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I’m afraid the American movie house comedy is dead. Or at least it’s seriously limping, holding its side and pushing along an IV drip bag.

Sorry, Melissa McCarthy. Moviegoers just weren’t into Tammy. They didn’t want to be delivered from Evil, either. Apparently, audiences still just wanted to play with

When you look at how we United States citizens typically spend our Fourth of Julys, not much of what we often do is, technically, American.

You’ve heard many a discussion about the pros and cons of social media, I’m sure. We’ve hosted a number of conversations on the topic right

Smoldering indie chanteuse Lana Del Rey is infatuated with death. And for at least one person taking note, that’s not cool at all. In the

Don’t let the name or the reviews or the robotic dinosaur fool you. The Transformers series is nowhere near extinct. Given the movie’s success this

The U.S. lost in the World Cup yesterday, but it’s still moving on to the knockout stage (to face Belgium Tuesday). Which means that my son and

Director Michael Bay and his Paramount Pictures overlords will trot out Transformers: Age of Extinction late tonight—a quiet period drama wherein Optimus Prime discovers new

As a general rule, I suspect most of us think our memories are pretty good. After all, we have a vested interested in believing that

Ah, that first birthday party. It’s such a wonderful milestone in a new parent’s life. Yeah, yeah, it’s an important time for the child, too.