Tom Cruise hangs from the wing of a yellow biplane in midair for the "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" movie poster, with IMAX release date details shown.

Review of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning

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

In anticipation of the 2025 air show season, before dawn last Saturday morning I made the two-hour drive from my ...
Poster for America's Air Show 2024, featuring a fighter jet and two helicopters against a dramatic red sky, with event details at the bottom.

MCAS Miramar Air Show 2024 — and an eye-opening look at two AI-modified photos of the USMC MAGTF

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

Leonardo da Vinci: Inventor, Artist, Dreamer Leonardo da Vinci had an incredible mind. This exhibition of his innovative machines and ...
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Welcome to the California Science Center

Those of you who have been reading this column for many years know that I frequently cover the fascinating new ...
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Reflecting on the decades-long evolution of “AutoMatters & More”

From time to time, people ask me what this column is about. I struggle answering that question because it is ...
A Pacific Airshow logo with a jet silhouette, white text reading "Pacific Airshow, Huntington Beach, CA, USA," on a red and purple background.

2023 Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach

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

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

Due to COVID, it had been three long years since the last MCAS Miramar Air Show. One of the neat ...

“Top Gun: Maverick” review

Once, in a very long while, a movie comes along that succeeds on multiple levels. “Top Gun: Maverick” is such ...