The Zombies - "This Will Be Our Year"

See everybody in 2012.

Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"

Happy holidays, folks. This isn't the best or worst video of 2011, but it's the one I'll probably remember the most as feeling ...

'The Flowers of War' review

The Flowers of War is the second Chinese production to hit the U.S. this year about the Nanjing Massacre. The first was the brilliant, unfor...

Wye Oak - "Holy Holy"

With Pazz & Jop just around the corner, I'm working on my list of the year's best albums and songs. Which led me back to Wye Oa...

'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' review

The day before this year's LAFCA awards vote , I spent time watching Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Well, you can't say I...

'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' review

Yup, that's Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo , a movie I liked quite a lot. I ...

Albert Pujols Is No Longer a Cardinal

The news I'd been expecting since the final out of the World Series happened Thursday: Albert Pujols left the St. Louis Cardinals to si...

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - "No One Is (As I Are Be)"

Yeah, I still love the guy after all this time. And who can resist these lines: "I cannot even do one sit-up. Sit-ups are so bourgeoisi...

'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' review

To call the new Mission: Impossible the best of the series isn't that much of a stretch. To be honest, I've never really loved any ...

'New Year's Eve' review

For what it's worth, I didn't think Valentine's Day was the worst thing in the world. Now, that's not to say that I liked it...

Saying Goodbye to The Projector

Today, I got the sad news that Yahoo is pulling the plug on The Projector , the film site I ran with Will Leitch . As many of you know, Will...

Chic - "I Want Your Love"

Seriously, see Shame as soon as you can. A fantastic film. In honor of Shame , let's do some "I Want Your Love," which shows ...

'coriolanus' review

Ralph Fiennes is an absolute monster in the bloody, gripping Coriolanus . It's the sort of Shakespeare adaptation that inspires "th...