Contributor: Paul Asay

Is the fourth time the charm for the long-in-the-tooth Mission: Impossible movies? With Pixar vet Brad Bird at the helm, it has a shot at least.

File this under the dangers of reality television: A homemade cannonball careened out of control during a taping of the popular Discovery show MythBusters a few days ago, wreaking havoc in a San Francisco-area neighborhood. No one was hurt, but from wh …

Don’t let the headline fool you: In an ugly, ugly weekend at the box office, New Year’s Eve didn’t so much win the week as it was just less revolting (monetarily speaking) than the rest. The star-studded rom-com took the box office crown with all the e …

Gary Oldman hunts for a crafty spy—a mole—in this convoluted thriller. Is the hunted innocent, though? Is the hunter? Are we?

Dropping a cherry bomb in your toilet may not kill you. But it’s guaranteed to make a massive mess.

If you have a television set and turn it on occasionally, you probably know that singer/actress/American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez is the new spokeswoman for Fiat. She’s been part of several commercials for the Italian car company, but the one I’ve see …

This morning, I plowed through a National Geographic article titled “The Bible of King James,” which told the story of how this remarkable translation came about and the continuing influence it has today. It’s a fascinating tale—at least for a history …

Zzzzz …. Snrk. Wha? Who? Oh, sorry. Must’ve dozed off there for a minute. With no new releases in theaters this weekend, the box office derby felt a wee bit snoozy. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 scored a third consecutive win, earning an es …

Alyse Baddley of Logan, Utah, doesn’t have anything against video games. After all, she was up ’til midnight with husband Kyle Baddley to buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the day of its release. But when her 22-year-old war vet hubbie spent a whol …

My daughter’s reading fairy tales. Just bought a big book of ’em not too long ago, and she’s doggedly plowing through the massive tome princess by princess, wolf by wolf, moral by moral. Some nights when we’re out walking, she’ll tell me about the late …

Is there a better way to work off that tryptophan trough than a good family-friendly movie? Well, probably, but don’t tell studio execs that. The Thanksgiving weekend box office was deluged with quality PG-rated films this weekend—from The Muppets to H …

For a silent movie, this French salute to Hollywood’s transition to talkies in the late ’20s sure has some interesting things to say.

The words “Thanksgiving” and “health” don’t typically go hand in hand—not with all the stuffing and pumpkin pie and marshmallow-covered sweet potatoes making their rounds. But as it turns out, giving thanks is pretty healthy. At least that’s what the s …

You better watch out. You better not cry. Arthur Christmas is coming to town … and he’s checking his list three times.

It’s a new dawn at the multiplex. Breaking Dawn, that is. The Twilight Series: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 sucked scads of cash out of the box office this weekend, with moviegoers forking over $139.5 million to see Edward and Bella get married, have sex and …