Joe Baress

Pennsylvania

Staff Writer at Scranton Times-Tribune

“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” (“The Imitation Game”)

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Articles

Review: “Thunderbolts*”

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Joe Baress |Rebecca Kivak

Rebecca’s TakeIt’s been a rough road for the once-mighty Marvel Cinematic Universe. After 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” brought the masterful Infinity Saga to a close, the parade of films that followed in Phases 4 and 5 has been hit or miss. Last year’s hilarious and self-aware mega-hit “Deadpool and Wolverine” marked a high point as the once-impenetrable franchise sought to regain its footing.
Review: "The Accountant 2"

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Rebecca Kivak |Joe Baress

Rebecca’s TakeSomehow I missed “The Accountant” when it came out in 2016. The Ben Affleck actioner about an autistic accountant who doubles as an assassin calculated an impressive global box-office haul of $155 million against a $44 million budget. It was the most-rented film of 2017, gaining a devoted following. Nine years later, its sequel, “The Accountant 2,” is ready to crunch some more numbers.
HS SPORTS PODCAST: Nick Bradley joins Film Room Episode 37

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Joe Baress

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mqyt2a3w338mi3tr/Merged_04_28_25_16_09_05-u68vni-Optimized.mp3Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! In Episode 37, The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Abington Heights star baseball player Nick Bradley joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss where he’s at as a pitcher, his team’s performance so far this season, committing to Auburn as a freshman, what it’s like playing football and baseball and how the sports help each other and much more.
Review: “Sinners”

3 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Joe Baress |Rebecca Kivak

Rebecca’s TakeIn “Sinners,” writer/director Ryan Coogler sinks his teeth into his first original blockbuster, a masterful exploration of the Black experience with a supernatural slant. Featuring stellar performances, the horror film is as thrilling as it is thought-provoking. Coogler’s fifth feature film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan in a dual role) over the course of an eventful day in the segregated Jim Crow South in 1932.
HS SPORTS PODCAST: Natalie Talluto joins Film Room Episode 36

3 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Joe Baress

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zeqah396jeq6jg25/Merged_04_21_25_15_38_14-zv8v49-Optimized.mp3 Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! In Episode 36, The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Mid Valley track and field star Natalie Talluto joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss her outstanding performance at two invitationals and a dual meet over a span of four days, how she got started in the sport, the importance of the mental aspect of the sport, her process and how she got started...
Boys Wrestling All-Region Team

4 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Joe Baress

Wrestler of the YearBrian HeardAbington Heights, seniorWeight: 172; Record: 52-5PIAA: Fifth placeNE Regional: ChampionDistrict 2 3A: ChampionNoteworthy: Became District 2’s all-time wins leader, finishing with a 176-26 career record and surpassing Abington Heights graduate Evan Craig’s 169 victories compiled from 2006-10. … District 2 Class 3A Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler. … Jim Thorpe Christmas Tournament champ and Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Rainna Carr joins Film Room Episode 35

1 month ago | centredaily.com | Joe Baress

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bkxp4a7avw8rsw3w/Merged_04_15_25_17_04_26-r4pf9d-Optimized.mp3 Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week Delaware Valley's Rainna Carr joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett in Episode 35 to discuss setting a school record in the shot put, her goals for the rest of the season, how she got started in the sport, balancing the shot put with the discus and more. Joe also shares a story from his short-lived throwing career.
Review: “Drop”

1 month ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Rebecca Kivak |Joe Baress

Rebecca’s TakeFirst dates can be nerve-wracking. Sometimes you may feel like you’re being held hostage. But what if you were actually being held captive, under the control of a mysterious stranger sending threatening messages to your phone? This is the simple yet effective premise for “Drop.” The tense techno-thriller feels like a Hitchcock mystery transported to the modern world of cellphones and dating apps, with danger lurking just under our screens.
Review: “A Minecraft Movie”

1 month ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Rebecca Kivak |Joe Baress

Rebecca’s TakeI’m a 42-year-old woman who has never played Minecraft. I knew nothing about the popular children’s video game before seeing “A Minecraft Movie.” So to better understand the new fantasy adventure film, I went to a packed 8:20 p.m. showing Friday night at Cinemark to gauge the reaction of the film’s target audience: kids. The theater was full of enthusiastic youths, all of whom appeared to be Minecraft experts.
HS SPORTS PODCAST: Paige Dymek joins Film Room Episode 34

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | Joe Baress

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zcjwxcpes9v2rj4x/Merged_04_07_25_16_10_14-yqphby-Optimized.mp3Welcome back to the Film Room Podcast! The Times-Tribune Athlete of the Week North Pocono softball player Paige Dymek joins hosts Joe Baress and Joby Fawcett to discuss her team's strong start to the season, the team's depth bringing in talented freshmen, the talent in the sport in District 2, her future plans, athletes she admires, including Mookie Betts, and her Michigan football fandom.