Contributor: Paul Asay

Blake Shelton has both the voice and the vibe to be one of the biggest country stars in history. But for us, at least, his honeypot full of new tunes is as bitter as it is sweet.

The mighty machine that is Transformers: Dark of the Moon, rumbled, bumbled and stumbled its way to another box office victory, crushing Horrible Bosses and a wayward Zookeeper along the way like so much aluminum foil. The Michael Bay (at right) boomfe …

Professional killer Nicolas Cage is one job away from settling down with his fat 401(k) when he starts making mistakes—like developing a conscience.

Unless you’ve been visiting the moon of Titan for the last few days, you probably know by now that Casey Anthony, accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, was exonerated by a jury of her peers Tuesday. Lots of observers found the verdict sho …

You can’t keep a good machine down. Transformers: Dark of the Moon flew down to earth and claimed everything it saw for its own clanky empire. The numbers are a little confusing, what with the film opening last Tuesday and with a Fourth of July holiday …

I wonder whether 2010 will be known as “the age of the celebrity meltdown.” Singer Amy Winehouse is the latest star to fall—though, in truth, she’s had so many problems lately she didn’t have far to tumble. Ever since she stormed the Grammys in 2008, s …

Selana Gomez’s second big-screen outing may not technically be a Disney film. But it sure feels like one.

I’m a sucker for lists. I’m a big fan of animated movies. So when Time came out with a list of its Top 25 animated movies, I was as happy as if someone had given me a year-long membership to the Bacon Club. So many movies! So many opinions with which t …

So what if it suffered a couple of critical dings? So what if reviewers thought Pixar’s newest animated vehicle didn’t hum quite as smoothly as it ought? When Cars 2 raced into movie theaters Friday, it ran just fine. Cars 2 took a $68 million checkere …

Cameron Diaz teaches all the wrong lessons in this crass cinematic class. The results earn a big, fat F.

Plugged In recently published a story of mine called “Around the World in 80 Clicks,” which examined the amazing (and kinda scary) ability we have to go practically anywhere we want to via the Internet. I started by telling readers I was taking a “nayc …

Green Lantern’s mighty ring of power can do many wondrous things. But it couldn’t generate much excitement at the ol’ movieplex this weekend. Oh sure, Ryan Reynolds’ alter-ego Hal Jordan flew to the top of the box office, zapping his way to a very gree …

The many funny faces of Mr. Bean loom large as the British comic known around the world for his wordless weirdness offers families a rare, G-rated, live-action comedy.

After 15 years, Duke Nukem is back to his alien-slaying, stripper-admiring ways. Plugged In can only ask, “Why so soon?”

Mars isn’t the most hospitable place at the best of times. But when Darius Mason accidentally unleashes a horde of alien critters, things on the planet get a whole lot worse—and more violent.