May 20, 2011 Cinema Web Exclusive

With 2008's Vicky Cristina Barcelona—Woody Allen's second box office hit of the 2000s—he embraced the sensual atmosphere of the locale, the sexiness of the film's stars, and rediscovered a common ground for his comedy and his romantic spirit. That common ground remains just as fertile in his latest film, the comedic fantasy Midnight in Paris, Allen's most entertaining work in over a decade. More

May 20, 2011 Comic Books Web Exclusive

The first issue of Flashpoint starts DC Comics' big summer event on some truly shaky ground. Geoff Johns had recent homeruns with Green Lantern, Blackest Night, and parts of Brightest Day, but his attempts at transforming The Flash into a marquee star (I smell a movie in the works!) aren't quite living up to The Scarlet Speedster's legacy. More

May 20, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

Gorillaz’ latest album, The Fall, was recorded on an iPad. Sounds gimmicky? It probably is. Damon Albarn, after all, has never embraced subtlety, whether in his swaggering work as the frontman of Blur or on his own, staging Chinese operas.  More

May 19, 2011 Cinema Web Exclusive

After a hiatus that stretched from the late '70s to the late '90s, Texas-bred director Terrence Malick has aimed big in his return to filmmaking. He cast his nature-adoring lens upon WWII with The Thin Red Line (1999), the founding of America's first settlement with The New World (2005), and now, with The Tree of Life, Malick's fifth feature film in a span of 38 years, he has super-sized to tackle life itself—not just plain old human life; we're talking the birth of the universe as well. More

May 19, 2011 Music #36 - Music vs. Comedy

Los Angeles’ The Bell Brigade—fronted by siblings Barbara and Ethan Gruska (whose grandfather is film composer John Williams)—rocks like the self-help version of Fleetwood Mac. More

May 19, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

Though the album presents a full band behind them, Los Angeles’ Belle Brigade is a duo at its core. More

May 18, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

tUnE-yArDs is the name 32-year-old Merrill Garbus has given her dizzying one-woman electro-percussion act, and while the moniker may look like it was typed by a 13-year-old on a Justin Bieber fan board, Garbus is no amateur.  More

May 16, 2011 Music #36 - Music vs. Comedy

It's been a slow burn for Gang Gang Dance as far as commercial visibility goes. More

May 16, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

Few are on the fence about Wild Beasts: You’re either madly in love with the Kendal, England four-piece or you find them alienating and off-putting. Either way, Wild Beasts have, for better or worse, refined a distinct and singularly affecting musical aesthetic, which is an achievement that commands respect all its own. More