Despite the initial disappointment after missing out on the NCAA field, the Bulls have made the best of their opportunity in the Women's National Invitation Tournament and are one win away from the championship game. ...more

April 1, 2009

Kevin James bumbles and stumbles to take down the bad guys, but his "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" had no trouble nabbing the top spot at the box office this weekend. ...more

January 18, 2009

Sarah Brightman headlining a tour with hi-tech holographic special effects? That we can buy. ...more

November 13, 2008

But October isn't just about Halloween. There is another equally important festival going on right under our noises. ...more

October 10, 2008

You could argue that all Neil LaBute movies are horror movies. Whether it's "In the Company of Men," "Nurse Betty" or "The Shape of Things," someone always ends up being tormented and terrorized in some way. And in true horror-flick fashion, the victim is usually a woman. ...more

September 19, 2008

THE EYE In this remake of yet another Japanese horror flick, Jessica Alba plays a violinist who has been blind since a childhood accident. After receiving a corneal transplant, she regains partial sight, but only of the spooky, haunted, slo-mo-and-CGI movie variety (think "Blink," et al.); apparently the previous owner of said corneas saw dead people. ...more

June 5, 2008

Thousands of moviegoers were no doubt clutching their seats while watching "Cloverfield," last weekend's No. 1 film at the box office. At least a few of them were clutching their stomachs as well. ...more

January 27, 2008

OPENING Atonement ***½ A girl changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he didn't commit. Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave, Saoirse Ronan and Romola Garai star in this sweeping, historical romance. Review, Page 4. 123 minutes (R; disturbing war images, profanity, sexuality) ...more

January 2, 2008

I don't much care for films that celebrate "small-town values." I always feel judged, even personally attacked, by these movies. When the restless Jenny in "Forrest Gump" leaves town and ends up an ex-junkie dying of AIDS, I read it as a threat to any woman who doesn't stay put and marry the town idiot. ...more

December 24, 2007

Bloody Maria. Voodoo Caesar. Clammy Mary. Bloody Shame. These might sound like the cast and crew of some grisly horror flick, but they actually are contemporary cousins of the classic cocktail, the Bloody Mary. And you thought you had strange relatives. Imagine this family reunion! ...more

October 31, 2007