Sam Amidon: Bright Sunny South

By Nathan Huffstutter at 3:45 PM on May 14, 2013

During every long journey there are moments of looking back, of breathing in the vast traveled landscape as an inspiration to tighten the straps and press onward.  read more

pacificUV: After the Dream You Are Awake

By Rachel Bailey at 3:39 PM on May 14, 2013

“After the dream you are awake,” coo pacificUV’s Clay Jordan and Laura Solomon on the opening track of the Athens group’s newest offering.  read more

Wild Nothing: Empty Estate EP

By Mack Hayden at 2:28 PM on May 14, 2013

Where the 2000s saw an explosion of folk groups, the second decade of the new millennium has so far been characterized by a couple of great dreampop records and a lot of subpar ones.  read more

How I Met Your Mother Review: "Something New" (Episode 8.24)

By Adam Vitcavage at 2:04 PM on May 14, 2013

The eighth season finale of _How I Met Your Mother_ sure didn’t feel like a season finale.  read more

Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle: Perils From the Sea

By Mack Hayden at 1:40 PM on May 14, 2013

Some musicians just don’t want their music played in daytime.  read more

John Grant: Pale Green Ghosts

By Ryan J. Prado at 12:30 PM on May 14, 2013

John Grant is one of the most enigmatic, endearing vocalists making music today.  read more

The Great American Jet Pack by Steve Lehto

By Mateo Soltero at 11:47 AM on May 14, 2013

Hydrogen-peroxide—expensive to produce, unstable in transport and fundamental to personal flight—pours from tanks through a tube, over a custom-made catalyst.  read more

Wampire: Curiosity

By Mark Lore at 9:41 AM on May 14, 2013

There’s been no shortage of cutesy synth-pop bands sprouting up in Portland over the past few years.  read more

Metro: Last Light (Multi-Platform)

By J.P. Grant at 12:00 PM on May 13, 2013

Humanity finds a way in the post-apocalyptic Russian shooter Metro: Last Light.  read more

Game of Thrones Review - "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" (Episode 3.7)

By Shane Ryan and Josh Jackson at 11:50 AM on May 13, 2013

About 52 minutes into Episode Seven, I was all set to pronounce it the weakest of this season. And then...The dude went back to Harrenhal.  read more

Rectify Review: "Drip, Drip" (Episode 1.05)

By Tim Basham at 10:57 AM on May 13, 2013

If Daniel is truly innocent, going to the house of the girl he was convicted of murdering at 3 a.m. and staring at her mother like a Peeping Tom might be a poor way to reinforce that innocence.  read more

Mad Men Review: "Man with a Plan" (Episode 6.07)

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 2:00 AM on May 13, 2013

There's that damned elevator again.  read more

Family Tree Review: "The Box" (Episode 1.01)

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 11:00 PM on May 12, 2013

If you're a Christopher Guest fan, you probably think you know what you're in for with Family Tree.  read more

Maron Review: "Dead Possum" (Episode 1.02)

By John Vilanova at 10:35 PM on May 10, 2013

"Dead Possum," the second episode of comedian and podcast host Marc Maron’s new self-titled show on IFC, was a much more straightforward episode than last week’s premiere.  read more

Community: "Advanced Introduction to Finality" (Episode 4.13)

By Sean Gandert at 2:54 PM on May 10, 2013

"Advanced Introduction to Finality" was the perfect end to such a strange, bifurcated season of television.  read more

The Great Gatsby

By Jeremy Mathews at 12:25 PM on May 10, 2013

It may be impossible for The Great Gatsby to make it to the screen and still be The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel is such a slippery endeavor, such a combination of dueling character perceptions and unseen incidents, that by the time a filmmaker materializes it, some of its power unavoidably vanishes. Of course, you lose some things and gain others any time you adapt one medium to another, but Gatsby is about a deep, hollow longing lurking behind glitz and glamor. When you put it on the screen, it’s easier to show the frills than the subtle notes...  read more

BlackAcre: Volume 1 by Duffy Boudreau & Wendell Cavalcanti

By Garrett Martin at 10:52 AM on May 10, 2013

Writer: Duffy Boudreau Artist: Wendell Cavalcanti Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: May 1, 2013...  read more

Talisman: Prologue (Multi-Platform)

By J.P. Grant at 8:00 AM on May 10, 2013

Talisman: Prologue is an outstanding digital translation of the Talisman board game.  read more

New Girl Review: "Winston's Birthday" (Episode 2.24)

By Ross Bonaime at 5:09 PM on May 8, 2013

“Winston’s Birthday” is an episode of New Girl that has more plates spinning than maybe the last two episodes combined. There’s so much happening, yet every aspect of the episode receives the right amount of coverage, and sails us perfectly into next week’s finale. New Girl is making sure to end its incredibly strong second season with some of its best episodes.  read more

Something in the Air

By Monica Castillo at 2:21 PM on May 8, 2013

Back in the chaotic times of the late ’60s and ’70s, student riots erupted throughout Paris, not unlike college campuses in America. Young idealists screaming for parity banded together to fight the government, angry cops and even angrier parents. For a pack of young communist comrades, school was over; it was time to start a revolution....  read more