Burn After Reading Ethan & Joel Coen (Focus Features) 2 StarsThe new Coen brothers' farce "Burn After Reading" makes Shakespeare's famous line "Lord, what fools these mortals be" seem like icing...

TraitorDir. Jeffrey Nachmanoff(Overture Films)3.5 StarsDon Cheadle turns in an excellent performance in "Traitor," the most recent entry in what seems to be a perpetual train of spy thrillers going through...

Brian Eno & David ByrneEverything that Happens will Happen Today4 StarsThe 60-year-old Father of Ambient Music Brian Eno has released his 40th musical masterpiece and his second collaborative album with...

Vicky Cristina BarcelonaDir. Woody Allen(The Weinstein Company)4 StarsBull's eye. Wood Allen hit the mark with "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," a film about two American girls who take a trip to Spain and fall...

Tropic ThunderDreamWorks PicturesRated R2 StarsBen Stiller, long-time actor and Hollywood success, directs "Tropic Thunder," a film that steps beyond a parody of the system of which he is a part. The film...

An album to sink your teeth intoRecord Review Andrew DeTullioVampire Weekend s/t(Xl Recordings)4.5 Stars With the rising critical power of the blogosphere, Internet hype can now either make or break a...

Emerging from the roots of modern underground hip-hop with the group Company Flow, El-P is no stranger to the game - in fact, by founding Def Jux Records, he has an active role in defining it.Coming off...

Modest Mouse has avoided using a higher budget - a perk to being signed to a major label - toindulge in excesses or to muddle their sound. Instead, the band has used this luxury to explore their genre,...

Air Pocket Symphony(Astralwerks)Air's music often walks the thin line between sophomoric idiocy and layered classical brilliance. While never approaching the brilliance of previous albums, "Pocket...

King Leonidas of the Spartans (Gerard Butler) and his men kill several Persian messengers by throwing them into a huge stone pit in the center of town. They are killed for "threatening Sparta" and "insulting...

Dr. Dog We All Belong(Park the Van) 4 StarsDr. Dog won't be in the dog pen for this album. The group's third album is just what they needed to take off. Chock full of Beach Boys style harmonies, sweet...

Album ReviewArcade Fire Neon Bible(Merge) 4 StarsLike many people just looking for some good music, I was a listener that stumbled upon experimental rock band The Arcade Fire and their hit album of 2005,...