Bracing country rock from Jonathan McEuen
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 11:09
Last update: about 9 years ago
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Jonathan McEuen, "Through the Sun Gate" (Rose Lane) Front and center for a change, Jonathan McEuen immediately plays to his strength on "Through the Sun Gate." ''Sunshine ... sun shining in my...
'Sicario' sequel depicts the border without political agenda
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 08:36
Last update: about 9 years ago
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The action thriller "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" on the surface looks like a political movie. The sequel to the 2015 hit "Sicario" presents a world in which the Mexican cartels are suspected of...
'You Were Made for This' explores marriage and parenting
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 08:22
Last update: about 9 years ago
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"You Were Made for This" (Little, Brown), by Michelle Sacks Appearances sometimes are not just deceiving but can hide fissures so deep and fractured that tragedy can seem a surprise when it...
Robin Williams speaks for himself in new HBO documentary
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 11:16
Last update: about 9 years ago
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When filmmaker Marina Zenovich sought to make a documentary about Robin Williams, she found that she could do it largely in the late comedian's own voice. "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind,"...
The Wild Feathers rock out with music for the road
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 11:08
Last update: about 9 years ago
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The Wild Feathers, "Greetings from the Neon Frontier" (Warner Music Nashville) The Nashville-based Wild Feathers say they are falling back on their country roots on their latest album, and with...
In 'Day of the Soldado,' an equally bleak 'Sicario'
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 08:34
Last update: about 9 years ago
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There's an oppressive bleakness to the brutal action-thriller "Sicario: Day of the Soldado." But with faces like Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro, what are you going to do? Amid the dust cloud of...
Author Susan Wiggs celebrates unexpected love story
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 08:21
Last update: about 9 years ago
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"Between You & Me" (William Morrow), by Susan Wiggs Reese Powell is an up-and-coming physician who struggles with the decision to continue her parents' dynasty in pediatric medicine, even...
Meghan McCain a feisty new presence on 'The View'
Friday, 10 August 2018, 12:45
Last update: about 9 years ago
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Meghan McCain's first instinct when approached to join "The View" was to say no — until her father, Sen. John McCain, convinced her to look past her trepidation to see the opportunity. In...
Ray Davies' sequel 'Americana Act II' disappoints
Friday, 10 August 2018, 12:35
Last update: about 9 years ago
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Ray Davies, "Our Country: Americana Act II" (Sony Legacy) Like most sequels, Ray Davies' "Our Country: Americana Act II" doesn't live up to the original. The Kinks co-founder's latest effort...
NBA greats go geriatric in formulaic 'Uncle Drew'
Friday, 10 August 2018, 11:42
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
For a few shining minutes, "Uncle Drew" is the movie it surely intended to be: funny and clever, quick and snappy, and most of all, fun — all infused with love for the great sport of...