Jokers are wild in batty new flick

Just because Batman began again doesn’t mean his life’s been easy. Stealthy though he may be, fighting crime after hours while elaborately attired as an insectivorous winged mammal has a way of attracting attention. People want to know who this guy really is. Suspects include Abe Lincoln and Bigfoot, but actually he’s the orphaned billionaire […]

Trailer park dreams

“So You Think You Can Dance”Wednesday 8pm, Thursday 9pm, Fox Like its singing sibling “American Idol,” the 2008 edition of this dancing competition has been largely disappointing. There have been a few bright notes—that Bollywood number a few weeks ago, some amazing Mia Michaels routines—but the dancers that made the Top 20 were, for the […]

Capsule Reviews

The Dark Knight (PG-13, 140 minutes) Reviewed here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4Get Smart (PG-13, 110 minutes) The old TV show remakes just keep coming. Here, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway take over as Maxwell Smart and Agent 99, one bumbling, one sexy secret agent who must join forces to stop the evil organization […]

I think I’m going to be sick

“Hurl!”Tuesday 9pm, G4 We can all agree that boys are stupid, right? In case you need further proof, I give to you “Hurl!”, the new game show launched by G4, the TV network dedicated to videogames. “Hurl!” combines two incredibly stupid things—eating competitions and nausea-inducing physical challenges—to create a perfect storm of stupid…and a compulsively […]

The man who would be Daughtry

Within the first five minutes of meeting Will Thomas, I’m convinced that the Daughtry fans at Monday night’s sold-out gig at The Paramount Theater will be all over him. Whether they mob him for his skill as a musician or for his uncanny similarities to Chris Daughtry is another matter entirely.

Movies playing in town

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG, 140 minutes) The Pevensie kids return to the magical land of Narnia, only to find that 1,000 years have passed since their last visit, leaving Narnia a far different place than it was before. Wouldn’t you know it, an evil general has taken over the land and it’s […]