"Empire"Wednesdays, 9 p.m. on FoxFour episodes viewed for reviewAfter a brutal fall season of underperforming debuts, Fox finally has a new hit on its hands.The network’s newest primetime drama “Empire”...

Sleater-KinneyNo Cities to LoveGrade: AIt’s not the riot grrrl that’ll make you denounce religion, government and sexism, but Sleater-Kinney’s return to music after a 10-year hiatus carries the same...

"Project Almanac"Directed by: Dean IsraeliteStarring: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Sam LernerRated PG-13 for some language and sexual contentGrade: C+It may not contribute anything groundbreaking...

Belle and SebastianGirls in Peacetime Want to DanceGrade: A- Almost 20 years in, Belle and Sebastian explores new territory on its ninth album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, but the result is unmistakably...

­­­Already, 2015 boasts a huge catalog of video games to look forward to, and the dizzying excitement makes it hard to choose what to plug into my systems.  Let me sift through some of these anticipated...

"Mortdecai"Directed by: David KoeppStarring: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul BettanyGrade: FImagine Johnny Depp as the Sherlock Holmes of the underground art world. Now imagine that he...

The DecemberistsWhat a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World Grade: B+ The Decemberists descended into Dante’s nine circles of hell and just returned, enlightened and with a new album in hand. It’s...

Although January has become a cinematic dumping ground for mental vacations such as “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” Liam Neeson saving his daughter “one last time” or Kevin Hart movies, the occasional...

“Daily Geology” sounds like the title of a leather-bound textbook containing illustrations of glossy, fuming volcanos and cliff faces. Assumptions aside, it’s really the title of a daily autobiographical...