No. In HateSong, there's no room for a soap box because the "haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate."

Just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting popularity has anything to do with the artistic and technical merits of pretty much anything.

*chops up joke*

Right, because I'm somehow missing something in all of those terrible direct-to-video films that receive all the elitist accolades. Obscure does not equal genius.

Take one Low Winter Sun and two Stalkers and you should be all cleared up for the weekend.

You can't have a binge without a purge.

I would prefer to see animated rings radiate from his head accompanied by a little lightening bolt with some exclamation marks by his ears to signal danger.

Product, motherfuckers. Product.

Of the many films I've seen over the past decade (so far…), I would consider All Is Lost to be one of the most captivating. The sheer lack of dialogue, save for an opening voice-over, felt like a breath of fresh air. Perhaps it helped knowing in advanced this wasn't a "talkie" but I found it very easy to settle into…

Thinking back over the last 15 years, I'm not sure the superhero genre can be considered difficult anymore. There's at least 25-30 terrific examples since 2000 and there's a fairly high benchmark for the genre at this point. Arguably, The Avengers, while certainly an excellent example of a superhero film, is standing…

Agreed. Thanks for the reminder, AV Club.

These questions can only come from the Bizarro universe. To answer your question: the right one.

Speaking of Moneen, I think Alexisonfire deserved a runner-up spot behind Arcade Fire (whose first two albums are good but Suburbs and Reflektor are infinitely superior)

Yep, that's exactly what I was thinking, too. The album version is great but this performance is utterly fantastic - I can't help but hear the live version when the album cut is playing.

The Archmage of Aether Clarice . Yes. And people die.

In my edited conversation with Tupac's hologram, he kept saying, "This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."

Then you may be disappointed to learn that El-P produced the entirety of R.A.P. Music.

It's a promo photo for RTJ2, not a candid camera moment. These guys like to joke around (the fact that Killer Mike and El-P are shaking hands is just as ridiculous). If you would listen to a handful of interviews, you'd realize they're two relatively intelligent dudes with a broad sense of humour and a big dose of…

I've always considered Kardinal Offishall as Canada's hip hop ambassador.

When A.A. likes a movie, it's the Best. Movie. Ever. Plus, he has an unnaturally short refractory period.