Comedian Tyler Perry trots out his favorite character for "Madea Goes to Jail," his latest cinematic souffle of bawdy comedy and moralizing melodrama. ...more

March 5, 2009

"The International" is equal parts globe-trotting thriller and architecture porn, as perfectly crystallized by its mind-blowing central set piece: a seemingly endless shootout at the Guggenheim Museum. ...more

February 12, 2009

A Texas jury acquitted a man accused of killing a boy who broke into his home looking for a snack - a case that sparked outrage in this border city, where many thought the man should not have even been charged. ...more

September 28, 2008

A woman admitted she helped her troubled, bullied 14-year-old son build a weapons cache by buying a rifle and gunpowder, but investigators still don't know whether she was aware her son was planning a deadly school attack. ...more

September 24, 2008

Here are the main things you need to know about "The Dark Knight": It is the best of the "Batman" movies. Actually, by my lights, it's the best movie in the superhero genre (move over, "Spider-Man 2"). ...more

July 17, 2008

Tasty Morsels On TV This Week "Top Chef: Chicago," noon to 11 p.m. today, Bravo ...more

May 27, 2008

A 79-year-old nun was sentenced Friday to one year in a county jail for sexually abusing two teens when she was their principal four decades ago. ...more

February 2, 2008

When Jeremy Sisto got his first glimpse of the updated "Law & Order" opening, there he was, in a courthouse setting alongside his cast mates, just like so many who had come before him. ...more

January 2, 2008