"Fanboys" isn't so much a cohesive movie with a plot as it is a shoddily shot litany of random geek arcania. ...more

March 5, 2009

Among the outtakes we're left to ponder after the presidential election is this one: candidate appearances on late-night talk shows reached a new high. For the record, there were a total of 110 candidate-appearances on the late-night comedy shows, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs. Accounting for nearly three quarters of such on-set appearances were "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," the "Late Show With David Letterman" and "The Colbert Report" with Stephen Colbert. In contrast, there were 25 such appearances in 2004 (an election year with an incumbent). ...more

January 5, 2009

Darnell Martin could have made an entire movie about Muddy Waters. Or Etta James. Or Chuck Berry. ...more

December 4, 2008

"Heartsick," by Chelsea Cain (St. Martin's Minotaur, $23.95) ...more

December 9, 2007