MacGyver’s genius not enough to prevent ABC movie from bombing Bland acting, clichéd plot, scarcity of investigator’s tricks disappoint fans By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff MacGyver. Read more...

Tatum dishes out top 10 albums of 1980s What’s that Noise? Michael Tatum In terms of its music, the ’80s have been a much misunderstood decade. Read more...

Mexico’s pop star Cristian offers strong concert at Amphitheater Pre-show delays overlooked by devoted crowd By Jeff Hilger Cristian Castro, Mexico’s newest pop superstar, overcame a number of pre-show difficulties in his Friday night concert at the Universal Amphitheater. Read more...

Biohazard feeds appetite of destruction Brooklyn metal extremists play at the Whisky on Thanksgiving By John Sabatini Tomorrow night, once the turkey and pumpkin pie have had a chance to settle, the Brooklyn-based metal band Biohazard will celebrate the holiday by bringing its unique rap-influenced sound to an extended family of friends and fans at the Whisky in Hollywood. Read more...

‘Heavenly creatures’ are hellish murderers Writer-director Jackson frightens, yet beguiles in film By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff On a crisp June day in 1954, New Zealand girls Juliet Hulme, 15, and Pauline Parker, 16, sat down to tea with Pauline’s mother, went for a walk in the woods and bludgeoned her to death with a brick. Read more...

The Incubator ‘Twins’ reunite with Reitman to deliver funny dialogue, solid performances in latest ‘Junior’ By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Even if it offered nothing more than a pregnant Arnold Schwarzenegger, Junior, for curiosity value alone, would be worth the price of admission. Read more...

Performers bleed for art Burden delivers performance art innovative shot in the arm By Nisha Gopalan On Nov. 19, 1971 at 7:45 p.m., performance artist Chris Burden stood in anticipation while his friend, 15 feet away, shot him in his left arm with a .22-caliber rifle. Read more...