Walt Disney Pictures 108 min., dir. by Tim Burton, with Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, and Helena Bonham Carter If you had told me 10 years [...]

DreamWorks Animation 98 min., dir. by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, with Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, and Craig Ferguson DreamWorks Animation has always had a [...]

Summit Entertainment 80 min., dir. by Chris Weitz, with Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga is a national phenomenon. It is [...]

It’s hard to say what exactly trips up Ponybird’s Full Cold Moon. The songwriting isn’t particularly fantastic, but it’s not all that bad either. Songs [...]

VH1 Films 80 min., dir. by Sacha Gervasi The documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil opens with a wide variety of well known metal musicians [...]

Shearwater’s newest album, The Golden Archipelago, is the definition of a solid album. There is nothing here all that new or exciting, but most of [...]

IFC Films 80 min., dir. by John Krasinski, with Julianne Nicholson, Timothy Hutton, and Will Forte John Krasinski has already implanted himself in people’s minds [...]

It feels dangerous territory to criticize the Coen brothers. Without a doubt, they are intelligent and extremely well-versed in the language of cinema. Even when they misstep, it is only in the eyes of the viewers.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists have arrived on the almighty Matador Records with The Brutalist Bricks, a nonstop work of musical expertise. It’s a beautiful [...]

Jason Collett has one topic he wants to cover on his newest album, Rat A Tat Tat. That topic is love — the good, the [...]

It’s always great to hear a seasoned musical veteran reflect on his career. But whereas Johnny Cash returned to a stripped-down classic sound, Gil Scott-Heron adapts perfectly with the times on his first album in 15 years, I’m New Here.

There’s a fine line between noise rock and ugly chaos. On one side of the spectrum you have music that is a fascinating experiment — bold and challenging, yet rewarding. On the other side you have something that sounds like the first band you formed in seventh grade — sloppy, noisy, and egotistical.

Some of the best albums are the ones you listen to least. Certain albums just stand better in a way that doesn’t allow for blasting [...]

You know when you hear a really good punk or rock album and you just want to drink heavily, drive fast, and generally act irresponsible? [...]