Sometimes a 3-1 favorite loses. That's why they call it gambling, and that's why they keep flipping over the cards..

The magic gets lost in translation..

Christian Bale has a kind of genetically engineered handsomeness that's perfect for [John Preston]. He's also a better actor than he ever gets credit….

I grew up in Dolton, just south of Chicago, about a 20-minute drive from old Comiskey Park..

You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later..

I loved watching classics such as 'Casablanca' and goofball comedies such as 'How To Murder Your Wife' on WGN-TV..

Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female bod….

The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertisin….

That's why I've always been appreciative of truly creative radio commercials..

When we root-root-root for the home team, we're rooting for our home as much as the team..

Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend, and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting ….

Well, I think one of the reasons Chicago became so popular as a filmmaker location is because New York had been used so many times that Chicago, I th….

Whether it's viewers of the show or readers of my columns and books, I'm consistently impressed with their wit, humor and insight. That goes for abou….

I became addicted to the movie-going experience in the 1970s, when I attended multiple screenings of films such as 'Chinatown', 'Jaws', 'Star Wars' a….

I'm a lifelong bachelor, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't marry the right woman..

Becca Gardner is wonderful as the good-hearted little Griff who refuses to be daunted by all the heart-ache and resentment on dad's ranch and this yo….

Living in the past is a Jethro Tull album, not a smart poker strategy..

I'd say that I'm also recommending [Equilibrium] for the cool gun battles..

There's a lot of vitriolic ranting out there, but there are literally hundreds of critics on the web who care deeply about film and having something ….

On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game..

Even though we're a week and a half away from Thanksgiving, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..