’s 1990 indie breakout “Slacker” and its distant...
Rhiannon Giddens’ All-Star Roots Revue at the Bowl Has Steve Martin, Our Native Daughters and Others Covering the Full Banjo Spectrum, From Black Consciousness to Comedy: Concert Review
There was a good share of on-stage comedy happening at Rhiannon Giddens‘ all-star roots music night Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl. That much was assured, with Ed Helms hosting...
The Radeon RX 9060 XT Is a Great Affordable Video Card for Gamers
It's AMD's turn. After months of $2,000+ GPUs and long discussions of DLSS, we're finally on the red team's turf. AMD's strength historically lies at the budget end of...
‘Inside’ Review: Guy Pearce and Cosmo Jarvis Are Inmates in an Offbeat Aussie Prison Drama
Prison dramas usually fall into three categories: They’re either tales of violent intrigue, redemption or a rocky road through one to the other. “Inside” has a different feel, since...
LumiBloom CBD Lifestyle Products Review | TCF
When it comes to self-care, I’ll take all the help I can get. However, CBD lifestyle products are not something I’ve tried — until now! With the beauty and...
‘Echo Valley’ Review: Killer Duo Julianne Moore and Syndey Sweeney Test the Limits of a Mother’s Unconditional Love
For anyone craving some classic Julianne Moore energy, director Michael Pearce’s “Echo Valley” feels like a throwback to the fierce copper-coifed star’s early career. Before “Short Cuts” and “Boogie...
‘The Ritual’ Review: Exorcisms Happen, Excitement Not So Much in Drab Horror Opus With Al Pacino
Not since Paul Schrader’s ill-starred “Exorcist” entry “Dominion” in 2004 has an exorcism-centric thriller taken itself quite so seriously as “The Ritual.” Based on a real-life case, like director...
Buds 2 Plus Review: The Only Budget CMF by Nothing Earbuds Worth Buying
There are a lot of wireless earbuds in the world today. In fact, at this exact moment, there are no less than (count ’em) three pairs in my coat...
‘Heads or Tails?’ Review: Delightfully Madcap Euro-Western Serves Up Spaghetti With a Lot of Sauce
The Wild West looks tame beside the lawless, senseless Continental plains and sierras of “Heads or Tails?,” an enjoyably off-kilter Euro-western that honors the stylistic and structural traditions of...