Adrien Brody

Mo' Better Tunes: The Ultimate Spike Lee Soundtrack

​When Spike Lee puts out a new film, I always make a point to check it out, even if I hated his last one. He's directed more hits than misses, and even his duds have been quality duds. The first Spike Lee joint that I saw as a kid was Malcolm X, which I definitely did not understand at all beyond ... More >>

RIP Etta James: A Dynamic Voice And An R&B Legend

​Etta James, whose fiery voice helped influences generations of R&B singers, has died at the age of 73, after a long bout with leukemia. James, known best for her ballad "At Last", had been ill for sometime, and had went home to be with family just a few weeks ago around the holidays. Accord ... More >>

Super Bowl XLV: Livebloggin' the Commercials!

Betty White enjoys a Snickers.​For someone who watches the biggest television event in America strictly for the breaks, last year was a bummer. Betty White's Snicker's ad, and the Kia commercial featuring a posse of partying toys were two standouts in a year of boring, sexist and outright dumb ... More >>

Idol Beat: Here We Go Again...

​Finally, after months of anticipation (or dread, depending on your pain tolerance), the new and *cough* "improved" American Idol made its debut. At long last we can start to put an end to the speculation about the show's 10th season: will Jennifer Lopez out-diva Ryan Seacrest? Can the show su ... More >>

The Ten Worst Movies of 2011...In Advance

Oh, don't act surprised.​2011 is barely out of the oven and I'm already filled with dread. Could it be the fact I've spent the entire year so far coughing up chunks of green lung tissue? That I've finally despaired of ever finding a writing gig that doesn't involve "Lady Gaga sex tape" Google ... More >>

Bringing Up Baby

Splice is one crazy test-tube mutant of a movie.

SUMMER GUIDE: (100) Days of Summer Movies

Enjoy the great indoors!

Pop Rocks: Why 2010 Is Going To Suck, Pt. 2

We covered the first half of 2010 a couple of days ago, to resounding snores, but that won't keep me from exercising my First Amendment right to complain about derivative cinematic entertainment I could otherwise easily avoid. Now then...The A-Team -- June 11 I like how shows like Beavis and Butth ... More >>

This Week In Beyonce: B Acts... Like What?

Rocks Off can't argue with the fact that Beyonce Knowles is a stone-cold fox when she gets on the microphone and belts out a song, dripping in glitter and wearing a barely-there outfit. Her voice is at once menacing and thundering, but also femininely fragile. Plus she has to be super-cool behind th ... More >>

The Con's on You

Despite its stylish trappings, The Brothers Bloom is no joke.

Cadillac Records Can't Handle the Truth

Spinning Blues into Lies

Justice League: The New Frontier, The Darjeeling Limited, Death at a Funeral, Beowulf: Director's Cut

Hollywoodland

Showbiz noir investigates TV Superman's real-life tragedy

Grind It Out with Pam

Monkey Shines

Peter Jackson's King Kong earns its crown

Monkey Business

Peter Jackson spares no expense for a Kong that's just too long

Catchin' Rayz

C-Rayz Walz digs the underground

Shock Treatment

An experimental director and a harrowing tale fit The Jacket perfectly

Art and Soul

From our innermost insecurities to the wildest flights of fantasy, 2002 stimulated both heart and head

Eastern Bloc-heads

Harrison's Flowers reveals -- duh -- that war is bad

Norma Rosa

L.A.'s working class looks to serve itself in the pro-union Bread and Roses

Guilt Galore

Creepy Six Ways swarms with mom-induced psychoses