Articles by James Keast

The Black Dahlia

Brian De Palma

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

The film noir road may be dark and twisty but it’s also pretty smoothly paved and well travelled — it’s a journey that a noir-fluent direct...

The Illusionist

Neil Burger

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Playing a master of slight of hand, disappearances and other tricks of the 19th century illusionist’s trade, Edward Norton manages to distr...

Prison Break: Season One

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Television’s pendulum swing — once dominated by the short attention spanned viewer that demanded closure in its 44 minutes of entertainment...

Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Dave Chappelle's comedy has always been rooted in his own experience, drawing from his ability to blend and consort with average Americans...

Arrested Development: Season Three

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

As the clock ticked on the life of Greatest Sitcom Ever, Arrested Development, creator Mitch Hurwitz pulled out all the comedic stops, maki...

Chuck D's A-Team

COMIC

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Flavor Flav is already a cartoon, but now he’s a comic book too. The debut issue of Public Enemy, written by front-man Chuck D (with Adam W...

The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

I’ve been a Simpsons fan the entire life of the show, and so I’ve contributed a verse or two to the annual singing of "it sucks this year;...

Veronica Mars: The Complete Second Season

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

Veronica Mars entered its second season, now available on DVD, in almost the exact position it’s in right now as it enters its third — crit...