Having seen the best (“The Dark Knight,” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”) and worst (“Morbius,” “Fant4stic”) of what the modern superhero genre has to offer, I can report that “Blue Beetle” falls right smack in the middle of the spectrum. It would be easy to write off this movie’s staggering averageness with a wide-brush line like […]

Let’s say you’re an average consumer household in 2023. You’re thinking about your next car, and about The Climate Problem, and whether you should take the plunge to electric vehicles, and if so – how electric? Gas hybrid? Plug-In hybrid? Full-on battery electric vehicle? What’s the most practical way to reduce my transportation carbon emissions, […]

Maggie is a Lab/hound mix, and a one-year-old female. Maggie, the loving and bouncy hound/lab mix, will bring joy and energy to your home! *Personality: Maggie’s exuberant personality is contagious. Her boundless energy and affectionate nature make her a delight to be around. While she may be a bit shy around new people, a calm […]

It’s around the two-thirds mark in “Meg 2: The Trench” that we learn that some of the film’s minor aquatic monsters (not the Megalodons or “Megs” of the title) have developed the ability to walk, and attack, on land. It’s a mistake to bury such a huge twist this late in the movie. That the […]

The pets of the week are Finch and Skye! Skye, is a female pitbull mix and is 10 years old. Meet Skye, the adorable and affectionate little old lady who’s ready to shower her humans with love. Skye’s personality is as big as her heart and her heart is as big as her love for […]

Bad news, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” fans, the new installment “Mutant Mayhem” gets the Ninja Turtles all wrong. You know how the characters are usually voiced by adults that make you forget that the characters are even supposed to be teenagers? This movie settles for real teenagers who can play off each other with age-appropriate […]

Pets of the Week are Sansa and Mavis. Franklin County Animal Shelter is located at 550 Industry Road in Farmington. Sansa,  2 years old, Female  Introducing Sansa, the spiciest torti who’s had enough of the world’s shenanigans and isn’t afraid to speak her mind! Sansa is a confident and independent feline who likes to do […]

The other half of this summer’s “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, “Oppenheimer” did so well in its second weekend that it gets a full review all its own. Sure, it came in a distant second to “Barbie” both weekends, but with an estimated $174 million at the domestic box office thus far, it’s more than on pace to […]

  The Horseback Librarians By Jane Yolen Illustrated by Alexandra Badiu The Horseback Librarians is a children’s picture book, based on true happenings, written by Jane Yolen, the author of about 400 books for readers of all ages, including Owl Moon, The Soft House, and How Do Dinosaurs_____? Colorful and vivid pictures by Alexandra Badiu […]