Greg Archer

Chicago, Los Angeles, Palm Springs

Multimedia Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Freelance Arts and Culture Journalist at Gannett

Best-selling author of "Grace Revealed." Entertainment Journalist w/bylines in USA Today Network, MovieWeb, The Advocate, Oprah https://t.co/0cBonhRBcm

Articles

This Corona-based nonprofit aims to help former foster youth in the Inland Empire

1 week ago | pressenterprise.com | Greg Archer

By Greg Archer | Contributing ColumnistWhen Kristi Perez discusses the journey of former foster youth transitioning out of child welfare services, her unwavering determination shows.
Grant helps The Foundation for PSUSD with key book drive

1 week ago | desertsun.com | Greg Archer

Greg ArcherInland Empire Community FoundationBurying your face into a phone screen may be a big thing for kids in 2025, but the latest chapter in the Palm Springs Unified School District’s ever-evolving history delivers a refreshing plot twist. “Students want books,” says Ellen Goodman, foundation director of The Foundation for PSUSD.
'The Better Sister' Cleverly Blends Family Drama and Murder Mystery

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

Catharsis and unique family dynamics figure prominently, both on and off-screen, in The Better Sister. Based on Alafair Burke’s bestselling novel, this Prime Video limited series finds two very different sisters (Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks) creating a united front when one of the siblings' husbands (Corey Stoll) is murdered. That is, until their daddy issues rise to the surface.
'The Librarians: The Next Chapter' is Comfort Viewing Filled with Compelling Misadventures

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

Successful supernatural television series like Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Charmed had a winning combination of great casting and compelling storylines, making them perfect comfort viewing. Dean Devlin (Independence Day, Stargate, Godzilla) knows that all too well, having served as consulting producer and executive producer of The LIbrarians on TNT from 2014-2018. Now, Devlin hopes to keep the magic alive in a spin-off of The Librarians — itself a spin-off of the film franchise.
Inland Empire’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders populations get support from new fund

2 weeks ago | sbsun.com | Greg Archer

By Greg Archer | Contributing ColumnistA newly formed signature fund from Inland Empire Community Foundation is building a bridge to greater serve one of the region’s fastest growing communities. IECF board member Ben Nate has been tapped as the inaugural chair of IECF’s new Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Fund.
CIELO Fund announces $450,000 in grants to Latino-led organizations

2 weeks ago | desertsun.com | Greg Archer

Greg ArcherInland Empire Community FoundationThe Cultivating Inland Empire Latino Opportunity (CIELO) Fund at the Inland Empire Community Foundation recently announced $450,000 in its 2025 round of grant awards. Grantees comprised 40 organizations that serve the region. Since its launch in 2022, the CIELO Fund's total investment through research, grantmaking, narrative change initiatives and scholarship programs sits at $1.4 million.
'Fear Street: Prom Queen' Is a Bloody Mess, And Not in a Good Way

2 weeks ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

Fans of the first three Fear Street movies have been waiting four years for another film in the franchise. Enter Fear Street: Prom Queen, directed by Matt Palmer and fresh on Netflix. However, unlike the previous trilogy, the new film stands on its own, culling its material from R.L. Stine’s 1992 novel The Prom Queen. It wants to be an homage to 1980s horror films, but hardly arrives at that goal: At best, it’s a bloody slash fest, heavy on gore and light on mystery and intrigue.
Season 2 of 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Ups the Stakes, but Keeps the Kookiness

2 weeks ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

It took some time for audiences to warm up to season one of Nicole Kidman's psychological melodrama Nine Perfect Strangers, another work adapted from a Liane Moriarty novel. That worked with Moriarty's Big Little Lies, but showrunner David E. Kelley, typically a master at handling offbeat stories and odd capers—Boston Legal, American Horror Story, Anatomy of a Scandal, Pose—could not capture the right vibe in Nine Perfect Strangers. The consensus was that it would be a one-season endeavor.
Amazon's New YA Drama ''Motorheads' Is High-Adrenaline Fun

2 weeks ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

In an interview with MovieWeb about his new show Motorheads, pilot director Neil Burger (Inheritance, Divergent) called the series “a cross between The Fast and the Furious and Friday Night Lights.” It's got shades of One Tree Hill, too: Showrunner John A. Norris was a producer on that series, and he manipulates the audience’s emotions with skill. With teen angst, slick cars, superbly orchestrated race scenes, and a compelling story line, Motorheads drives its points home with flair.
Circle of Stars strengthens its mission with recent donor advised fund

3 weeks ago | desertsun.com | Greg Archer

Greg ArcherInland Empire Community FoundationThanks to the Elissa Hepner Donor Advised Fund through Inland Empire Community Foundation, Circle of Stars and Eisenhower Health continue to change lives. Even save them. The revered women's organization supports Eisenhower Health through various fundraising efforts and hones its focus on acquiring state-of-the-art medical equipment.