Since the time of the Soviet Union, Russia has been a country of great secrecy and oppression. Even now, there is a scandal over the suspicious death of a prominent Russian journalist. Read more...

Screamers Director Carla Garapedian MG2 Productions “Screamers” is an apt name for this documentary ““ an impassioned, often incoherent, but always affecting look at genocide throughout the past 90 years. Read more...

The Good German Director Steven Soderbergh Warner Brothers Pictures It only gets worse in Berlin. Or so say the characters in Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, “The Good German,” an attempt at film noir about post-World War II Berlin. Read more...

Apocalypto Director Mel Gibson Buena Vista Pictures “Apocalypto” may sport all the features of a promising indie film ““ subtitles, unknown actors and racy content ““ but the formulaic plot turns it into another carbon-copy blockbuster. Read more...

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Blood Brothers Thursday, Nov. 30 Henry Fonda Theater If you’d like to picture the Blood Brothers and …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead show, think of a sedimentary layer containing all sorts of fossilized human bones and odd-sized uranium blow-up dolls. Read more...

Every time I check my fantasy basketball team, I beam like a proud father at Luol Deng’s stat line. Deng, a third-year forward for the Chicago Bulls, is currently one of my most productive players. Read more...

Wouldn’t it be nice if they made a portable device that could store and play, say, every episode of the TV show “Lost?” Technically, they have. Read more...