Michael
SoCal Python | In Memoriam: Michael
In early May of 2025, the long-standing SoCal Python organizer Michael Ryabushkin—known to many as goodwill—passed away. As possibly the person most responsible for years of thriving of the group and its surrounding community, he had an impact on many of us, both professionally and personally. In light of that, this page is a collection…
‘Sinners’ review: Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan deliver a vampire movie for the ages
Fruitvale Station. Creed. Black Panther. Together, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan have built a cinema collaboration transcending genre. They’ve leaped from heart-wrenching biographical drama to soul-warming sports drama to a politically daring superhero movie that is undoubtedly the best the MCU has produced. Now, they reunite for a vampire movie with Sinners, and not…
‘Black Bag’ review: Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender face off in a sexy and sophisticated spy thriller
For many a movie lover, the promise of the ever-elegant Cate Blanchett and the ruthlessly debonair Michael Fassbender co-starring as spies should be enough to cough up ticket money. That’s a powerful pairing of performers who are very well-suited to the sleek and sexy subgenre of espionage thriller. But props to director Steven Soderbergh and…