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X-Men: First Class Movie Review
This origin story/reboot from director Matthew Vaughn is the best X-Men movie to date.
Submarine Movie Review
Richard Ayoade's smart and stylish coming-of-age film makes "quirky" a good thing.
Mixtape: Gorilla vs Bear “Summer-ish”
Gorilla vs Bear: Summer-ish Free Download Memorial Day has come and gone, the continuos flip-flop wearing and backyard bbqs have ...
New On Netflix: Resident Evil: Afterlife
The gorgeous and glorious Milla Jovovich returns for another round of zombie-stomping mayhem in this fourth installment of bloody video game hell.
New On Netflix: Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino's masterful, multi-layered tale of crime and redemption has somehow gotten even better with age.
Buena Vista Social Club Documentary
A group of legendary Cuban musicians were brought together by Ry Cooder to record. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana and watch footage from concerts in Amsterdam and New York City's Carnegie Hall.
New On Netflix: X-Men
Classy casting and director Bryan Singer's love of the material are the not-so-secret powers of this first mutant adventure.
Camp Bisco 2011
Once a little party in upstate NY, Camp Bisco celebrates it's 10th anniversary with its biggest lineup ever: Cut Copy, Disco Biscuts, Death From Above 1979, Ratatat, Wiz Khalifa, Bassnectar ,Yeasayer, Lotus, Neon Indian, Holy Ghost!, Das Racist, The Hood Internet, Tobaco, The Japanese Popstars and it just keeps going.
What’s New In Games This Week
Unfortunately, another slow week. Through two standouts, one a brand new IP from a trusted source and the other is the ultimate edition of a proven hit. Should be more than enough, right?
New On Netflix: The Funhouse
Teens fall prey to a deformed killer in director Tobe Hooper's underrated dark carny nightmare, The Funhouse.
What’s New In Music This Week
This week: My Morning Jacket drops album number six, NYC indie-duo Cults makes a first attempt, Eddie Vedder soundtracks Hawaiian bonfires, and Death Cab For Cutie grows up.
Best Of Netflix: Summer Blockbusters
Welcome to Summer 2011! Join us as we celebrate the time of the season with a look back at some of Hollywood's biggest summer movies, all available on Netflix Instant.
Mixtape: DFA Radiomix Gabriel Andruzzi
Dance-punk rockers The Rapture celebrate their upcoming release and return to DFA with an hour-plus Radiomix from band member Gabriel Andruzzi. A hardcore start with Bad Brains quickly drops into a hour-plus set of percussion-heavy and downtempo electro-house. A great mix for the long weekend.
New On Netflix: The Hazing
A fraternity/sorority initiation goes straight to hell in this clever and sometimes extremist low-budget horror flick starring Brad Dourif and Tiffany Shepis.
B.O.M.B. Fest 2011 Lineup
This weekend is CT's B.O.M.B (Bring Back Our Music) Fest at the Comcast Theater in Hartford. The lineup is quite diverse: Weezer, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalia, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Best Coast, George Clinton, The New Pornographers, Wavves, Dum Dum Girls and a lot more.
The Hangover Part II Movie Review
History repeats itself to almost supernatural proportions in this sequel to "The Hangover" that actually feels more like a remake with the same cast but different location.
New On Netflix: Highlander
There can be only one, and this first installment in the increasingly silly fantasy series is definitely the best.
New On Netflix: Wet Hot American Summer
Start the summer with this lovable tale of summer's end starring some of the funniest people on the planet.
loudQUIETloud: A Film About The Pixies
In the history of modern American music there are few bands like the Pixies. Theirs was an unparalleled musical path, influencing countless others despite modest financial success.
New On Netflix: Blue Velvet
If hell is suburbia, then the devil is Dennis Hopper in David Lynch's mesmerizing masterpiece now available on Netflix Instant.
What’s New In Games This Week
Another week in which the noteworthy releases are a bit on the slim side. But fear not, the two worth checking out are... worth checking out!
Listen to My Morning Jacket, Death Cab and Cults
Stream new music from My Morning Jacket, Death Cab For Cutie, Cults, and Foster The People.
New On Netflix: Stone
A convict unleashes the seductive powers of his sexy wife upon his sad-sack parole officer in this frustrating yet fascinating drama starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Milla Jovovich.
Best Of Netflix: When Animals Attack
Nature always wins. Don't believe us? Check out these creature features and know your place, puny human.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie Review
The big, loud and blustery set pieces, nifty creature effects (zombies! nekkid mermaids!) and the nimble antics of Captain Jack Sparrow make the fourth Pirates movie an enjoyable voyage, even if it won't quite shiver your timbers.
New On Netflix: Austin Powers in Goldmember
The International Man of Mystery returns for the third and probably final time in this big obnoxious mess that still manages to squeeze some good gags out of its tired premise.
Live Red Carpet Premiere of Hangover Part II
Watch the red carpet premiere of the Hangover Part II live. Biggest question I have - will Ed Helms still have the Mike Tyson face tatto or was that just 'movie magic'? Starts at 9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT.
New On Netflix: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Heartbreak is a state of mind -- one that can be removed -- in Michel Gondry's excellent surrealist drama starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.
Northside Music Festival 2011 Lineup
Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Brooklyn's own Northside Music/Film/Art/Idea Festival takes place June 16th-19th. Waves, Surfer Blood, Beirut and Guided By Voices are some names you know, but it's all about new bands for you to discover.
New On Netflix: Striking Distance
Bruce Willis and Sarah Jessica Parker are police officers who team up to find a serial killer...and make some waves. Hop aboard.
