July 20, 2008 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: American Zombie

  An interesting idea that goes horribly awry in the third act.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jul 20, 2008

• Movie Review: The Dark Knight

  Batman returns in "The Dark Knight," a film that raises the bar not just on superhero movies, but all films in general.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jul 20, 2008

• Movie Review: The Dark Knight Is Very Good, Not Perfect

  The Dark Knight was very good, but I think it could have been perfect.

  Review in Video — by Craig Lyndall — on Jul 20, 2008

• Movie Review: The Dark Knight

  A transcendent superhero movie and an ambitious marriage of allegorical artistry and pop entertainment.

  Review in Video — by moviejohn — on Jul 20, 2008

• Movie Review: The Dark Knight

  Simply brilliant. Relentlessly dark, endlessly fascinating.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 20, 2008

• Supernatural's Seven Best Episodes

  Picking the best episodes of the series was easy. Ranking them was impossible.

  Opinion in Video — by Alice Jester — on Jul 20, 2008

Books

• Book Review: The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society by Beth Pattillo

  A tale of female friendship, drama, knitting, books and...faith? Not so much.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Jul 20, 2008

• Book Review: Somebody Else's Daughter by Elizabeth Brundage

  A literary tour de force.

  Review in Books — by Lisa Solod — on Jul 20, 2008

• Graphic Novel Review: Aces: Curse of the Red Baron by Denton, Wilson & Square-Briggs

  An entertaining action-comedy pits two squabbling WWI flyboys against a ghostly Red Baron.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Jul 20, 2008

Gaming

• Game du Jour Deals: July 21 - July 27

  Here are some great cheap games that can keep you busy during your lunch break.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Jul 20, 2008

• Xbox 360 Review: Grand Theft Auto IV

  Don't believe the hype.

  Review in Gaming — by Mark Kalriess — on Jul 20, 2008

Tastes

• Review: Making Cocktails at NYC's Astor Center with Guru, Jonathan Pogash

  What makes a good cocktail? Quality alcohol? Ultra-fresh ingredients? Or is the secret in the ice?

  Review in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Jul 20, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider

  Before there was Kiss, before there was Marilyn Manson, there was Alice Cooper.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Jul 20, 2008

• Music Review: Elvis Presley - Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)

  Essential Elvis: Chapter 22

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jul 20, 2008

• Concert Review: Van's Warped Tour, 7/17/2008, Cleveland, Ohio

  You know a music festival is successful when it is older than some of the attendees.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Jul 20, 2008

• Retro Redux: Amping It Up With Johnny and The Hurricanes

  They had a specialty -- and it led to a lot of record sales.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Jul 20, 2008