The Marvel Cinematic Universe wades chin deep into a soap opera river of melodramatic tears. Eternals has a “family” of superheroes torn between love, loyalty, and duty in the latest save the world scenario. Oscar winning director Chloé Zhao treads sappy with a convoluted and drawn out exploration of relationships. She does deliver a few
Antlers is a deeply atmospheric monster film that fails at the most important tenet of the horror genre. It’s not scary at all. Every fright is broadcast from a mile away. The characters behave irrationally in dangerous situations. There’s never a doubt about the outcome. It follows the standard tropes audiences have seen a million
Wes Anderson continues to delight with brilliantly artistic and eccentric filmmaking. The French Dispatch is a cinematic valentine to journalism, French culture, and the eloquent sophistication of The New Yorker magazine. Anderson returns an elite ensemble cast of supporting players with venerated new additions taking the lead roles. His ultra-stylized approach veers into indulgence. Which
From National Geographic, Becoming Cousteau is a documentary that explores the life of French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, who invented diving and scuba devices, including the Aqualung breathing device. He is perhaps best remembered for his TV series Underwater World of Jacque Cousteau, which was the inspiration for the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954 Disney
It’s no more mister nice guy as the Man of Steel drops the kid gloves and unleashes his wrath on Earth’s evil-doers. Injustice is an animated adaptation of the wildly popular, cross-platform video game fighting series. The plot takes place in an alternate reality where the heinous Joker (Kevin Pollak) pushes Superman (Justin Hartley) to
Omaha’s Zoo and Aquarium’s Amphibian Conservation Area staff celebrates a milestone year with involvement in their first-ever repatriation effort for Western boreal toads and the release of their 100,000th amphibian into the wild. The Zoo sent off 3,847 Western boreal toad tadpoles, metamorphs, and adults to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for release in the
Frank Herbert’s science fiction opus gets a stellar adaptation worthy of the big screen. Dune is not a pop cinema spectacle that sacrifices storytelling for bloated CGI effects. French Canadian auteur Denis Villeneuve takes the time to weave a complex mythological narrative of classic archetypes. Where houses of royalty in a distant future battle for
Omaha’s Zoo and Aquarium’s Amphibian Conservation Area staff celebrates a milestone year with involvement in their first-ever repatriation effort for Western boreal toads and the release of their 100,000th amphibian into the wild. The Zoo sent off 3,847 Western boreal toad tadpoles, metamorphs, and adults to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for release in the
Wildlife Safari Park is kicking off the Halloween season with Howl-O-Ween Safari on Friday, Oct. 15, and Saturday, Oct. 16. Join us around the campfire for dinner, a marshmallow roast, a ride on a straw-filled hayrack ride, and to play Halloween-themed games in the great outdoors at Wildlife Safari Park after-hours. This event also includes
Wildlife Safari Park is kicking off the Halloween season with Howl-O-Ween Safari on Friday, Oct. 15, and Saturday, Oct. 16. Join us around the campfire for dinner, a marshmallow roast, a ride on a straw-filled hayrack ride, and to play Halloween-themed games in the great outdoors at Wildlife Safari Park after-hours. This event also includes