Reviews

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a charming and visually enchanting film that blends the spirit of Jane Austen with a fresh, modern voice. At its heart is Agathe (Camille…

Photo by Ryan Loyd, RYLO Media Design   SLO Rep is ending its 78th season with a bang, even if the show in question doesn’t have the complicated layers of…

You all know my rule about rock nostalgia shows: It’s a tribute band if there are NO original members. But what if you’re the son of a rock drumming legend…

As we honor the fallen on Memorial Day, West helps us better appreciate the sacrifice and the true cost of war." For someone my age, it’s difficult to believe that…

Set in fantastical mountain settings, screenwriter/director Isaiah Saxon’s The Legend of Ochi begins with a group hunt led by a mountain man, Maxim (a typically wild-eyed, frantic, and grubby Willem Dafoe).…

Grant Garry as Lion, Erik Austin as Scarecrow, Elise Walters as Dorothy, and Hunter Boaz as Tinman (photos by Lisa Flory)   Woot-Woot-Woot! Hip-Hooray! And a whole lot of RAH-RAH-RAHs!…

Is life getting you down? Does keeping up with the news make you want to tear your hair out? Are you feeling lost in day-to-day grunge work that doesn’t seem…

Photos by B App   A remarkable production of an unconventional play opened onstage (literally) at Cal Poly’s Spanos Theatre on May 8. Passage—written by award-winning playwright Christopher Chen, directed…

Last weekend Santa Maria Civic Theatre brought down the house with its outstanding opening of Rent, the terrific rock musical based on a modern-day version of Puccini’s opera La Bohème that…

"The worst part of this sport is the running." These words, spoken by an aging catcher, his chest heaving, who just hit for a double and barely made it to…