Kevin Williams

The long-awaited sequel "The Matrix Reloaded" opened this week, and the Friday staff was eager to explore its many dimensions. (Stop action. New paragraph. Read on.) 1. SCIENCE FICTION "Reloaded"...

"When does it get fun? It's going so slowly," wondered WGN-TV's Micah Materre, on-air, as she watched colleague Paul Konrad ride Superman--Ultimate Flight during a test run on Tuesday. Well,...

When you take your jacket off, people notice. This is my argument for well-made shirts. It's worth it to buy excellent, all-cotton shirts and take care of them. I used...

This remake of the 1971 killer-rat film is a twisted gem in its own right. Willard, brilliantly overacted by Crispin Glover, is a wimp who is pushed around in every...

Like father, like son. First, Michael Shaara's "The Killer Angels" idolized Joshua Chamberlain and became the film "Gettysburg." Now, son Jeff's "Gods and Generals" becomes a 3 1/2-hour film of...

Why, oh, why, do people insist on buying men neckties for Christmas? The best advice for those planning to give a tie for Christmas is, don't. But if you persist,...

"What is up with these things, they sell so fast," huffed the sales clerk at FAO Schwarz as she ran my credit card. She brandished one at a mother who...

Cheap is such an ugly word, we prefer to say value-priced. In this grand, gritty world of entertainment, everybody wants value. It's easy enough to pony up for the most...

Twenty-six-point-two miles. Seems pretty far when you think about it, and might seem even farther if you were to run that distance to complete Sunday's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, now...

1. SCARFACE (Brian DePalma, Oliver Stone; 1983) (star)(star)(star) 1/2 This one's first because Pacino's reading of crazed druglord Tony Montana came to define his acting style for subsequent films --...