Always nice to see Jason Falkner get some recognition. A fantastic musician whose records never really got a fair shake by the public. His last few albums have only come out in Japan, but they are fine additions to his catalogue, especially All Quiet On The Noise Floor, which is nearly as good as Elektra output.

Just about to post the same. Normally, the omission wouldn't surprise me. Blind Melon are hardly critics darlings and not the usual A.V. Club fare. But, as you noted, given their reverential treatment of "Soup" earlier this week… yeah, strange. Great, great song. Aims to be a giant anthem for the band and completely…

I'm disgraced to admit that "The Jackal" is one of the half dozen or so Hollywood studio movies released between 1994-1999 that I didn't see. I have disappointed all my fellow video store employees from that era. He gets shot at the range, right?

Airborne was so important to my friends and I in college that I had a copy on laserdisc. Pristine, widescreen nonsense.

Dammit Johnny, you know how I love my big beef and cheddar!

All true! I actually heard "Spilt Milk" before I heard "Bellybutton" so I had a similar reaction, in reverse, when I finally went back to the debut.

I remember Entertainment Weekly offered a sort of mea culpa on "Soup" as well… writing an "albums that time forgot" review a few years after its release and similarly praising it for being such a strong collection of songs and boundary-pushing weirdness (by mid-90s major label rock standards, at least).

About 10 years ago, I was in Michael Showalter's first "comedy screenwriting" class at the PIT in NYC, which was as depressing as it sounds. Sara Schaefer was in it as well, and we chatted a few times. I always found her funny and personable. It was a class mostly filled with sad sacks and losers, but Sara at least…

I saw Roar as part of the Drafthouse re-release a few months back. I can honestly say it is the most fun I've had at the movies in probably a decade. Every scene is entertaining on like four different levels. And the trailer, which is filled with jaw-dropping moments, is just the tip of the iceberg. There are moments…

In an interview with dozens of lovely grace notes, I especially appreciated that Beals mentioned helping Elizabeth Berkely get that part. I can only assume she had a soft spot for a fellow actress whose film career began in such a specific way. That was a very classy move on her part.

Yeah, but he's been pulling music-availability stunts since long before the internet. Prince yanked the Black Album weeks before it's release back in 1987 (88?), not to mention the hundreds, if not thousands, of songs he has sitting in the vault for reasons known only to him.

I think the author hit the nail on the head. I'm a massive Prince fan (isn't everyone?), but his heyday as a celebrity and pop culture talking point was nearly 30 years ago. By constantly shifting the narrative on how and where and why he distributes his music, Prince keeps his name online in a way that these modest…

I don't know why Cruise gives 150% to everything he does. I don't know if it's the Scientology, or the alleged denial of his sexual desires that he redirects into his work, or if he's just an alien, or whatever. But there's no doubt that he gives 150% to everything he does, so I will always go see his movies. Lifetime…

I'm not a huge Joe Jackson fan, though I used to listen to those first two albums a fair amount. Not fifteen minutes ago I had the chorus for "Sunday Papers" running through my head on a loop for no reason I can fathom. And now I see this. Weird coincidence.

I haven't seen this guy's movies, so it's probably not fair to wish this on him, but given the love he's received at the A.V. Club, it seems inevitable that there be an Alex Tyler Perry gimmick account. Or a GJI! when some film student does the inevitable trailer mashup.

Wait… Samuel L. Jackson originally in the lead role, and now it's Leonadro DiCaprio? And based on a true story? That's… interesting.

That's like reading the Bible and then asking, "Jesus who?"

I expect a certain degree of condescension when Marah is forced to write about bands she clearly hates, but this is a bit much, even for her. As other have noted here, good on any band who can command this type of attention and ticket sales 50 years after its inception, regardless of whether you like their music or…

Used to listen to Field of Dreams soundtrack before going to bed. The final two pieces of music are Hollywood scorin' at their very best. RIP to one of the greats in his field.

Mark Kozelek had $17,000? All at once?