Aug 06, 2011 Cinema #37 – St. Vincent

The Future, director Miranda July’s second film, begins not unlike her first, Me and You and Everyone We Know. It features July starring as the quirky, emotionally stunted Sophie, who works as a dance instructor for kids, and her boyfriend Jason, who also is seemingly caught in a developmental moratorium, played by Hamish Linklater.  More

Aug 05, 2011 TV Web Exclusive

Throughout its three seasons, Torchwood has always been the most engaging when dealing with humans. Sure supernatural events and aliens happen—but at the end of the day, it’s the best—and worst—of humanity that drives the show to its greatest heights. This week, in The Categories of Life, episode five of Torchwood: Miracle Day, people are acting very badly indeed. More

Aug 05, 2011 Books Web Exclusive

Singer/songwriter-thespian-playwright Tom Waits is the definition of idiosyncratic. Over the course of his 40-years career his personal life remained largely hidden from the press and his loyal fans. This book—haphazardly edited by Paul Maher (Jack Kerouac's American Journey)—compiles about 50 interviews with the experimental artist.  More

Aug 05, 2011 DVDs Web Exclusive

This knockoff, straight-to-DVD style documentary is very low-rent, but has some merits by tracing Neil Young's many influences. The Godfather of Grunge once likened himself to a sponge and Here We Are In the Years: Neil Young's Music Box bears that statement out again and again...and again. More

Aug 05, 2011 Music Web Exclusive

The Brighton, U.K.-based singer/songwriter Fink is the very definition of his very specific musical genre: Jack Johnson for clubbers. On his fifth full-length, Perfect Darkness, Fink’s soulful chords compete with the sinewy tones of his finger-picked acoustic guitar to see which can ring more hollow. More

Aug 05, 2011 Video Games #37 – St. Vincent

If you already own Super Street Fighter IV, save your money because the addition of four characters and some more replay ability is not worth downloading. If you're considering purchasing Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition as a stand alone, save your money. More

Aug 05, 2011 Cinema #37 – St. Vincent

Seventeen-year-old New Haven high school student Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling), fascinated with the stars since she was a kid, has been accepted into MIT, but, on the night that a “blue star” is discovered, she makes a life-altering mistake that lands her in prison. More

Aug 04, 2011 Music #37 – St. Vincent

“For Christ’s sake, get these snakes off of me,” begs Eric D. Johnson, the lead singer of Fruit Bats, on the first track of the veteran folk rock band’s new LP. A reasonable request. More

Aug 03, 2011 Music #37 – St. Vincent

Sarah Silverman provides an introduction on Tig Notaro's debut comedy record, and it's a fitting choice. Like Silverman, Notaro caters in moments of surprise, and neither comic shies away from discomfort, letting jokes unfold to satisfying payoffs. More