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New On Netflix: Sleepers
An all-star cast including Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman brings even more weight to this harrowing tale of abuse and revenge based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's haunting memoir.
Music For: Driving
This is an excuse to gather good music, whatever your vehicle, wherever the destination, real or metaphysical. Roll with this oversized categorical device, and you’ll pull away with a trunkload of leads.
New On Netflix: Night of the Comet
Girls just want to have fun in this clever and surprisingly harrowing '80s vision of the zombie apocalypse.
New On Netflix: Iron Man 2
Robert Downey, Jr. takes on Mickey Rourke and a drinking problem in this rushed-into-production sequel that nonetheless ended up being a highly satisfying comic book adventure.
What’s New In Games This Week
After last week's big releases, things are a bit on the light side. But there's still plenty for those who love monkeys and hate bugs.
What’s New In Music This Week
This week: Pure X massages the mind, Brian Eno does glitch and poetry, Gardens & Villa attempt to deliver, Memory Tapes' much anticipated sophomore effort, and Com Truise releases a major label victory lap.
Best Of Netflix: Patriotic Films
Celebrate the Fourth of July by setting off some cinematic fireworks with these movies that give a hearty salute the Red, White and Blue.
New On Netflix: Slap Shot
Paul Newman stars in one of the best sports movies ever made... and most definitely the all-time best about hockey.
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Movie Review
The third installment in the giant robot franchise is a big, beautiful, shining symphony of chaos from destruction maestro Michael Bay.
New On Netflix: Mad Dog and Glory
Robert De Niro and Bill Murray are cast against type and fight over Uma Thurman in this charming and all but forgotten '90s oddity.
Music For: Summer
A collection of sounds for sunshine, aligning the warm beats with the warm breeze.
Death Grips “Exmilitary”
Death Grips' Exmilitary is 13 tracks of relentless, bass-blasting hip-hop madness, dipping into everything from glitched-out dubstep and warped reggaeton/rock, to processed metal guitars and samples from every genre, culture and era you can think of.
New On Netflix: Sid and Nancy
Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb plunge intertwined into shrieking oblivion in this punk rock biopic from Alex Cox, the director of Repo Man.
New On Netflix: Boot Camp
Mila Kunis gets rehabilitated on a (somewhat) hellish island facility in this would-be thriller that plays more like an After School Special than an "UNRATED" bit of genre nastiness.
What’s New In Games This Week
This week is all about blasting zombies, delivering flaming uppercuts, and... getting in shape?
What’s New In Music This Week
Handsome Furs bring anti-establishment synth-punk, John Maus does lo-fi robot disco, Shabazz Palaces push progression (album of the year?), Red Hot + Rio mix Brazil with the indie set, and one of the F*ck Buttons goes solo as Blanck Mass.
New On Netflix: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Kevin Smith has the last laugh in this big, long, loud, filthy and extremely funny inside joke co-starring Will Ferrell and a damn monkey.
Best Of Netflix: Great Sex Scenes, Vol. 2
So you're back for sloppy seconds, eh? Then let's skip the foreplay and get right down to it -- here are some more memorable cinematic couplings available for your immediate viewing pleasure on Netflix Instant.
New On Netflix: Hellraiser: Hellworld
Lance Henriksen hosts one hell of a party (HA!) in this eighth installment in the Hellraiser franchise -- essential viewing if only to see just low the series can actually go.
New On Netflix: Reindeer Games
It's something of a Christmas miracle that a thriller made by such talented elves ended up being a holiday gift that no one wanted.
New On Netflix: From Dusk Till Dawn
Vampires go up against mean motherfu**in' servants of God in this gonzo Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino mash-up.
Copyright Criminals Documentary
From the birth of hip hop, sampling has been the backbone of the industry, but when the law catches up with ‘thieving’ musicians, what will happen to the treasured music? Go behind the scenes with De La Soul & Mix Master Mike to see what happens next.
F.E.A.R.3 Game Review
The third chapter of what many consider to be one of the must criminally underrated survival horror experiences is back at last.
What’s New In Games This Week
It's another big week for releases as one of the most beloved games of all time jumps into the third dimension.
New On Netflix: The Crow
The late, great Brandon Lee demands vengeance in director Alex Proyas' visually stunning and deeply, unapologetically romantic adaptation of James O'Barr's graphic novel.
What’s New In Music This Week
This week: Bon Iver leaves the cabin behind, Ty Segall brings hummable hooks, When Saints Go Machine sounds familiar, YACHT keeps doing what they do, and James Leyland Kirby explores music and memory as The Caretaker.
New On Netflix: Black Death
Crusaders hunt down a Necromancer in this nice-try period horror film taking place during the first wave of the Bubonic Plague.
Best Of Netflix: Great Sex Scenes, Vol. 1
Really, who doesn't love a good sex scene? Here are a few movies available for instant gratification on Netflix Streaming featuring romps in the hay (or on a train, or in an office, or in a field...) that will get you all hot and bothered.
Green Lantern Movie Review
Director Martin Campbell's noisy, cluttered adaptation of DC's gonzo comic book series is a glowing, greeny mess.
New On Netflix: The Hole
Four private school students decide to skip a field trip and spend the weekend partying in an abandoned bomb shelter. Dumbest idea ever.
