Arts


Guardian falls short of greatness despite Costner

The Guardian is one of those movies that contains nearly all the necessary ingredients for an excellent movie but loses focus at some point in its development. It heaps on more and more until it is an overlarge meal of too many courses rather than the fresh sandwich it should be. It tastes pretty good, but it's just way too much. »

Illusionist balances magic, love

Wow, The Prestige was a great movie! Wait, The Prestige hasn't even been released yet. So what movie did I go see? The Illusionist? That's strange. »

Battle of the off-brands

This week, I was appointed taster for the poor. It wasn't wine that I was swishing around my palette. No, far from it. I had the privilege of sampling several of the finest generic colas ever made. It was tough deciding which brands to include in this taste test, but I managed to narrow it down to five - each with a price tag that would make any broke college student smile. But will any of these colas have the added benefit of good taste to go along with their cheapness? »

Weird Al Yankovic returns with (not-so) funny Lynwood

There was a time when Weird Al Yankovic was funny - back when I was 12. The polka king of parody was all we had for comedy back then. Unfortunately, these days Weird Al doesn't even come close to funny. »