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What’s New In Music: Santigold, Father John Misty, Brian Jonestown Massacre
This Week: New music from Santigold; Fleet Foxes drummer J. Tillman as Father John Misty; Baltimore quartet Lower Dens; Psych-rock from The Brian Jonestown Massacre; Brooklyn's Light Asylum.
What’s New In Games: Fable Heroes, Mortal Kombat
It's another thin week, but given that one of the best fighting games in a long ass time is back, and even better, does it matter?
New On Netflix: Amadeus
Director Milos Forman masterfully conducts the truly operatic rivalry between Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in this Oscar-winning melodrama.
Best Of Netflix: The Avengers Pre-Game
Get ready to join The Avengers on May 4th with these animated series featuring some of your favorite superheroes, all available for immediate Earth-saving on Netflix.
The Raven Movie Reveiw
Life imitates art in director James McTeigue's preposterous but entertaining gothic thriller starring John Cusack as drunken writer turned action hero, Edgar Allan Poe.
New On Netflix: Rush
Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh go deep undercover and into the abyss in this gritty crime drama about two narcotics officers struggling with their own addictions.
What’s New In Movies: The Raven, Safe, Bernie
Quoth The Raven, feel Safe from harm with Jason Statham, celebrate The Five Year Engagement and meet nice-guy, murderer, Jack Black, Bernie.
Capitol Hill Block Party 2012 Lineup Announced
July 20th - 22nd in Seattle: Neko Case, Major Lazer, Phantogram, Grimes, Diplo, Youth Lagoon, Cloud Nothings, Twin Shadow, Porcelain Raft, Thee Oh Sees, Trust and lots more.
New On Netflix: Mr. Deeds
Adam Sandler delivers one of his more likable performances in this contemporary update of Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington.
New On Netflix: Ken Burns: Baseball
Play ball with a master documentarian in this exhaustive 18.5-hour examination of America's favorite pastime (no, the other one).
New On Netflix: Serpico
Al Pacino delivers one of his best-ever performances in this true-life story of an undercover cop who dared to expose the corruption of the New York City Police Department.
What’s New In Games: Prototype 2, Akai Katana Shin
This week's offerings are serving up pure mindless, self-indulgent destruction, but in two very different forms with superhero revenge and anime babe shoot'em up action.
What’s New In Music: Jack White, Death Grips, The Dandy Warhols
Great releases this week: Jack White goes solo with Blunderbuss, Death Grips are back for more madness on The Money Store, The Dandy Warhols remind you they are still around; Psychedelic rock monsters Ty Segall and White Fence team up on Hair; The Raveonettes release a 4-track EP while working on their next full-length.
New On Netflix: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Johnny Depp narrates this exhausting but fascinating documentary about the influential American journalist and "complex walking monument to misbehavior."
Best Of Netflix: Epic Concerts
The sights are good and the sounds are even better in these live concert films featuring Eric Clapton (and friends), Jimmy Cliff, KISS, Wu-Tang Clan and ZZ Top, available for immediate rocking out on Netflix.
Marley
Kevin MacDonald's look at the life, times and legacy of one of the 20th century's most influential artists is rousing, fascinating and perhaps a little too reverential.
New On Netflix: Rocky
"You're gonna eat lightnin' and you're gonna crap thunder!" Sylvester Stallone wrote and stars in what is probably the ultimate underdog story and arguably the best sports drama ever made.
What’s New In Movies: Marley, Fightville, Think Like A Man
This Weekend: Climb in the cage with Fightville, jam onstage, backstage and offstage with Marley, do some dangerous reading with The Moth Diaries and finally learn how to Think Like a Man.
New On Netflix: Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks
God doesn't quite save the queen in this scrappy and often hilarious documentary about the making of arguably the most influential punk rock album of all time.
Marvel’s The Avengers Binary Puzzle
Play a puzzle game for Marvel's The Avengers hitting theaters May 4th. Flip, rotate and move each piece of the screen until you solve the puzzle.
New On Netflix: Juice
Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur star in this rough-edged yet brutally honest tale of four Harlem youths on the brink of going down a very dark path.
Coachella’s Exclusive All-Hologram Lineup
Seems Tupac's appearance at Coachella last weekend was such a hit they're gonna go ahead and do an all hologram festival. It's a totally decent lineup - Jesus, Rodney Dangerfield and Hank Williams opening day three is major.
New On Netflix: Knuckle
Fight Club is Sesame Street compared to this brutal documentary about the semi-secretive world of Irish Traveler bare-knuckle fighting.
What’s New In Games: The Witcher 2, Trials Evolution
This week is all about sequels with the return of The Witcher, one of the most difficult motocross games around, and some underworld anime action that's now Vita friendly.
What’s New In Music: Azealia Banks, Janis Joplin, Spiritualized
This Week: new material from Janis Joplin's classic Pearl Sessions; Hip-Hop hottie of the moment Azealia Banks' first EP; Jason Pierce and company are back for Spiritualized seventh album; Sébastien Tellier's transcendent synths; Spencer Krug is Moonface with Siiani.
New On Netflix: Arthur
Dudley Moore binge-drinks his way into your heart in this gleefully subversive comedy about a drunken millionaire who dares fall in love with a waitress from Queens.
The Cabin In The Woods
The Cabin in the Woods isn't as great as some are claiming, but Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's meta-horror film is still a bumpy ride worth taking.
New On Netflix: Risky Business
Tom Cruise lip-synchs to Bob Seger in his underwear and bangs Rebecca De Mornay on a train in this raunchy (and terrific) comedy that helped turn its young lead thespian into a movie star.
What’s New In Movies: The Cabin In The Woods, Detention, The Three Stooges
Enter The Cabin in the Woods at your own risk, get sent to Detention, poke your eyes out with The Three Stooges and beware an old man's fists of fury in Bad Ass.
New On Netflix: El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
You don't have to be a foodie to enjoy this quietly fascinating look into the kitchen (and beyond) of one of the most legendary culinary hot spots.
