When the calendar rolls over into a new year, it’s not only a reminder that pop culture is continually changing, it gives us a chance to reflect on trends that were big the year before and make predictions for the year to come. Read more...

By Matthew Milman I’m the closest thing to a perfect stranger society will allow children in the legal care of. Still, there’s something ironic about writing my own name on a long, milky chalkboard in a classroom full of hollering students. Read more...

“Tristan & Isolde” Directed by Kevin Reynolds 20th Century Fox The heroes of “Tristan & Isolde” are being advertised as the Romeo and Juliet of medieval times, so the film ought to be tragic ““ but not this tragic. Read more...

Upon reaching an impassible, rugged terrain, Captain Meriwether Lewis declares that he and his expedition are the first human beings in history to reach this geographical point. Read more...

The Strokes “First Impressions of Earth” RCA “First Impressions of Earth” is not the best Strokes album by any stretch of the imagination. It lacks the fine-tuned polish of “Room on Fire” and the tossed-off vibe that made “Is This it” a modern classic. Read more...

In December, it’s almost impossible to go to the movies and spend less than two hours in the theater. The better the movie, it seems, the longer the necessary running time. Read more...

Freedom is a subjective concept. Just ask the stars of “After Innocence.” The documentary film, which screens at the James Bridges Theater tonight courtesy of Melnitz Movies, tells the stories of seven men who were wrongfully imprisoned for years, sometimes even decades, before their innocence was proven. Read more...