Ocean’s 8

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, Rihanna It's a star-studded romp that, in my opinion does real justice to the franchise that began with…

Solo: A Star Wars Story

I admit, I had low expectations for this one. It didn't disappoint in my disappointment. Yes, there was a lot of great action and eye-popping visual space imagery --- just what you'd expect from Star Wars.  It just took me half the movie…

Meet Canton’s Jake James Friel

Jake James & The Brighter Side Band will be performing this weekend at the Canton Blues Fest.  Jake joined Gary Rivers Thursday morning to talk about his music and career. https://soundcloud.com/user-192569656/jake-james-and-brighter-side-band-060718-25m08s   …

Rock Backstory: Bert Berns And BANG Records

Brett Burns, son of the rock and roll hall of famer, Bert Berns was on the Gary Rivers Show Thrusday morning to talk about his dad and the documentary and DVD that is now out. The DVD, which has just been released, is called BANG! THE BERT…

Truth or Dare – Movie Review

For once this year the critics, the paying customers and even me, are in general agreement that this movie...falls well short of what the producers had hoped. I thought the premise was fun for a teen-oriented slasher/horror movie. It's…

A Quiet Place

Ironic that a movie about being quiet would make so much...noise...at the box office. Pardon the pun, but the hype is real on this latest sci-fi horror flick.. The premise is simple...yet somehow Hollywood has never done this.  An alien…

I Can Only Imagine

The song, "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me, was released in 1999.  It became an international sensation -- not just on the Christian Charts--- but it crossed over to the top of the Pop Charts and has since become the number one selling Christian…

Pacific Rim Uprising

Shakespeare it it not.  But, it's not trying to be.  So, I don't understand why everyone is so critical of a movie that is really only trying to be true to the genre. It's Michael Bay's Transformers...with better fight scenes and bigger…

Heartache and Survival: The Shannon Ortiz Story

Shannon lost her husband in 2016 to suicide.  Her story of coping and survival are a reminder to us that mental health issues can strike any family.  Shannon told her story to Gary Rivers this morning with the hope that people suffering from…