Robert Downey Jr. is officially back in the superhero business. ...more

April 8, 2009

Along the National Mall in Washington, off Independence Avenue near Seventh Street, there once stood a building known as the Yellow House. According to Jesse Holland's "Black Men Built the Capitol," it appeared from the outside like other dwellings. In the basement, with iron bars on the windows and rings in the floor for chains, and in a yard enclosed by a 12-foot wall, enslaved humans were kept and sold. ...more

January 18, 2009

FOUR CHRISTMASES *½ The size difference between Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon isn't the only thing keeping them apart in "Four Christmases." ...more

November 27, 2008

THE EYE In this remake of yet another Japanese horror flick, Jessica Alba plays a violinist who has been blind since a childhood accident. After receiving a corneal transplant, she regains partial sight, but only of the spooky, haunted, slo-mo-and-CGI movie variety (think "Blink," et al.); apparently the previous owner of said corneas saw dead people. ...more

June 5, 2008