Rating 8 / 10 "Gone Baby Gone" is the film the Affleck brothers have been waiting their whole lives for. Ben Affleck, who directed and adapted the story from Dennis Lehane's novel, can finally be recognized as a credible filmmaker after such career choices...

Saturday night at Otto's Main Room, Halloween got started early with three rock bands reveling in the twisted. The showcase featured headliners Gabba Gabba Hey, a Ramones tribute band. Dressed in black leather jackets and wigs, they sped through a greatest...

8.5 / 10 "30 Days of Night" was originally an astounding graphic novel by Steve Niles. The cinematic adaptation of the same name centers around estranged-husband-and-wife sheriff team Eben and Stella Oleson (Josh Hartnett and Melissa George). The two...

As the seasons change, The Fray's song "All at Once" exceptionally explains how relationships change. The Fray is a duo from Colorado that formed in 2002, when Isaac Slade (piano/lead vocals) teamed up with Joe King (guitar/vocals), Slade's former schoolmate....

This season, the best part of Thursday nights has been going through some changes. Going on their fourth season, the ensemble of "The Office" has endured the threat of downsizing, a merger and their former temp being promoted as Michael Scott's (Steve...

Fred Thompson is not Ronald Reagan. To political gurus, perhaps this is redundant. For the politically apathetic, otherwise known as the other two-thirds of America, this discrepancy is in desperate need of clarification. Political analysts are questioning...

4 / 10 Jimmy Eat World's sudden rise to fame is the kind of story that both the music industry and the press love. Essentially, four remarkably average looking guys from Arizona caught lightning in a bottle with a catchy single that promised its listeners,...

With the stress of midterms hovering over everyone, the perfect ‘calm down, life-isn't-that-bad song' is Corinne Bailey Rae's February 2007 hit, "Put Your Records On." Bailey Rae knows all about balancing the pressures of college, dating and working....

Stephen Colbert's first crack at literature, "I Am America (And So Can You!)," is one of the most offensive right-wing propaganda-filled books ever written. It is also one of the most brilliant and downright hilarious political satires that humankind...

Track of the Day: Atmosphere - "Don't Forget" This past summer, rapper Slug and his sidekick producer Ant (together known as the underground duo Atmosphere) released the ninth volume of their Sad Clown Bad Dub series, titled "Sad Clown Bad Summer." The...

Wow, has it been 10 months already? This year has rocked unmercifully hard. If you want to know what the three best '07 releases are so far, bet the barn that these songs should be on everyone's lists. 3. Bomb the Music Industry! - "I Don't Love You Anymore"...

7.5 / 10 Ah, the Golden Age. Has it really been almost 500 years? "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" came to theaters Friday, and it was the 1500s all over again. Well, at least it felt like it as I sat in an empty theater. Maybe it was plague related. No background...