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May 1, 2012Pirates return to the big screen
April 24, 2012Animation fascination
April 17, 2012Bully watches but does nothing
April 10, 2012Still feudin' after all these years
April 03, 2012May the gods never be in your favor
March 27, 2012Girl on fire: YA novel engulfs box office
March 20, 2012The revolution will be televised
March 6, 2012The Disney dilemma
February 28, 2012Wanderlust or blunderbust?
February 21, 20122012 Oscar Scorecard
January 31, 2012A room with a view
January 24, 2012Tuskegee pilots head off to (star) war
January 10, 2012A year of repeats, remakes and re-quels
January 3, 20122011: A year in review
December 27, 2011Silent film hearkens back to old days (1/2)
December 27, 2011Tintin makes action-packed debut (2/2)
December 20, 2011Action replaces wit
December 13, 2011The silent minority
December 6, 2011New movie, old Muppets
November 29, 2011Minecraft: The only limit is your imagination
November 22, 2011Congrats, dad, it's a blood-sucker!
November 15, 2011All in a Sunday's work
November 8, 2011Uncharted Territory
November 1, 2011The new standard for TV drama? It's on AMC
October 25, 2011The Royal Decade
October 18, 2011The Thing prequels a classic, though badly
October 11, 2011Clooney darkens election with
March
October 4, 2011Under the radar, metal thrives
September 13, 2011The return of Eddie Murphy
September 6, 2011George, get outta my wallet!
August 23, 2011Documentaries that changed our thinking
August 2, 2011Hey! I know you!
July 26, 2011Marvel Machine
July 19, 2011Hackers Revolution
July 5, 201120 in Twenty
June 28, 2011Transformers franchise ends: Check
June 21, 2011Truth, dreams collide in Beginners
May 31, 2011Kung 2: Dimwit panda Po strikes again
May 24, 2011Stranger danger
May 17, 2011Always a Bridesmaid
May 3, 2011Furiously stupid in a good way
April 26, 2011
Portal Returns
April 12, 2011
Summer Flicks
March 29, 2011
Stroke of Luck
March 22, 2011
Lord of the Bling
March 15, 2011
The return of wild thing
February 22, 2011
2011 Oscar Scorecard
February 8, 2011
Bring back the rock
February 1, 2011
Double-O Seven Wishes
January 25, 2011
Mad for magazines?
January 18, 2011
The sequel strikes gaming (again)
January 11, 2011
Extracurricular Activity
January 4, 2011
Somewhere, beyond the sea of fame
December 21, 2010
The music of 2010
December 14, 2010
Requiem for a Swan
November 30, 2010
The great spoofmeister
November 16, 2010
Spoiler alert: It stops
November 9, 2010
The hammer falls
October 26, 2010
Non-curious George
October 5, 2010
Cops and Devils
September 21, 2010
Meet Don Francis: The king of New Hollywood
September 14, 2010
To live and die (and fail) in L.A.
September 7, 2010
Out with the old...
August 31, 2010
The decline of Hollywood
August 24, 2010
Every dog's day
July 27, 2010
The lamentation of Zac Efron
July 16, 2010
What dreams, dreams, dreams may come
July 13, 2010
Ze plane! Ze plane!
June 29, 2010
Follow the evidence
June 15, 2010
3rd time's a charm
June 8, 2010
Surround sound
June 1, 2010
The father of all sequels turns 30
May 18, 2010
Music: there's an app for that
May 4, 2010
The Brooklyn Renaissance
April 27, 2010
Games as art?
April 20, 2010
For the record
April 6, 2010
Jumpstarting a career
March 9, 2010
Alice lost in Burton's Blunderland
February 23, 2010
2010 Oscar Showdown
February 16, 2010
40 and thrashing
February 9, 2010
Bear Necessities
January 19, 2010
Eli starts 2010 with a bang
December 22, 2009
ONLINE ONLY:
Review of a Decade
December 22, 2009
Best of the Decade:
Part 2
December 15, 2009
Best of the Decade:
Part 1
December 8, 2009
Music 2009: Best albums, songs
November 24, 2009
Too cool for country
November 17, 2009
Don't shoot the messenger
November 10, 2009
Buried in the Back
October 20, 2009
Hip-Hop: 30 years and counting
October 6, 2009
All whipped up
September 29, 2009
One beer, please... to go
September 8, 2009
When burlap saves the world
September 1, 2009
Reading Doomsday
August 25, 2009
Glouriously Tarentyno!
August 18, 2009
The Woodstock Generation
August 4, 2009
Broadcasting the West Valley
July 28, 2009
It's a
girl thing
July 21, 2009
Bikini history in two parts
July 14, 2009
Imminent Danger
July 7, 2009
Transforming opinions
June 30, 2009
Know your enemy
June 23, 2009
Bruno: Sacha Baron Cohen strikes again
June 16, 2009
NYC: The movie tour
June 9, 2009
One drought with my comedy please
June 2, 2009
Bottled Up!
May 1, 2009
Valley wins X-clusive Wolverine Appearance
April 28, 2009
The Prime Factor
March 10, 2009
Baseball Fever!
March 3, 2009
The (new) digital obsession
February 24, 2009
Twenty in Twenty
February 17, 2009
2009 Oscar Scorecard
February 3, 2009
Don't mess with daddy
January 27, 2009
Chloe hacks into 24's digital underground
January 13, 2009
A look ahead:
Cinema 2009
January 6, 2009
Cinema Spectacular
December 9, 2008
TV's Superior Geek
November 18, 2008
The disclaimer is lame
November 18, 2008
Christmastime, TSO style
November 11, 2008
David hides Jones
November 4, 2008
It's Like That Time...
October 7, 2008
A Tough Act to Follow
September 23, 2008
two decades won't stop 'em
September 16, 2008
Think outside the box
September 9, 2008
Nu metal to nu faith
August 26, 2008
No Potter? No Problem.
August 19, 2008
Hollywood at war
August 12, 2008
Back to school = Prepared
August 5, 2008
Mummy unravels for final time
July 29, 2008
More mystery, same unanswered questions
July 15, 2008
Virginian shredders take on metal videos
July 8, 2008
The Hero Report
July 1, 2008
Wanted will blow audiences away
June 24, 2008
Warped itinerary
June 17, 2008
Another M. Night dud
June 10, 2008
The Biggest Losers
June 3, 2008
When wearing a movie shirt is just too obvious
May 27, 2008
The end of an era?
May 20, 2008
Readers! Explore this Indy adventure
May 6, 2008
Splash into summer
April 29, 2008
Mark the Dates
April 22, 2008
Grand expectations
April 1, 2008
Lost Season Finale Spoiled!
March 25, 2008
New Model Army
March 18, 2008
The HD Difference
March 4, 2008
Weekend vampires, weekday musicians
February 22, 2008
2008 Oscar Scorecard
February 19, 2008
Outguess Clawson
February 12, 2008
February's last glimmer of hope
February 5, 2008
Violence is the ultimate anti-violence
January 22, 2008
The Real King of Late Night
January 8, 2008
A movie (or two) a month to keep you sane
December 18, 2007
He is Legend; Ending is not
November 27, 2007
Portrait of an artist as an old man
November 16, 2007
When the clock strikes midnight
November 6, 2007
Arizona, Take Notes
October 23, 2007
Long live the cinema
October 9, 2007
The Art of Wes Anderson
September 25, 2007
Milestones in video game history
September 11, 20073:10 to Yuma; Remembering Bill Muller
September 4, 2007The (in)defensible argument
August 28, 20072 Days in Paris/Droid
August 14, 2007Good Cop/Bad Cop: Police in movies
August 7, 20074 things to ponder in August
July 31, 2007The Parking Racket
July 24, 2007Dwights ponder the fun in dysfunction
July 17, 2007Van's Warped Tour 2007
July 10, 2007An open letter to Mandy Moore
July 3, 2007 Big movie, tiny plot;
Transformers = wimps
June 26, 2007Food — no, cuisine — stars in
Ratatouille
June 19, 2007Hidden Palms in LP
FOB guitarist interview
June 12, 2007Lucky 13 for
Ocean's Trilogy
June 5, 2007Hollywood surf movies
May 29, 2007Biology of a Trilogy
May 22, 2007Planet Earth is out of this world
May 15, 2007Music goes road trippin'
May 8, 2007Blind dating ... literally
May 1, 2007Rating the ratings
April 24, 2007Vacancy not as vacant as most horror-thrillers
April 17, 20072007 Summer movie face-off
April 10, 2007Super double feature grinds into theaters
April 3, 2007Volume heads to the future
March 27, 2007Lame-brained
Shooter misses mark
March 13, 2007Before they were Lost...
March 6, 2007Surprising highlights from the IMDB movie list
February 27, 2007The Wu Tang Dictionary
February 20, 20072007 Oscar Scorecard
February 13, 2007Jude Law cheats — and gets paid for it
February 6, 2007Steal music legally
January 30, 2007Narc director's style erupts in
Aces
January 23, 20072007 Movie Preview
January 2, 2007Top Music of 2006
December 29, 2006Top Films of 2006
December 12, 2006Most excellent Bill & Ted look-back
December 5, 2006The alternative Christmas movie guide
November 7, 2006Stones, Alice Cooper ready to rock
October 31, 2006Deftones 5th proves itself worthy
October 24, 2006The only thing worse is silence
October 17, 2006Piano woman makes Valley debut
October 10, 2006Employee wallows in its own mustard vat
October 3, 200613 Costner flicks
September 26, 2006
Head2Head: Two films to chew on
September 19, 2006Four-square frame-up,
Replay
September 12, 2006Tool performs for "Arizona Bay"
August 29, 200620 movies to ponder before 2007
August 15, 2006It's about the readers; Slayer mightily returns
August 8, 20069/11 movie reveals true American spirit
July 25, 2006Cult hit Clerks returns
July 18, 2006Radio host rants for America's men
July 4, 2006Sweat it out with classics
May 23, 200620 CDs in 20 words
May 9, 2006Be a Da Vinci Codebreaker!
