Family Tree Review: "The Box" (Episode 1.01)
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)
"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)
"Advanced Introduction to Finality" was the perfect end to such a strange, bifurcated season of television. read more
The Great Gatsby
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
Writer: Duffy Boudreau Artist: Wendell Cavalcanti Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: May 1, 2013... read more
Talisman: Prologue (Multi-Platform)
Talisman: Prologue is an outstanding digital translation of the Talisman board game. read more
New Girl Review: "Winston's Birthday" (Episode 2.24)
“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
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
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks
Writer: Prudence Shen Artist: Faith Erin Hicks Publisher: First Second Release Date: May 7, 2013... read more
The Mindy Project Review: "Frat Party" (Episode 1.23)
As I discussed last week, the key to enjoying The Mindy Project is to wholly embrace the show’s title character. read more
Don't Starve Review (PC/Mac/Linux)
With Don't Starve it feels like Klei Entertainment wanted to make a survival horror game but messed up in a really good way read more
Still Corners: Strange Pleasures
At a certain point in every music lover’s life, there comes a moment that all have experienced in some capacity. read more
The Iceman
Ariel Vromen’s The Iceman is inspired by real events in the life of Richard Kuklinski, a hitman convicted in 1988 for killing 100 men in the New York area during a 20-year period. While shocking, the murders are not the most surprising part of the story. Kuklinski perfected the art of compartmentalizing: His double life was so meticulously hidden that his wife and daughters had no idea about his real profession until his arrest.... read more
Natalie Maines: Mother
The lines that separate country music fans from, well, fans of any other style of music are some of the most blindly protected and strictly observed separations that occur in this country. read more
Rectify Review: "Plato's Cave" (Episode 1.04)
Anthony Burgess, the author of A Clockwork Orange, once said that the colors of the real world only seem really real when you watch them on the screen. read more
How I Met Your Mother Review: "Something Old" (Episode 8.23)
It’s no secret that _How I Met Your Mother_ has gone downhill in recent seasons, but there are still gems that stand up to some of the earlier episodes that were pretty legendary. read more
Patty Griffin: American Kid
With a bit of juke-joint loose blues strumming rising from a National guitar, Patty Griffin leans into “Don’t Let Me Die In Florida” with a tortured cry on what becomes a steamy track with a deep, surging pocket. read more
The Uncluded: Hokey Fright
The first thing that comes to mind upon hearing "Kryptonite," opening track of The Uncluded’s inaugural album Hokey Fright, is that perhaps you’re listening to two songs at once. read more
Savages: Silence Yourself
If you go to Savages’ website right now, something strange happens. read more
Primal Scream: More Light
Every decent band evolves, morphs, changes and shifts their sound as years go by. read more
