May 13, 2011 Comic Books Web Exclusive

Joker's twisted (and weirdly eloquent) thoughts open DC Comics' Batman: Arkham City five-issue miniseries. The series aims to connect the hit 2009 video game Batman: Arkham Asylum and its highly anticipated follow-up, Batman: Arkham City. Veteran scribe Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series), who penned both video games, does an adequate job of tightening the dangling story threads from Arkham Asylum's foreboding conclusion like he's wielding an ultra batclaw. More

May 13, 2011 Cinema

Everything Must Go is the story of a man forced to let the neighbors see the shame and detritus of his life not through the living room window, but out in the open. More

May 13, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

Some artists make a compelling case for the power of moping. Take fractured folk songstress Erika M. Anderson—who after the demise of droning-folk duo Gowns, regrouped and presented herself as a solo artist,EMA. More

May 12, 2011 Music

Hospice was a strange record. The first record featuring The Antlers in their current, trio alignment seemed to come onto the scene fully formed. And yet Burst Apart manages to be just as surprising without suffering the major lulls that marred Hospice. More

May 11, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

Just like the title of their debut full-length, Get Sharp, The Limousines have no shortage of crisp beats and tightly-wound synthlines. More

May 11, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

The moniker suggests a treacle-sweet twee-pop troupe, but it’s actually the nom de plume of Sarah McIntosh.  More

May 11, 2011 Video Games Web Exclusive

This surprisingly fun and sprightly adventure picks up where the film leaves off, sending the chameleon Rango after Bad Bill and a bunch of radioactive rocks. Why Rango wants to collect rocks that make animals disappear is not entirely clear, but along the way Rango is a traditional jump/attack/climb game, with decent graphics and clean controls. More

May 10, 2011 Live Web Exclusive

“We can banter with a crowd this size even if the banter is 95% about banter,” joked Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold to the sold-out crowd at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday night. All retro-harmonies and acoustic guitars, the sweater-clad Seattle sextet seems like an unlikely crew to carry the banner as new indie heart throbs. They are, however, ridiculously talented musicians. More

May 09, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

I Am Very Far continues Will Sheff and co.'s remarkable run of albums, one that finds them at peak form and threatens to put them in a class all their own. More