Everyone has one of those days when nothing seems to go right, calamity looms large or you just can’t seem to get Stevie Wonder’s voice out of your head. To those who have difficulty being optimistic when things...

The challenge of bringing one of the all-time great romances to the screen once again is finding some way to make it a completely unique entity unto itself. With a few dashes of old world sensibilities and a whisper...

It’s hard enough to make one movie that’s consistently engaging and worthwhile, let alone a half-dozen of them. If nothing else, the makers of the sprawling piece of saccharine Cloud Atlas get credit for having...

There’s been much speculation as to whether Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling’s first book strictly for adults would be noticeably different from the series that made her a worldwide sensation. Just a few pages...

Once you’ve saved your child’s life, you’d think that would forever cement your worth as a parent. Still, there are always more bad guys the world over plotting to harm your kid and make you suffer for their...

When you’re in need of a stiff drink, you want the real thing and not a cheap off-shoot. Of course, living in a certain time and place when that’s not possible, sometimes you just have to settle. In the same way...

We all have something to say. However, precious few of us have lived experiences unique enough to be recounted and fewer still have the perspicacity to express their innermost thoughts and desires into significant...

Summer is a time of popcorn movies, and while the buttery goodness of a bag of salty snacks is nearly always worth the added price of concessions, the feature itself often is not. Whatever your cinematic preferences,...

Some TV shows are of such high quality, it seems like the creators must have been touched by God. The process of getting programming on DVD and Blu-ray must be the work of other forces from a very warm climate, as we...

Upon hearing someone describe a sexual act involving a parsnip, your first instinct might be to say, “Ew!” However, given the fact that the person saying this ugly statement is three feet tall, has button eyes...