Author Archives: Mark Humphrey

For people involved with television shows, reaching 100 episodes is a pretty big deal. Not because the show’s cast gets to throw a party and not because they all get to eat a huge cake with a “100” on it and take goofy pictures. Instead, 100 episodes is a big deal because it means that […]

From “Blade Runner” to Big Brother, bleak futures have been portrayed countless times. Yet two aspects set Alfonso Cuaron’s dystopia, “Children Of Men,” apart from so many others. First, its vision of the future is utterly horrifying. And second, “Children Of Men” signals the arrival of a truly brilliant filmmaker. Set in London in 2027, […]

OMG. You guys are so not going to believe this. I was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year! That’s right ““ ME! I finally can take my well-deserved place alongside luminaries such as Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr. and FDR. All those guys did was end some war and economic depression and fight […]

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks The El Rey Saturday, Jan. 6 Stephen Malkmus sporting facial hair was on the list of things I never thought I’d see. It wasn’t because I didn’t think he’d grow any, but because I thought he was physically incapable of doing so. Unlike other indie musicians such as J Mascis […]

Let’s get one thing straight ““ I’m angry. This column is both fun and frustrating to write. On one hand, I get to provide commentary on A&E ‘s first-ever year-end top 10 TV shows list. On the other, this year I’ve found that it’s taking every ounce of my strength not to have this column […]

Every time I check my fantasy basketball team, I beam like a proud father at Luol Deng’s stat line. Deng, a third-year forward for the Chicago Bulls, is currently one of my most productive players. As a ninth-round pick, he’s paying insane dividends. Why did I pick Deng? Simply because for an NBA player, the […]

Call of Duty 3 Activision Xbox 360 While the first-person shooter (FPS) genre has experienced a glut of war games in recent years, particularly those based on World War II, there’s no reason this should stop if games such as “Call of Duty 3″ are the result. With “Call of Duty 3,” Activision and developer […]