neil young: downtown

Neil Young doesn't break picket lines and endorsed Obama way back in 2006 . Neil, this note's for you.

the economist goes for obama

Everybody and their mother does presidential endorsements, but The Economist 's pick was the one I was most anticipating. (To review, in...

afi film festival

L.A. Weekly , as always, does a great job covering the festival (which starts tonight) from every angle. Here's a rundown of reviews an...

rosemary's baby

Rosemary's Baby will be playing for a week at Film Forum in New York starting on Halloween. I recently watched it again -- I swear it&...

the other end of the line

The Other End of the Line stars Desperate Housewives hunk Jesse Metcalfe as a New York City ad executive who falls in love with the Indian ...

saw v

If you know nothing about the Saw franchise, Saw V is not the place to hop onboard. In fact, these sequels are becoming more and more geared...

rem: until the day is done

If your favorite R.E.M. album is Automatic for the People , then your favorite song off Accelerate is probably "Until the Day Is Done.&...

fringe: the cure

Fringe was starting to show some improvement. Then the show decided to do a "character" episode. The problem? The writers focused ...

noah and the whale

Noah & the Whale are an English group whose debut album, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down , is full of twee indie rock that's severa...

the best guns n' roses songs ever

What else am I supposed to do until Chinese Democracy arrives? Here's my list of GNR's Top 10 songs. (Sorry, no "Live and Let ...

please don't bother E at his house

In Geoff Boucher's great profile of Mark Oliver Everett (aka E of Eels) in today's Los Angeles Times came this upsetting tidbit: &q...

death cab for cutie: cath

I'm still undecided about Death Cab for Cutie's Narrow Stairs as a whole -- it's better than Plans , but not as great as Transat...

max payne

Max Payne hits theaters today -- it's pretty dreadful . Shoot 'Em Up is looking more and more like a classic each day.

filth and wisdom

Madonna's directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom , is very Madonna-y: overbearing, pretentious but also kinda loopy in a really endearing w...

plants and animals

Plants and Animals are a Montreal trio whose debut full-length album, Parc Avenue , came out earlier this year. As they tour the United Stat...

political advertisement VII at redcat

Political Advertisement VII is the latest edition of an anthology of presidential commercials put together by artists Antoni Muntadas and M...

fringe: power hungry

Last night's episode of Fringe made me think about REO Speedwagon, Battlestar Galactica , and Airplane! Is that a good thing or bad thin...

why the phillies are up 3-1 on the dodgers

The great baseball writer Ross Newhan says it's time to stop blaming Joe Torre for the Dodgers' problems against the Phillies. Inste...

morning light

The new Disney sports-competition documentary Morning Light asks the question: What's scarier -- the ongoing popularity of reality shows...

mastodon speaks

I interviewed Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor for Revolver . We discussed their upcoming record, whether it's a concept album, and how Bru...

happy-go-lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky is perhaps the most divisive movie of Mike Leigh's career. I know people who love it and those who absolutely cannot stan...

nirvana: scentless apprentice

Today is my buddy's birthday, so this one is for you, Will. Maybe someday this whole special will be available commercially?

the used

I spoke with Bert McCracken, frontman for the Used, to talk about their upcoming album and how Nirvana's In Utero inspired its creation...

good dick

Good Dick tries to reinvent the romantic-comedy wheel, pairing two misfits in an unlikely love story. It doesn't work entirely, but it&#...

the express

The Express will be comfort food for lots of guys who love sports movies, no matter how generic. Elsewhere in Consumables , I review Blindn...

daddy yankee in talento de barrio

Talento de Barrio features reggaeton star Daddy Yankee as a young crime boss who dreams of being a rapper. It's even more cliched than...

oasis - dig out your soul

Oasis return with Dig Out Your Soul . It's another solid but unspectacular set from the Manchester group. But it does have its moments.

margot & the nuclear so and so’s

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's is an Indianapolis indie rock group that has just released two new albums, Not Animal (which was ap...

michael wilmington on blindness

My review of Blindness will be up on Monday in Consumables , but in the meantime let me just say Michael Wilmington is one of the few people...

oasis: don't look back in anger

I've been doing a lot of thinking about Oasis this week, as you might have noticed , so here's their saddest, best song, "Don&...

cypress hill gets its due from vh1

On Monday, VH1 will be airing its Hip-Hop Honors program celebrating, among others, Cypress Hill. For the channel's website, I provide ...

winona ryder and me

The Biography Channel will be premiering its Winona Ryder biography tonight. I haven't seen it, but I believe I'll be one of the tal...

smother

Poor Diane Keaton. For those of us who still love her, Smother is a truly poignant viewing experience. She's not bad in it, but, honestl...

fringe: the arrival

If you accept the fact that Fringe is just big dumb fun, I think you can enjoy it just fine. Last night's episode was a perfect example ...