Arts & Entertainment

Adapted from a novel by David Gerrold, Martian Child aims to please with its amiable eccentricity, but ultimately falls short due to the filmmakers' meddling with the original story. John Cusack plays David, a widowed science fiction writer who decides to adopt a young boy, Dennis (Bobby Coleman), who truly believes he is from Mars.
November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

It's a little disconcerting to hear Jerry Seinfeld's voice coming out of an animated bee's mouth, but after a few minutes of Bee Movie, you'd swear you were watching Seinfeld.
November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

God bless Neil Young. At 62, he's as earnest as ever - supremely confident in his well-worn niche. In 2007, it takes some kind of self-assurance to sing, without a hint of irony: "I'm just a passenger / On this old freight train." For the last 40 years, Young has alternated with almost stunning regularity between country-inflected acoustic ballads and gritty electric numbers.
November 1, 2007 at 12:00 am

Robert Walter is reluctant to call himself a jazz musician. As a solo artist and member of the soul-jazz act Greyboy Allstars, the organist/keyboardist/pianist pits himself as on the cutting edge of the scene, fusing traditional jazz with funk, rock, and dance.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

With bombs falling in Iraq, tensions rising with Iran and Russia and the stock market at its shakiest in years, what would be a better album to bring back than Rage Against the Machine's controversial, self-titled debut album?
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

This film - indie filmmaker Peter Hedges's follow up to Pieces of April - tells the story of Dan Burns (Carell), a widowed advice columnist having a tough time following his own advice.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

In the mood for mutilation this Halloween? Shaun of the Dead (2004) Though this is a parody from across the pond - think Dawn of the Dead meets Harold and Kumar - British comedians Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright know how to splatter their way into movie history.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

Led by frontman and renowned narcotics addict Pete Doherty, Babyshambles' new record, Shotter's Nation, is pleasant enough, but ultimately forgettable.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

Two mysteries that will forever plague the human mind: the existence of God and the person of Bob Dylan.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

To be honest, I had low expectations while sliding the Netflix DVD of Behind the Mask into my computer.
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead answers a question you didn't know you were supposed to ask: can an art house action film be enjoyable?
October 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

Gavin Hood's follow-up directorial effort to the Academy Award-winning Tsotsi is all too reminiscent of the post-Oscar pitfalls often found in Hollywood.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

We Own the Night explosively changes the traditional crime drama to include a powerful familial message.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

An extravagant treat for history buffs, this sequel to the 1998 Academy Award-winning film Elizabeth reunites the Australian-born acting duo Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush for another great performance.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Wes Anderson is a director of details. Of course, he's more than that; his past films like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic are works that celebrate the quirkiness of dysfunction.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

There hasn't been much happening in the Balkan indie music scene since we last heard from Beirut. In 2006, their stunning debut, Gulag Orkestar, impressed listeners with its unconventional Eastern European sound, erupting from a massive horn section.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Bringing Great Albums Back from the Dead Steely Dan Aja 1977 Aja is more than just your average rock album; it is an intoxicating auditory experience.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Radiohead, the critically acclaimed, genre-bending rock act, is homeless. Not literally, of course - you won't find Thom Yorke begging for pocket pence outside the Tube.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Hollywood has always had an infatuation with period films. Whether it's the allure of capturing a bygone era, the ability of history to provide an interesting story, or the need to dress hunky male actors in tights, nothing says Oscar and prestige quite like a costume drama.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Halloween: a time when families map out trick-or-treating routes, neighbors stock up on candy and Penn students blur the boundaries between "dressing up" and not dressing at all.
October 18, 2007 at 12:00 am