I learned to love bad cinema after consuming years of mega-cheese with "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Those snarky robots made getting through films like "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" a breeze. The show was canned in 1999, which left me feeling...

"COLLEGE" - 1/10 It's difficult to pass up smart, funny comedies like "Pineapple Express" and "Tropic Thunder" in favor of a crass, crude, cookie-cutter knock-off of last year's "Superbad," but I defied such logic by seeing "College." The film introduces...

Strumming guitars and progressive drum beats is what one will hear from the DeKalb rock band Saved Alone. The local band consists of NIU student Drew Creal (guitar/vocals), along with Mike Himes (guitar/vocals) and Kyle Douglas (bass/vocals). "Our music...

Classical music isn't just for the creepos who live at Barnes and Noble. Studies say classical music help students focus when studying, and is shown to help improve math scores. Even if you're not taking the GRE anytime soon, here are a few classical...

This summer at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee, M.I.A. announced: "This is my last show, and I'm glad I'm spending it with all my hippies." She gained quite a lot of popularity around college campuses in 2004 after putting some of her...

I bought myself a shiny new HDTV this past summer as a graduation present to myself. After I watched a movie on my standard DVD player on the new TV, I decided it was time I invested in a Blu-ray player. The Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD battle has long since ended,...

‘TRAITOR' - 8/10 Starring: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels Plot: With a large-scale terrorist attack on the U.S. imminent, FBI agent Roy Clayton (Pearce) doesn't have much time to find the leaders of the terrorist organization. When all evidence...

"Babylon A.D." - 3/10 STARRING: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry Don't let the previews deceive you. Mathieu Kassovitz's "Babylon A.D." will not "blow you away" and it will certainly not entertain you. The plot makes no sense whatsoever,...

George Lucas has been the creator of many of the film classics from previous decades, but seems to have chosen the dark side by not honoring his die hard fans. Instead, he seems to be finding any way he can to cash in on his success. "Star Wars" and "Indiana...

‘DISASTER MOVIE' - 0/10 Starring: Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Kim Kardashian, Carmen Electra Plot: The movie follows the main character, Will (Lanter), who dreams the world is going to end Aug. 29, 2008 if The Crystal Skull is not returned to...

Michael Phelps is the next Tiger Woods. I don't mean in golf or Phelps' own sport of swimming, for that matter. I mean that if I see him endorse one more non-swimming related product, I'm deeming him the new Tiger Woods of advertising. Woods, who is seen...

I love the '90s. While the decade may be the butt of all jokes for young 20-somethings, I love reminiscing about childhood entertainment. While music might have been in a shifty, weird, growing-into-itself stage, TV was certainly at its trashy best. "Beverly...