black swan

Anyone who says they always knew there would be another Bill & Ted movie is full of it. It’s that simple. In fact, many would say a sequel came as a complete surprise. But our stoner rockers returned many years later, the great George Carlin having passed, and Keanu Reeves doing just fine in the […]

[Photos by: Magnolia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Fox Searchlight and Miramax] From the high praise of Get Out to the insane box office numbers of It, scary movies are the new status quo for blockbusters. However, with their unconventional plots and ingenious commentaries, there’s nothing generic about many of these new horror flicks. Here are some of the […]

THRILLER BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight) STARS > Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder DIRECTOR > Darren Aronofsky RATING > 5/5 OPENS > DEC 3 On paper, Black Swan looks like a potential snoozer: “A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, Black Swan stars Natalie Portman as […]

ALBUMS By Scott Heisel JIMMY EAT WORLD Invented (DGC/INTERSCOPE) OUT: Sept. 28 Jimmy Eat World and Mark Trombino: Two great tastes that taste great together. While longtime JEW fans were bummed to see the band acrimoniously part ways with their longtime producer before 2004’s Futures, it appears all fences have been mended, as the former Drive Like […]