FRIDAY –

It’s the 33rd anniversary of the SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL, happening at the AMC MISSION VALLEY. There will be special guests, and lots and lots of movies. It’s going on all weekend long.

If environmental films are more your thing, there’s the BLUE WATER FILM FESTIVAL happening all day at the Lot in LA JOLLA. There will be workshops and live music, among all the movies you can catch through the weekend.

In sports, the SAN DIEGO GULLS have a home game at Pechanga Arena.

The juke box heroes FOREIGNER will be playing with an Orchestra at the Rady Shell DOWNTOWN. Be forewarned though, there’s not a single member of the original band.

For laughs…Comedian/actress TIFFANY HADDISH is at the Laugh Factory DOWNTOWN, Friday and Saturday night.

TRUEBLOOD is at the Observatory in NORTH PARK.

SATURDAY –

One of our best local singers, WHITNEY SHAY, will be doing a concert atop the University Club Symphony Towers DOWNTOWN.

THE BAND PERRY will be at Seaworld. Shamu is the opening act.

In sports…well, if you were upset about USA coming in second place in the WBC to Venezuela, well…you can cheer up with the fun of the SAVANNAH BANANAS. They also have a game on Sunday, and my friends at the cigar lounge told me they usually sell out, so get tickets soon if you plan to go.

The SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS take on the Valley Sun at Frontwave Arena in OCEANSIDE.

The SAN DIEGO SEALS have a home game at Pechanga Arena.

The WHITE BUFFALO stomps into SOLANA BEACH for a show at the Belly Up Tavern.

And for tribute bands, there’s EVIL WOMAN, doing ELO, at the Sound in DEL MAR.

SUNDAY –

More sports.

SAN DIEGO FC are at home for a game at Snapdragon Stadium against Real Salt Lake at 3:30. You can also listen to it on San Diego Sports 760.

For soccer, the SAN DIEGO SOCKERS play St. Louis at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside.

The SAN DIEGO GULLS are skating at Pechanga Arena. 

On Streaming:

The psychological thriller, IMPERFECT WOMEN, stars Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, and Kate Mara, on Apple TV.

If you miss Peaky Blinders, Cillian Murphy returns in PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN, a new movie on Netflix.

At the Movies…

PROJECT HAIL MARY

Andy Weir, former UCSD student, wrote “The Martian” which was turned into a good movie (Matt Damon). Folks loved how the science of it was done perfectly. Project Hail Mary is his next best seller, and it’s become another good movie that reminds me of his first (with a bit of Interstellar, The Passengers, and E.T. thrown in). This is a charming, sweet family movie. Ryan Gosling is perfect in it, as a teacher, who helps the government figure out what is destroying the sun; but we already know Goslin is great. Let’s talk about Sandra Huller. After hating two of her movies that all the other critics loved (Toni Erdmann and The Zone of Interest), she did a movie I loved – Anatomy of a Fall. She’s also terrific here as the tough as nails boss of the scientists and astronauts working on this problem. One of my problems with it was, just like with The Martian, I never felt the stakes were as high as they should’ve felt. That’s what happens when you throw in lots of humor. The flashback scenes work wonderfully. When we get one of the final ones, seeing how Gosling’s character ends up on the ship, it’s incredibly powerful. 3 ½ stars out of 5.