HBO MAX’s ‘KIMI’ is a technological thriller

The new thriller film “KIMI” was released Feb. 10 on the streaming service HBO MAX. If you don’t already have a subscription, you may want to get one — it’s that good. Academy Award winning director Steven Soderbergh, known for the “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise, does it again by giving his viewers an hour and a half-long movie that will keep them on their toes but also wanting more. This film will give you the same uneasy feeling if you knew for fact that our devices are listening to each one of our conversations. But really KIMI, an Alexa-like device, is…

County Judge honors Grammy-award winning band

Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales joined El Dusty, the Grammy nominated DJ and producer, along with the Grammy award-winning band The Mavericks for a special announcement on Feb. 5. Canales declared the day “The Mavericks Day” at the event, held at the downtown gallery PRODUCE. Canales recognized the band for their long history and collaboration with El Dusty, a Corpus Christi native. Canales envisions bringing more art and music culture to Corpus Christi. Canales picked Feb. 5 for the proclamation because the band kicked off their 2022 world tour the same day in Corpus Christi.

New ‘Scream’ movie provides plenty of jump-scares

“Do you like scary movies?” It is considered one of the top five iconic quotes in a scary movie, according to screenrant.com. The latest installment of the cult classic “Scream” hit theaters whether or not we were ready for it. Aside from the original cast making a comeback including Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette, some extra special characters from previous movies also make appearances — it’s like they rose from the dead. This film takes place 25 years after the original Woodsboro killings by a serial killer in a Ghostface mask, where every 10 years or so a…

‘Ozark’ Season 4 will blow your mind

For fans of the Netflix series “Ozark,” the nearly two-year wait between seasons 3 and 4 was excruciating.  Season 3 ended with cartel attorney and antagonist Helen Pierce, played by Janet Peerce, surprisingly shot in the head and killed by Navarro Cartel boss Omar Navarro, splattering blood and brain matter on the faces of the Byrdes.  The ending left fans foaming at the mouths as we waited for a Season 4 that seemed to never come. Like many other productions, “Ozark” fell victim to delays due to the pandemic.   The much-anticipated Season 4 has finally arrived, well at least…

‘Ghostbusters’ is a call worth making

 ho you gonna call? I’m gonna call my mom because this movie hit all the soft spots in my heart.  If you didn’t grow up with the original 1984 “Ghostbusters” directed by Ivan Reitman, that’s OK. But if you did and you have not gone to see the new “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” directed by Jason Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman, in Mushu’s words, “Dishonor! Dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow…” because when you think about a Ghostbusters reboot you think of the all-female version we don’t all like to talk about, well it’s like it never happened. And I get…