Review of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
By Jan Wagner |
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, the second of a two-part story in the Mission: Impossible franchise, is a non-stop ...
U.S. Navy Blue Angels & U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds practice for the upcoming air show season
By Jan Wagner |
In anticipation of the 2025 air show season, before dawn last Saturday morning I made the two-hour drive from my ...
MCAS Miramar Air Show 2024 — and an eye-opening look at two AI-modified photos of the USMC MAGTF
By Jan Wagner |
Huge crowds were present for the 2024 MCAS Miramar Air Show — “America’s Air Show” presented by the United States ...
Da Vinci exhibit & “Cities of the Future” in IMAX at the California Science Center
By Jan Wagner |
Leonardo da Vinci: Inventor, Artist, Dreamer Leonardo da Vinci had an incredible mind. This exhibition of his innovative machines and ...
Welcome to the California Science Center
By Jan Wagner |
Those of you who have been reading this column for many years know that I frequently cover the fascinating new ...
Reflecting on the decades-long evolution of “AutoMatters & More”
By Jan Wagner |
From time to time, people ask me what this column is about. I struggle answering that question because it is ...
2023 Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach
By Jan Wagner |
For 18 years, this has been a spectacular few weeks for major air shows in Southern California. Last week “AutoMatters ...
Aviation Nation 2022 with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
By Jan Wagner |
This year, due to an unexpected, last-minute opportunity, AutoMatters & More has covered not one but two U.S. military air ...
MCAS Miramar Air Show 2022 featuring the Blue Angels
By Jan Wagner |
Due to COVID, it had been three long years since the last MCAS Miramar Air Show. One of the neat ...
“Top Gun: Maverick” review
By Jan Wagner |
Once, in a very long while, a movie comes along that succeeds on multiple levels. “Top Gun: Maverick” is such ...