'Beneath the Darkness' review

January. It's a terrible time for new movies. (Although that's not entirely true: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia hits theaters this ...

The Zombies - "This Will Be Our Year"

See everybody in 2012.

Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"

Happy holidays, folks. This isn't the best or worst video of 2011, but it's the one I'll probably remember the most as feeling ...

'The Flowers of War' review

The Flowers of War is the second Chinese production to hit the U.S. this year about the Nanjing Massacre. The first was the brilliant, unfor...

Wye Oak - "Holy Holy"

With Pazz & Jop just around the corner, I'm working on my list of the year's best albums and songs. Which led me back to Wye Oa...

'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' review

The day before this year's LAFCA awards vote , I spent time watching Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Well, you can't say I...

'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' review

Yup, that's Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo , a movie I liked quite a lot. I ...