January 1, 2008 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Vol. Two - The War Years

  When you've got 12 hours of "adventures" and over 13 hours of historical documentaries, which one is the "mother" and which one the "son"?

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jan 01, 2008

• Movie Review: Superbad

  Superbad is a top-notch, laugh-a-minute raunch-fest.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jan 01, 2008

• House, MD: A Fabergé Egg of a Series

  Hugh Laurie has referred to House, MD scripts as "Fabergé eggs," intricate and fragile. And he's so very right.

  Opinion in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Jan 01, 2008

• Box Office Update 12/28-12/30: National Treasure - Book of Secrets Holds on to the Top Spot

  2007 ends with a bang.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 01, 2008

• Movie Review: There Will Be Blood

  Paul Thomas Anderson ascends to another level as a filmmaker with There Will Be Blood.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jan 01, 2008

• DVD Review: Oswald's Ghost

  Oswald’s action has repercussions that reverberate today.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jan 01, 2008

Sports

• Lloyd Carr's Worthy Exit

  Michigan’s win in the Capital One Bowl proves a fitting end to a strange season

  News in Sports — by James David Dickson — on Jan 01, 2008

• Jim Leyritz's DUI Marks A Sobering End To 2007

  Also: win streaks by Patriots and Blazers, comebacks by Prior and Sutton, farewells to Ogden and O'Donnell.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jan 01, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Ringo Starr - Liverpool 8

  Ringo opens the New Year with relish.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Jan 01, 2008

• Kevin Eagan's Best Song of 2007

  Come on and let it out...get lost between the notes of the best song of 2007

  Review in Music — by Kevin Eagan — on Jan 01, 2008

• Rock & Roll Feature: Radiohead Plays of the Colors of In Rainbows

  In Rainbows is one of the most exciting albums of modern times.

  Review in Music — by D.A.N. — on Jan 01, 2008

• Marty's Musical Meltdown: Action, Lana Lane, Lechery, Leverage, and Sonata Artica

  Another week's worth of heavy metal and hard rock reviews!

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jan 01, 2008

• Music Review: David Rogers Sextet - The World Is Not Your Home

  David Rogers skillfully melds African melodies and rhythms with American jazz.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Jan 01, 2008

Books

• Book Review: Halloween in Oz: Dorothy Returns by Leo Moser and Carol Nelson

  Return to Oz in this marvelous sequel.

  Review in Books — by Lesa Holstine — on Jan 01, 2008

• Manga Review: Naruto #26 & 27 by Masashi Kishimoto

  Viz Media’s Naruto publishing blitz ends with a much-anticipated face-off.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Jan 01, 2008

Politics

• Caucus Countdown For Dummies: From Point Panic, Iowa

  Suggestion box: That the second-choice votes all go to Barack Obama.

  News in Politics — by Heloise — on Jan 01, 2008

• Mike Is Between Barack And A Hard Case - NOT!

  The Fox women were floating the trial balloons with their comments while the Fox men were popping them.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Jan 01, 2008

Culture

• New Year’s Resolutions I Refuse to Make

  I’ve never liked resolutions, especially the kind with a starting date.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Jan 01, 2008