Contributor: Paul Asay

Alan Wake has been pulled into a dark world of his own imagining. But it’s gamers who may walk away with nightmares.

Did you really think that a handful of arrows would be enough to puncture the greatest suit of armor ever? Robin Hood opened this weekend boasting two Oscar-winning stars, a $225 million budget and an enviable Hollywood pedigree. But its $37.1 million …

Robin Hood sheds the tights, loses the feathered hat and instead picks up a Braveheart-style banner. The results? A little off target.

Wes Anderson’s film has style to spare, but the lessons it teaches about sex and spirituality disastrously derail it.

Don’t mess with a guy in a metal suit. Iron Man 2 clanked to the top of the box office this weekend, blasting its way to a $133.6 million take and humiliating arch-villains and opposing moviemakers alike. Iron Man’s closest competition was Freddy from …

Think films are getting more violent? If so, you’re not alone. Some researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center think so, too, and they have a whole bunch of sciency stuff to back it up. The folks at Annenberg (part of the University of Pennsyl …

Enrique Iglesias’ new song takes listeners for a tawdry spin on the dance floor. And while he likes it, maybe you shouldn’t.

Working for Plugged In has its perks. Take today, for instance. We had the chance to listen and talk with screenwriter/professor/Christian Barbara Nicolosi, perhaps one of Christianity’s most eloquent, most provocative voices when it comes to faith and …

Hard-core rapper Eminem has been down the road, around the bend … and now, he says, back again. He’s not afraid to tell the tale. Should you be afraid to listen?

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments as to whether California can ban the sale of violent video games to children under the age of 18. I’ll be interested to hear what it decides. California actually passed the bill five years a …

Looks like Jennifer Lopez could use a backup plan of her own. J. Lo’s new romantic comedy, The Back-up Plan, couldn’t topple DreamWorks’ charming springtime smash How to Train Your Dragon this weekend: Plan raked in an estimated $12.3 million, about $2 …

All the lonely ghosts, where do they all come from? Where do they all belong? ‘Ghost Town’ won’t answer those questions, but it does use a fantastical framework to shine a light on loneliness.

Jennifer Lopez wants kids in the worst way. So she decides to have them … just a few minutes before she meets Stan.

Imagine! A sports movie spoof that fumbles on every play in every way—and punctures the ball in the process. Does a PG-13 rating counts for anything these days?

The latest hit song from the bizarro mind of Lady Gaga is all about passion, cheating, guilt—and Nazi soldiers in fishnet stockings.