Entertainment

In anticipation of our review of Dune: Part Two next week. I want to bring you back to Dune:Part One.

A NEW Godzilla movie has come out called Godzilla Minus One. In preparation of that review NEXT WEEK…I wanted to look at Godzilla vs. Kong again.

Shawnee State University’s Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (VRCFA) welcomes a past favorite, Celtic Angels, back to the stage for their holiday show on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Celtic Angels Christmas will start at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the Eloise Covert Smith Theater of the VRCFA.

In honor of the upcoming “Trolls Band Together” release which we will be reviewing soon I wanted to bring you back to a surprising, animated/musical gem from before. If you haven’t watched this movie yet…. WATCH IT and sing your heart out….my dog Arty definitely will!

Rodney Barbour, a Huntington native who is a Cincinnati-based concert organist and church worship and arts director, will perform on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Ironton. Mr. Barbour’s program will feature a salute to veterans playing the five service songs along with selections for classical organ. Admission is $15, season tickets to all six concerts are $40 and tickets may be purchased at the door. All veterans will be admitted for $10 in honor of their service. Students of all ages and children are admitted free. The church is handicap accessible.

As we just looked at Hocus Pocus and its 30th year anniversary we have another 30th year anniversary for a classic film in The Nightmare Before Christmas!

PORTSMOUTH- Shawnee State University’s Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (VRCFA) welcomes magician and illusionist Jason Hudy to perform “Mesmerizing Magic” on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Starting at 7:00 p.m., the performance will be held in the Eloise Covert Smith Theater of the VRCFA.

In honor of Hocus Pocus and the 30th year anniversary its back in theaters! Today we look back at this Halloween classic.

Another week, another horror film! Back in 2018, David Gordon Green (director) made a new “Halloween” film. It was a direct sequel of the first Halloween and was well-received with both critics and the public. I loved it and couldn’t wait for more. This stemmed two sequels that never lived up to the first entry from Green. We now have a new film that is a sequel to a classic horror film in “The Exorcist.” I should mention that Danny McBride helped write this as he did the Halloween movies. Great actor, usually great writer. That being said the plan is for another trilogy if this one does well. Looking at the box office results as I write this review, I believe there will be a sequel. Is it warranted?

We are in the middle of “spooky season” in October so expect horror movies for the next few weeks. I am personally extremely excited for this, and I love this time of year. We also have the reemergence from an old horror movie icon in Jigsaw. This is actually the tenth film in the “Saw” series hence the name, if you include a quasi-spin off with Spiral starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson. If you’ve been reading and going to the movies with me since this column started, you may remember that review. I enjoyed it and it received 4 stars out of 5 rating!