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It's Topps!

Tim Burton turns his ray gun on everything in sight when Mars Attacks!, and it's good, gory fun

Blood Simple

The duo that made Five Easy Pieces now gives us one lousy movie

Aloft Cause

Overblown Air Force One never gets off the ground

Tums of Endearment

For better or worse, this is As Good As It Gets

Screenplayer

Hollywood's legendary script doctor Robert Towne won an Oscar for writing Chinatown and polished films from The Godfather to Armageddon; now he helms Without Limits, a film bio of an Olympic runner

Sam I Slam

Sean Penn plays retarded for Oscar, and audiences aren't rewarded

Return of the Joker: Shaq-Less Suns at L.A. Lakers Tonight

98-119. 115-122. 106-98. 124-130. 92-105. Alas, these are not Steve Kerr's winning lottery numbers. They're actually grim statistics reflecting an alarming trend: the full-on revival of the Los Angeles Lakers as a major pain in the Phoenix Suns' butt. And they may be an even bigger pain in th ... More >>

Loss Angeles: Phoenix Suns vs. Star-Crossed Clippers on Sunday Afternoon

It's the best of times and the worst of times for the Angeleno sports fan. There's still no NFL, and none on the near horizon, which seems to bother the NFL more than it does L.A. Jack Nicholson's once again grinning like a pre-lobotomy Randle Patrick McMurphy since his pet franchise, the Lakers ... More >>

Impressive. Most Impressive

Comic’s impersonations are the best, Jerry! The best!

Impressive. Most Impressive

Comic’s impersonations are the best, Jerry! The best!

Alone in the Dark is scary for all the wrong reasons

Comic’s impersonations are the best, Jerry! The best!

B Cool

Girls in pelt bikinis? We’re in.

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest, now on DVD, is a Wookiee mistake

Girls in pelt bikinis? We’re in.

The Kids Were All Right

Girls in pelt bikinis? We’re in.

Not With My Daughter?

If it quacks like a good boyfriend . . .

Saying Goodbye To Two Giants of Cinema

Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007); Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007)

Date My Mom

Diane Keaton subjects herself to more indignities in Michael Lehmann’s latest vapid comedy

New and Improv'd

Reggae is only the beginning

Took a Shot

Reggae is only the beginning

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment

Tommy, Can You Hear Me?

A Tommy chronology

Xtreme Cuisine

Arizona's cunning culinary wizard Chef Kaz Yamamoto prepares taboo illegal moveable feasts for the elite and über-rich

GUV Hurts

Lopping off heads of state

Fight Club

Sandler and Nicholson yell at each other, and it's unpleasant

Grand Dames

The big-screen gals of cinema 2003 will keep you watching

Schmidt Happens

Nicholson disappears into a wondrous movie about quiet desperation

Old News

Reissues dominated, but an international crop of films yielded some good harvest

Far From Happy

The year's best featured plenty of sad white guys

My Favorite Year

Critic beholds screen, sees miracles

Orc Chops

The action's much meatier in Jackson's second Rings film

Dream Weaver

Spider-Man slings pop mythology for the masses

Retro Grading

Trying to remember the best in a forgettable year of film

Death Wish

By the second reel, you'll be hoping for a swift end to Life As a House

Various Artists

The Gift (Will), You can Count on Me (Artemis/E-Squared), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Mercury)

TV Eye

Tempe combo reshapes Television's art-punk sound with a lot of volume and a little bit of pop

Oath Busters

Sean Penn makes good on promising directorial career in angst-ridden The Pledge

Pennitence

Sean Penn makes good on promising directorial career in angst-ridden The Pledge

SECOND HELPINGS

Sean Penn makes good on promising directorial career in angst-ridden The Pledge

Roman Polanski Hires High-Powered Attorney Used by Former Congressman Rick Renzi

The Renzi Family Former Congressman Rick Renzi and his stable of children.​ What does famed movie director and convicted pedophile Roman Polanski have in common with scandalous former Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi?No, Renzi's never been accused of having sex with a 13-year- ... More >>

Mary Jane Smokewear: Making Phoenix Dope One Toker at a Time

See more pics like this one at Mary Jane Smokewear's Facebook pageAs Jack Nicholson's character writes over and over again in The Shining, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."Which is why I decided to take a break last night from immigration, Sheriff Joe, and all the drama here in Mari-Kafk ... More >>

The American: Anton Corbijn Turns the Tried-and-True Thriller Inward

See more pics like this one at Mary Jane Smokewear's Facebook pageAs Jack Nicholson's character writes over and over again in The Shining, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."Which is why I decided to take a break last night from immigration, Sheriff Joe, and all the drama here in Mari-Kafk ... More >>

How Do You Know: Learning to Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say

See more pics like this one at Mary Jane Smokewear's Facebook pageAs Jack Nicholson's character writes over and over again in The Shining, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."Which is why I decided to take a break last night from immigration, Sheriff Joe, and all the drama here in Mari-Kafk ... More >>

The Descendants: Surprisingly, Alexander Payne May Have Made the Feel-Good Movie of the Year

See more pics like this one at Mary Jane Smokewear's Facebook pageAs Jack Nicholson's character writes over and over again in The Shining, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."Which is why I decided to take a break last night from immigration, Sheriff Joe, and all the drama here in Mari-Kafk ... More >>

Alexander Payne's Pessimism Is Good for Business

See more pics like this one at Mary Jane Smokewear's Facebook pageAs Jack Nicholson's character writes over and over again in The Shining, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."Which is why I decided to take a break last night from immigration, Sheriff Joe, and all the drama here in Mari-Kafk ... More >>