Bruce Miller (Sioux City Journal)

09/04/2024

“Blink Twice” is a highly upsetting film – particularly when you realize it’s something that could happen.

09/04/2024

“English Teacher” isn’t a bookend to “Abbott Elementary” – it’s much more adult than that show. But it does gives outsiders a heads-up on the stakes in schools today.

09/04/2024

Zachary Quinto considers it a sign: “Brilliant Minds,” his new medical series, started filming April 8, the day of the solar eclipse. His first big series, “Heroes,” showed how a solar eclipse awakened people’s powers.

LOS ANGELES – Zachary Quinto considers it a sign: “Brilliant Minds,” his new medical series, started filming April 8, the day of the solar eclipse. His first big series, “Heroes,”

08/30/2024

If you put a bunch of people on an island just about anything can happen..... and, in "Blink Twice," it does.

Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter Bruce Miller says if you put a bunch of people on an island just about anything can happen..... and, in "Blink Twice," it does.

08/29/2024

Whether it's the current hit "Abbott Elementary" or a classic like "Saved by the Bell," schools have provided a setting for a lot of television shows over the years.

08/28/2024

The fourth season of "Only Murders in the Building" gives the stars plenty of opportunity to comment on another aspect of show business (their season three look at Broadway was particularly choice) and encounter more big names with attitude.

The fourth season gives the stars plenty of opportunity to comment on another aspect of show business (their season three look at Broadway was particularly choice) and encounter more big

08/27/2024

Thoughts on the latest blockbusters, critical darlings and more:

Movie critic Bruce Miller of the Sioux City Journal offers his thoughts on the latest movies.

08/25/2024

Using motion-capture animation, director Wes Ball creates a “Planet of the Apes” film that’s more engrossing than its predecessors.

08/24/2024

Based on the case of an Indianapolis woman who claimed her house was haunted and her children possessed, “The Deliverance” points at many possibilities – could the mother be abusive, alcoholic, addicted? Was the house really possessed?

08/23/2024

Filming animals in their native habitats lets directors and cinematographers tell a multitude of stories. "If you’re looking for a love story, you’ve got that. If you’re looking for a horror story, you’ve got that. Action, you’ve got that,” says Anna Dimitriadis, a wildlife cinematographer working in Africa.

Filming animals in their native habitats lets directors and cinematographers tell a multitude of stories. "If you’re looking for a love story, you’ve got that. If you’re looking for a horror story, you’ve got that. Action, you’ve got that,” says Anna Dimitriadis, a wildlife cinematograph...

08/22/2024

In “Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames,” Lesley Ann Warren, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek and others who worked with the director talk about his methods, his creativity and his genius. We chatted with Warren about the director.

08/21/2024

The latest Streamed & Screened podcast highlights the latest “Alien” film, a horror movie coming to Netflix, a PBS show on Blake Edwards and an HBO animal documentary.

08/20/2024

Talk show host Phil Donahue visited Sioux City in 1980 as part of a Junior League presentation. Here's the Sioux City Journal story that talked about his arrival.

08/20/2024

In Case You Missed It: As the night wore on, the Pumpkins heated up -- and got such a huge reaction to “Tonight, Tonight” it was like being at a 1996 performance.

As the night wore on, the Pumpkins heated up -- and got such a huge reaction to “Tonight, Tonight” it was like being at a 1996 performance.

08/20/2024

Because there’s so much confusion at the beginning of the film (is this a drama about a dying dad?), “IF” quickly switches to a game of diversion as we see the cavalcade of characters and try to guess their voices.

08/19/2024

In “The Art of Inside Out 2,” director Kelsey Mann shows characters who didn’t make the second film, concepts that got cut and background about some of the characters who have been added.

In “The Art of Inside Out 2,” director Kelsey Mann shows characters who didn’t make the second film, concepts that got cut and background about some of the characters who

08/18/2024

“It Ends With Us” looks like it has been around for years. The corny plot, the gauzy settings and the oh-so-questionable link to the past conspire to remind us of similar films we actually liked.

08/17/2024

In his series, “Better Human, Better Dog,” which began its season Friday, Cesar Millan says humans are often the biggest problem. “A human has a choice – the choice of not doing the homework."

In his series, “Better Human, Better Dog,” which begins its season this month, Cesar Millan says humans are often the biggest problem. “A human has a choice – the choice of not doing the homework."

08/16/2024

With filmmaker Matthew Felker, she crafted “After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun,” a docuseries that looks back at the drama’s heyday, its effect on its cast and its impact now, some 30 years later.

With filmmaker Matthew Felker, she crafted “After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun,” a docuseries that looks back at the drama’s heyday, its effect on its cast and its impact now,

08/15/2024

"It Ends with Us” becomes yet another protracted romance in which no one is honest and open. It’s an OK relationship drama, it just didn’t need more than two hours to make its point.

Movie critic Bruce Miller says "It Ends with Us” becomes yet another protracted romance in which no one is honest and open. It’s an OK relationship drama, it just didn’t

08/15/2024

Find out which movies Disney has planned and hear a conversation with the "Dog Whisperer" on the latest Streamed & Screened podcast.

08/14/2024

Entertainment editor Bruce Miller speaks with Aldo Kane and Eric Stackpole of "OceanXplorers", a National Geographic television series offering a look inside OceanXplorer, a state-of-the-art scientific research vessel.

08/13/2024

Based on Danny Lyons’ photographic account of a Midwestern gang, the film "Bikeriders" shows how the Vandals (odd, right?) became family for those who may not have had any.

08/11/2024

That she’s now one of the Hallmark Channel’s biggest stars only solidifies the connection. In addition to starring in 38 films (and counting), she’s executive producer of an upcoming reality series, “Celebrations with Lacey Chabert.”

08/10/2024

The 30-year-old will play a freshly minted nurse in “St. Denis Medical,” a fall comedy that looks at the struggles healthcare workers face.

08/09/2024

Kane, an ex-Royal Marine special operations officer, helps determine where a state-of-the-art scientific research and exploration vessel can go in the world’s oceans. The “OceanXplorer” folks may spend days trying to find an elusive creature or a rare phenomenon.

08/08/2024

"Trap" is an interesting concept, particularly since it plays on understandable fears.

Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Trap" is an interesting concept, particularly since it plays on understandable fears.

08/08/2024

On the latest Streamed & Screened podcast, we talk about the long gaps between seasons, which is likely the case if you want more "House of the Dragon."

08/07/2024

While pawing at boxes and bins, I happened across something I didn’t realize I still had -- a trombone. Rediscovering it was like greeting an old friend. Soon after came a piano.

From Journal Editor Bruce Miller: While pawing at boxes and bins, I happened across something I didn’t realize I still had -- a trombone. Rediscovering it was like greeting an old friend. Soon after came a piano.

08/06/2024

Collaborating with Zac Brown and others, he gives their music new relevance and his audience a different sound to sample.