It’s funny when quite possibly one of the best movies released on a given day stars characters that are made entirely of clay. But if you’re not “into” that sort of thing, don’t worry. At least a couple of today’s new releases might be worth your hard-earned cash. *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Director Nick Park’s first feature film was the cute and clever Chicken Run, but we love him more... more ›

In the nature of things, life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short." Few of us would agree with Thomas Hobbes' famous condemnation of humanity's default condition, and yet our days aren't all picnics at Barton Springs with puppies and rainbows. As long as life is less than perfect, jokes are conducive to happiness, if not out-and-out necessary. Taking features of the external world—from banana peels to sectarian struggle—jokes turn tragedy or banality into... more ›