Monica Eng

Think a feminist Hollywood movie is an oxymoron? So does film critic B. Ruby Rich. But this outspoken national film commentator also believes that when you look at the movies...

"The Inheritors," a darkly hued comedic drama set in 1930s rural Austria, opens after the mysterious murder of a bachelor farmer. A grumpy but wealthy old man, he leaves a...

For many Colombians and Venezuelans, a typical day starts with a strong cup of coffee and a warm corn cake called an arepa. And although we were not able to...

Even though we think 'NSync's hits "Tearin" "Up My Heart" and "I Want You Back" are the hypest, we think the group is a lot like the Backstreet Boys. Lance...

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Q. "The Wizard of Oz," the 1939 MGM movie, is being re-released on the big screen this Friday, so now is as good a time as any to settle this...

With their various movies, TV projects, commercials and even a reunion at last year's Aspen Comedy Festival, it seems there's no keeping those "Monty Python" boys out of the public...

No doubt, the hellish day will come when the world is so littered with single-name artists that a few will have to have to double up on the same pretentious...

First there was "Boogie Nights." Now there's "Orgazmo." Or at least that's the way it may seem. Actually, both porn industry tales premiered at the Toronto Film Festival the same...

Here are capsule reviews for Thursday films, listed in chronological order, that critics were able to view in advance for the final night of the 34th Chicago International Film Festival....