romulus, my father

Actor Eric Bana ( Munich , The Hulk ) has two films coming out this weekend. The higher-profile one is The Other Boleyn Girl , but he's ...

jon stewart and the oscars

Last night's Academy Awards made for an entertaining evening, says I. Also in Consumables , I discuss U2 3D , Be Kind Rewind , and Diary...

vantage point

Most reviews thus far have been unkind to Vantage Point , but I actually think there's some merit in the film. You can read my musings a...

odelay

It's been 12 years since Beck's landmark record Odelay brought phrases like "two turntables and a microphone" and "go...

electric apricot

Les Claypool is a revered cult musician -- he was the driving force behind Primus -- and he's hung around the business most of his life....

sia

There's a good chance you've heard Sia's music and didn't even realize it: She appears on the soundtracks of shows like Six ...

eels

The Eels have two collections out now: a best-of ( Meet the Eels ) and a compilation of outtakes ( Useless Trinkets ). No matter the Eels fa...

how good is the new r.e.m. single?

My answer is here in the latest Consumables. Also, my reviews of The Counterfeiters , The Band's Visit , the Ting Tings and the revampe...

paris hilton invades your movie theater

The Hottie and the Nottie , starring Paris Hilton, opens today in a very limited run. How bad is it? Find out here.

the best new artist grammy: a career killer?

Feist, Amy Winehouse and others will be competing for the Best New Artist prize at the Grammys on Sunday. It sounds like a prestigious prize...

ugly me

Bárbara Mori plays a beautiful woman who decides to hide her looks so that she can be appreciated for her brains in Ugly Me , a Chilean roma...

the eye

Is The Eye scary? Can Jessica Alba act? And what's Parker Posey doing in a horror movie? All the answers are contained in my Screen Inte...

obama for president

The L.A. Times is endorsing Barack Obama for the Democratic primary. The well-argued editorial ends with this... In the language of metaphor...

drive-by truckers

Brighter Than Creation's Dark is the first Drive-By Truckers record since the departure of one of its three songwriters, Jason Isbell. T...