Summer acknowledges reality of relationships
Love stories alone just will not make the grade anymore, and it is rare when a romance like (500) Days of Summer deserves praise. Narrated...
Entertainment
Inferior plot defeats Transformers
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a hot, hot mess. It’s so hot it should be on a tin roof, or be dropped. But however...
LP fails to rival members’ previous work
The duo consisting of Vampire Weekend’s keyboardist, Rostam Batmanglij, and Ra Ra Riot’s singer, Wes Miles, makes a lot more sense than you may think....
DramaTech’s Deathtrap kills
Deathtrap, the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway, boasts twists and turns enough to make any audience member dizzy and doesn’t disappoint. The style of the...
O’Brien opens strong for The Tonight Show
One of the least explanatory ways to describe anything is You’ll either love it or you’ll hate it.” The online judgments after Conan’s first Tonight...
Vocals dance on Veckatimest
Veckatimest is being hailed as the best album of the year. There’s a good chance if you’ve already seen a review of the album that...
Morrow’s sci-fi Apprentice enthralls
The Philosopher’s Apprentice, James Morrow’s most recent book, is what can only be described as thinking man’s pulp fiction. As an ABD (all but dissertation)...
UP – Get ready for an amazing adventure from Pixar!
See a cantankerous old coot tie a bunch of balloons and fly away! Watch as this old timer is mercilessly henpecked by an overenthusiastic kid!...
DMB rocks fans with new GrooGrux
“GrooGrux” is a term coined to describe a band member’s style and self. The name “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King” is Dave Matthews Band’s...
Drag Me To Hell thrills with gory humor
There is a shadow that walks, screeches and howls in this world – this is the Lamia, the demon that terrorizes in the new Sam...
Maria recalls musical origins with jazzy Fortress
As with all great musicians, there’s something in the voice that makes them stand out among the rest. A person’s voice speaks to the soul...
WaterHaven restaurant: Tech square gains an intimate modern dining option
The dilemma: You’ve mustered up the courage to finally ask that cute guy or girl out to dinner, but you’re pretty sure that Moe’s wouldn’t...
Quick pace kills plot in Angels & Demons
Angels and Demons is based on the novel of the same name penned by Dan Brown, which is how this story is best kept. The...
Downey Jr. and Foxx inspire hope in The Soloist
The Soloist is tailored from the memories of L.A. Times writer Steve Lopez placed in his book about his friendship with Nathaniel Anthony Ayers. Looking...
DS’s GTA revamps series
Unlike its big brother, the Wii, who tried to hold on to its innocence for as long it could with family style gaming such as...
Knowing explodes with action-packed thrills
Not often does a movie come out that taps into humanity’s unquenchable desire for knowing what the future will hold for mankind, while still managing...
Casiotone bears beautiful, lonely Children
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone’s Owen Ashworth gained early recognition for his extreme minimalism. His first album, Answering Machine Music, was spawned from a song...
City Scene
Great Escape gives away free comics A day that falls on the first Saturday every May, Free Comic Book Day, will be hosted by Great...