Film & TV

February 20, 2019

Michael B. Jordan Highlights This Year’s SBIFF

By Joshen Mantai

The 34th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival showcased some of Hollywood’s biggest stars along with award-winning short films and documentaries.

February 17, 2019

In Photos | Santa Barbara International Film Festival

By Daily Nexus Photography

The annual film festival welcomed dozens of celebrities.

January 24, 2019

Beatlemania Hits Pollock Theater

By Kristina Valencia

Most recently, Pollock showed “A Hard Day’s Night,” and Beatles fans of all ages made an appearance to the sold-out screening.

January 16, 2019

‘Vice’ Puts Dick Cheney On the Silver Screen

By Hannah Jackson

“Vice” is a far cry from any other biopic of the time period, and, quite frankly, should not be compared to other dramatizations of political events or careers.

November 7, 2018

Jonah Hill Kickflips Into Our Hearts with ‘Mid90s’

By Kristina Valencia

Hill was able to create a skate movie without any of the generic tricks and references that frequently plague the genre.

November 1, 2018

‘Halloween’: In Review

By Antonio Morales

“Halloween” having yet another sequel at this point kind of just sounds like having another “Paranormal Activity.”

October 30, 2018

Tom Hardy Delivers Stellar Performance in ‘Venom’

By Manuel Carlos

Even if you don’t particularly enjoy the film, I’d highly recommend staying for the scene during the closing credits.

October 10, 2018

Yes, You Should Go See ‘A Star Is Born’

By Zoe Jones

Bradley Cooper, who also directed and produced the film, plays disenchanted country singer Jackson Maine in earnest, performing all of the songs and even earning a few writing credits on the soundtrack.

August 9, 2018

Artsweek Reviews ‘Sorry to Bother You’

By Antonio Morales

The film itself is anything but stuffy pompous filmmaking –– it breathes with a cartoonish elegance that triggers relieving enthusiasm. “Sorry To Bother You” mimiks the message which its predecessor “Get Out”...

June 6, 2018

A Graduate’s Guide to Santa Barbara Movie Theatres

By Alex Wehrung

Now that I’ve spent four years squawking my incoherent opinions about movies that you probably never bothered to read, I might as well leave some kind of lasting influence. So, here you are. A guide to the movie theate...

June 1, 2018

‘Solo’ Stalls Mid-Hyperspace

By Alex Wehrung

Despite its star-heavy cast, the highly anticipated science fiction film failed to deliver anything different.

May 3, 2018

Artsweek Reviews Avengers: Infinity War

By Alex Wehrung

“Infinity War” is a movie that shouldn’t have worked, but it did, and it’s fun.

April 15, 2018

‘Annihilation’: More Shimmer Than Substance

By Harper Lambert

“Annihilation” is a visual feast and highly suspenseful, even downright scary at times. However, it’s hard to get around the lackluster characters, overworked dialogue and vague conclusion.

April 12, 2018

Spielberg Dares to be Stupid

By Alex Wehrung

It's morbidly amusing to consider that Steven Spielberg directed an adaptation of Twilight for boys.

April 12, 2018

Wes Anderson Embraces His Eccentricity in ‘Isle of Dogs’

By Antonio Morales

“Isle of Dogs,” serves as a reflection of Anderson’s inquisitive perspective of the world. The simplicity of the ideas which linger throughout his mind are brought to light on the big screen and in the funnest of w...