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‘Mid90s’ is a new skater classic
By MARK VIOLA I’ve always been a sucker for a good coming-of-age story, and to find one with a main character going through a rough teenage existence in the mid-90s…
‘Hunter Killer’ is a surprise hit
By MARK VIOLA After a busy couple of weeks in the lead-up to the Florida Forest Festival, I was in the mood for a movie that wouldn’t make me think…
Plenty of secrets are checking in for ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
By MARK VIOLA Director Quentin Tarantino (“Pulp Fiction,” “Kill Bill”) is the second most distinctive director working today, next only to Wes Anderson (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”). If you’ve seen…
RATT Pact hosts murder mystery
The RATT Pact on Main puts a fun spin on the two things people can’t escape from in life, “Death and Taxes,” with a dinner and show this weekend in…
‘First Man’ is a captivating tribute
By MARK VIOLA I’ve always been fascinated with space travel, especially the early days of NASA. It’s almost impossible to overstate the technological achievements accomplished during the 1960s. President John…
‘Venom’ is an old-school comic book movie
By MARK VIOLA I’ve never read the Spider-Man comics, but I’ve seen enough of the cartoons and movies to have a decent grasp of the character and his various villains…
‘A Star is Born’ is a tale of music and heartbreak
By MARK VIOLA To be completely honest, “A Star is Born” is probably not a film I would have gone to see if I didn’t review movies. It looked great,…
‘Smallfoot’ will entertain kids, but it’s not one that will be memorable
By MARK VIOLA Sometimes you get a film in which you can parse out just about every story beat and development, and attribute it to the movie which inspired that…
‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls’ delivers genuine frights and laughs
By MARK VIOLA Like myself, my best friend through much of my school days was a voracious reader. Although there are plenty of books I read that he didn’t, and…
‘The Long Goodbye’ will turn a dream into reality
By MARK VIOLA For Taylor County native Anthony Lamarr White, it has been a dream to have his play “The Long Goodbye” performed at the Monticello Opera House. Not only…
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