The world’s monsters are all scared of humans, so they hide out at a hotel run by Count Dracula (Adam Sandler). Let’s call it Motel Monsters, Inc.
Pitch Perfect: Back to School Isn’t Usually This Much Fun
In this raunchy comedy set in the world of competitive collegiate a cappella (yeah, that’s a thing), Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Elizabeth Banks hit all the right notes
Looper: (500) Days of The Terminator
Joseph Gordon-Levitt battles his future self — Bruce Willis — in Rian Johnson’s thoughtful, confident sci-fi crime drama
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TV Tonight: Last Resort
A really good drama pilot is like a submarine. It’s densely packed, purposeful and efficient; there’s little wasted space or dead weight. Everything on board has to justify its existence and preferably serves multiple functions. …
J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy: We’ve Read It, Here’s What We Think
It’s not really possible to open The Casual Vacancy without a lot of expectations both high and low crashing around in your brain and distorting your vision. There’s no point pretending they’re not there. I know I had a lot of, …
Andy Williams: A Farewell Song for the “Moon River” Man
Launching top-10 easy-listening hits, or crooning in a sweater on TV, Williams was a smooth sedative in a volcanic era of pop culture
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TV Tonight: The Neighbors Is Bad, But Not for the Reason You Might Think
ABC’s The Neighbors, which debuts tonight, is a sitcom about space aliens living in the suburbs. The Neighbors is a bad sitcom. But–and I think this is important to point out–The Neighbors is not a bad sitcom because it is …
Dancing with the Stars Watch: First Cut is the Deepest
Justin Bieber and Pitbull perform on the first results show of the ‘Dancing with the Stars: All Stars’ season
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Becoming Bruce Willis and Time-Traveling to Meet His Future Self
“We spent most of our time discussing how we were going to convince the audience that Bruce and I were playing the same guy 30 years apart.”
How Star Trek: The Next Generation Changed Pop Culture Forever
As ‘The Next Generation’ turns 25, we look at the ways in which it introduced us to the future we all live in
J.K. Rowling and 6 Other Children’s Authors Who ‘Graduated’ to Adult Books
J.K. Rowling’s new novel, ‘The Casual Vacancy’, hits shelves tomorrow. How will the author’s foray into adult lit stack up against these other beloved children’s authors?
Torchlight II Review: I’ve Made a Huge Mistake
To quote George Oscar Bluth, “I’ve made a huge mistake” — I chose to play Torchlight II at the maximum difficulty setting. That would be “elite” in Torchlight II parlance, intended for the very best players.
After the Emmys: Are Posh Brits Taking Over Hollywood?
Why are so many successful actors in the U.S. actually effete, posh Brits?