mysteries
Ed Hoch, RIP

One of the very best mystery writers of our time is gone.Ed Hoch, author of nearly a thous...

journalism
An Anti-Christian Movie Criticism

I haven't seen The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie, so of course I hav...

commerce
Weird Comedies Take Movie Box Office Lead

Two comedies about decidedly unfunny subjects took the U.S. movie box office lead this pas...

genres
Salute to Val Lewton

Turner Classic Movies is presenting a documentary on filmmaker Val Lewton, produced and na...

television
Sarah Connor, Woman As Protector

The title of Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles definitely captures show's real...

uncategorized
The Myths of 1968

In an excellent column on the legacy of the year 1968, in today's National Review Online, ...

books
Masterpiece Theater Does Austen

Starting this evening at 9 EST and over the next four months, PBS will broadcast The Compl...

mysteries
‘Monk,’ ‘Psych’ Mid-Season Premieres Strong

Last night's mid-season premiere episodes of Monk and Psych, both on the USA Network, were...

books
Tie-In Novels for ‘Psych,’ ‘Burn Notice’

After the success of several tie-in novels featuring characters from the USA Network detec...

uncategorized
Abortion Going Out of Fashion in Movies, Society

As the independently produced comedy Juno continues to draw increasingly large audiences t...

mysteries
DVR Alert: ‘Monk’ and ‘Psych’ Return

USA Network's superb comedy-mystery series Monk and Psych return to action with new o...

television
Fox’s “Damages” on DVD

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the FX legal drama Damages will be rel...

television
Fox’s “Damages” on DVD

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the FX legal drama Damages will be rel...

genres
A Dangerous Mystery Writer

TAC Mystery Fiction Correspondent Mary Reed reviews a classic novel by English suspense wr...

genres
BBC’s Excellent “Life on Mars”

My favorite BBC programming has always been its mystery series, and the best of those are ...

commerce
Cheerful Juno, National Treasure: Book of Secrets Still Going Strong

The witty, charming comedy Juno, about an unmarried, pregnant teenager who decides to bear...

movies
A Hard Walk Through the Omniculture

Jud Apatow provides a comic history of modern American culture.Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox St...

movies
Two Entertaining Genre Films, with a Little More

A couple of 2007 films that didn't get much attention but were at least entertaining and a...

commerce
A Bad Sign for Christian Cinema—UPDATE

A year ago, upon the release of the Fox Faith theatrical film Facing the Giants, I reporte...

journalism
The Real William F. Buckley

Joseph Sobran, a former senior editor at National Review, observes in a recent column that...

genres
The Unusual Appeal of “National Treasure: Book of Secrets”

Most movies, even those that seem rather mindless, actually do have some serious thematic ...

uncategorized
The Tortured Artist Thing

TAC correspondent Mike Long writes about the late musician Warren Zevon, a talented fiend....

uncategorized
Greetings on the New Year

We wish you a blessed, happy, and joyous new year!

commerce
Lighthearted Fare Remains Strong at U.S. Box Office

Old-fashioned entertainment once again emerged as the strong preference of American movieg...

manners-and-morals
Christmas Wisdom from Lee Harris

Lee Harris, a very intelligent man who writes thoughtful books and contributes insightful ...

uncategorized
Pakistan and Classical Liberalism

William F. Buckley's latest column (published in National Review Online here) is devoted m...

uncategorized
Congress Intervenes in Football Programming Decision

The NFL is making football fans around the country happy tonight by showing the New York G...

commerce
2007 at the Movies

New The American Culture correspondent Mike Long has put together a very contrarian and ve...

mysteries
A Charlie Chan Christmas

Here's a charming Christmas program for your enjoyment: from the Charlie Chan radio series...

uncategorized
A Christmas Wish

Merry Christmas!

commerce
Escapism, Star Power Drive Movie Box Office

The weekend U.S. box office totals once again show American audiences as having a str...

commerce
Golden Compass Sliding Outside U.S.

Planned sequels to failed pro-atheism children's film are increasingly unlikely. ...

uncategorized
“The Great American God-Out”

Somehow I missed this year's celebration of the Great American God-Out. A group of undoubt...