Finding myself off Monday, I wanted to do something special with my two daughters. Normally I'm covering a sporting event and it's hard for me to find the time during the week to do cool little things I enjoyed as a kid. Having seen that 'It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown' was scheduled to be on Tuesday and I would be at work, I decided to enjoy the event a night early...

By CAINE GARDNER Film Critic Philippe Lioret's Welcome is a powerfully moving film about love and to what lengths one will go to for love. The story is engaging, but what makes this film something special are the superb performances from its primary leads...

Being the father of two small girls for almost four years now, I still cease to amaze myself. You would think in that time I would learn my lesson, but alas -- I found myself today in the Great Twinkle Debacle. I tend not to overload my kids with sugar, but from time to time I let them explore the finest in dining cuisine. ...

Scouring the web, I noticed something that threw me back in my seat. No Johnny Depp for beyond "Pirates" 4? Could it be true? Surely not. I had to investigate. It seems that after Disney Studio head Dick Cook was ousted because the company wanted to go in a "different direction", Mr. Depp could be possibly reconsidering his role as Captain Jack Sparrow...

By CAINE GARDNER Film Critic What do you get when you mix some of the most talented people working in the horror genre, directors and writers, give them an hour and a network? The result is the 13-episode run of NBC's Fear Itself, a superb four-disc collection that is sure to leave chills scurrying up your spine...

By CAINE GARDNER Film Critic Crank 2: High Voltage is the most outrageous, self-indulgent, pretentious, over-the-top spectacle possibly ever to be put on the big screen. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have increased the insanity a million-fold from the original pic and show how far two young filmmakers will take their vision, given the advent of cheap, high-quality technology. It's in your face and perverse -- I loved it...

By CAINE GARDNER Film Critic The most disturbing aspect of Christian Duguay's Boot Camp is the fact that places such as that depicted actually exist. Places that promise rehabilitation for troubled youths that are nothing more than entities of torture that do more damage than good...

By CAINE GARDNER Film Critic The boxed set of The Office: Season Five is slated to his shelves next Tuesday and it the best of the series thus far. It has a nice collection of special feature goodies, episodes that will leave viewers snorting with laughter and anxiously waiting for it to return this fall. This is one impressive package -- "That's what she said"...

The Golden Boys is a simplistic story of three sea captains who decided to live together, but soon realize they've bitten of more than they can chew. Now they must go to great lengths to add a female touch to their lives. Set in 1905, Captains Zeb (David Carradine), Perez (Bruce Dern) and Jerry (Rip Torn) have decided to settle down in a small village after years on the open sea. ...