Wednesday night was a perfect example of why foresight is an important trait to any show-going youngster. While an early sellout left many people out in the cold, the show inside was a striking opposite of the usual apathy that surrounds shows in DeKalb....

"American Psycho" (2000) Director: Mary Harron Starring: Christian Bale, Josh Lucas, Reese Witherspoon Synopsis: A high-end New York bank executive earns his fortune working on Wall Street during the day, but at night, he becomes a deranged killer fueled...

In theaters no more than 30 minutes from you, a social experiment is being conducted: Will hard-working Americans really hand over cash just to watch Naomi Watts get tortured? "Funny Games," the American remake of an Austrian film from the late ‘90s,...

This song is like a bedtime story for big kids. The glockenspiel starts the song off with a simplistic, childish innocence. The chord progression sounds like an upbeat, sad song, but then there's that driving beat. Sporadic harmonies by vocalists Steve...

To listen to the review, click here. Track of the Day: "All the Wine" - The National From the album "Alligator" (2005) When people think of a pick-me-up song, they usually imagine something like the theme for "Rocky," or "I Will Survive," by Gloria Gaynor....

Hello Ryan Seacrest, Upon the latest viewing of "American Idol," it is clear that the show is becoming ever more disappointing than the days of Kelly Clarkson and Reuben Studdard. As a concerned fan, I'd like to point out some of the key problem areas...

Talking chimpanzees. Time travel. Homicidal orchestra musicians. This isn't your ordinary super hero tale. Then again, that's what makes "The Umbrella Academy" such a fresh break from all the standard, run-of-the-mill superhuman tales-it's weird, weird,...

The Book: "Oil!" Written by Upton Sinclair (1927) Sinclair's novel views early twentieth-century capitalism pitted against the budding socialist and communist movements - all through the naive eyes of Bunny Ross, son of prosperous oil magnate J. Arnold...

"Closer" (2004) Director Mike Nichols Starring Jude Law, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman and Julia Roberts Picked Because After hearing such carefully written dialogue come from four undeniably strong screen presences, how can you watch another movie the...

To listen to the review, click here. "Ego Trippin'" - Snoop Dogg Rating: 7 / 10 Snoop Dogg has lost a lot of the things that made him a star back in the early 1990s, thanks to a reality TV show, kids and a tendency to act significantly less "gangsta"...

For those who might not find the prospects of rising indie-rock band Crystal Castles appealing enough, Heart Shaped Hate is opening for them tonight at the House Café. Heart Shaped Hate is a two-piece "pink metal" outfit, with NIU students Natali Wiseman...

My father is one of those people who gets caught up in excitement with embarrassing ease. He's reliably the loudest and most animated applause-giver in any audience (someone taught him to whistle through his fingers years ago, which turned out to be a...