Last Friday, we smokers took our last drags inside our favorite eating and drinking establishments. While this issue is a dead horse that has been beaten down in almost every possible way, there is one point about the smoking ban that really bothers me,...

Not too long ago, a man named Hilly Kristal died of complications from lung cancer. Though his name might not be a household one, his creation certainly is. Krystal founded and managed the club, CBGB, the undisputed mecca of punk. If it were not for Hilly...

Rating: 2 / 10 "Halloween" is not what you want it to be. If a director tries to portray something to capture an audience, then Rob Zombie does not understand his generation or his audience. This generation, reviewer included, is tired of horror films...

Rating: 8 / 10 James Wan's "Death Sentence" is an effective hybrid film that blends elements of the drama, thriller and action into a very intriguing anecdote that works on all levels. The film stars Kevin Bacon - in his most intriguing role since 2004's...

"Spider-Man 3" is the third film in the Sam Raimi franchise based on the popular Marvel comic book about an unlikely young hero and his radioactive-spider powers. This finale to the trilogy attempts to bring closure to the story arcs established in the...

Every year for the past ten years, over 58,000 Midwestern comic book fans and other "geeks" gather for the annual Wizard World Chicago comic book convention at the Donald J. Stevens convention center in Rosemont. Formerly the Chicago Comicon, Wizard magazine...

Words are weapons. They have the potential to uplift and inspire and they also have the potential to hurt and humiliate. In an even greater sense, words can be as essential to life as water, or as destructive as a nuclear bomb. Speaking of bombs, the...

Björk - "Volta" Björk stretches back into her roots by including energetic and pulsating rhythm, and ear-stunning sound in "Volta," released May 8, 2007. The tone of this album rings loudly with triumph, exploration, strength and love. Björk...

Grade: 6 / 10 Stephen King stories adapted for film are either classically good or notoriously bad. For as many "Shawshanks" and "Shinings" that are out, there are twice as many "Tommyknockers" and "Thinners." However, when it comes to one of this summer's...

With even more sword fighting, backstabbing and a swashbuckling Keira Knightly as the new Pirate Queen, the finale of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, At World's End, proved to be one of the biggest summer blockbusters this year. Elizabeth Swann,...

9.8 / 10 If you don't like Michael Moore, this movie isn't going to convert you. If you like Mr. Moore, prepare to hail this movie as his best. And, if by chance, you are one of the five people in the world who doesn't have an opinion on America's most/least...

7 / 10 "Transformers" is the latest Michael Bay film in which lots of things explode, lots of property is destroyed, and lots of expensive gasoline is burned up in car chases. The film centers around Sam Witwicky ("Disturbia's" Shia Lebeouf), whose father...