In the process of writing its sophomore self-titled release, Razorlight dulled its edge. The British quintet's 2004 release "Up All Night" was more of an adrenaline-rush inspired debut compared to this year's lackluster attempt. Collectively, the songs...

What do you get when you take the manic, creative energy out of The Libertines? Considering that energy was not a result of one person but of a collective, you get something that sounds like Pete Doherty's Baby Shambles, Johnny Borrell's Razorlight or...

When "United 93" came out, there was a huge backlash from people arguing that it was too soon to make a film about 9/11. I understood that point of view, but disagreed (especially since much of the proceeds from the film went to the victims' families)....

Studios tend to put out blockbuster hopefuls during summer and wait until winter to put out the Oscar competition. I had hoped the 2006 summer would pick up where the terrific 2005 summer left off. I was wrong. At least I can look forward to what should...

The plot of "Snakes On a Plane" is simple: there are hundreds of snakes on a mo---rf---ing plane, all hyperaggressive due to a pheromone circulating in the aircraft. The hype that surrounded "Snakes" months before its release helped launch it to the top...

Anyone who manages to suffer through clouds of cigarette smoke, dangerous levels of annoying insects and fried onions and fried chicken and fried candy bars and fried twinkies could technically be called a survivor. But it takes two massive hit singles...

Worse Case Scenario: Your roommate violated your trust and set your alarm clock back one full hour, causing you to miss your final. Suddenly, you jump into panic mode because you don't know what to do and you're not sure if your professor is going to...

Chloe O'Brian escaped from Bill Buchanan's house. Bill is arrested and taken back to CTU. Chloe went into a hotel lobby to help Jack Bauer. Jack asked Chloe for the passenger list and who the air marshal on the plane was. Jack knocked down the air marshal...

For decades, the source of cable television laid upon two metal frames called "rabbit ears.�? This might not be the case much longer though, as television, like many other entertainment ventures, goes more and more digital. Recently, ABC has offered...

Tom Cruise was the personification of cool until his image went downhill in a flurry of Scientology and South Park. So how does Tom Cruise fare with the next Mission: Impossible movie? 'Mission: Impossible III' has secret agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) pitted...

Over the weekend I found out how much I really can do without having cable television. I was involved in an all-out negotiation with a man looking to sell an appliance to the group I was with. Needless to say, when you deal with someone of this stature,...