Beach House are, mostly, well-understood by now. We expect them to craft heavenly dream pop that’s less noisy than classic shoegaze but not as sparsely bleak as all-time mopers like Red House Painters. As they’ve proved before on songs like ‘Myth’ and ‘Lazuli,’ they represent another in a long and distinguished line of bands who…
There are many reasons to be excited about Trainwreck. It’s the latest Judd Apatow movie, written by and starring rising comic star Amy Schumer. It tackles the miserable process known as dating in the modern age. Brie Larson’s in it! So is LeBron James—and, against all odds, he’s a smashing success. Before we determine whether it…
I loved the show Entourage—partially because it was once so damn addictive (obligatory ‘primarily the early seasons’ addendum goes here), partially because my introduction to it dovetailed with my burgeoning fascination with Hollywood, and partially because I’m a sap sometimes. Now, the Entourage boys have once again taken the Sex and the City lead and made…
No matter how much danger and damage covers the screen, death is not supposed to truly consume an action movie. Almost always, the concept of it, of genuine sadness, of legitimate worry, is a mirage. Action flicks toy with it for the sole purpose of exhilarating us with its resounding defeat. And that’s what makes…
Small-Screen 66 – #52: MythBusters (Discovery, 2003-Present) “Don’t try anything you’re about to see at home.” “We’re what you call ‘experts.’” This admonition, in addition to being whole-cloth hogwash (if no one ever “tried this at home,” how could anyone BECOME an expert in the first place?) opens each episode of today’s selection. Fortunately, the…
Today, as far as I’m concerned, should be a national holiday. The reason, of course, is the release of Furious 7, the latest intrepid installment of a virtually unprecedented movie franchise. (By the way, since we’ve now moved beyond midnight showings to evening-before showings, can we just say that movies like this open on Thursday…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) A few months ago, Earn This celebrated its fifth anniversary! In celebration, the site’s four main writers (plus my wife, Katy) got together to record a special edition of the Earn This Podcast: we got together to play the “Top 5 Anything” game, which Colton…
I would love to appear reasonable about a Christopher Nolan movie. Nolan discussions so easily sink into Scalding-Hot Takes (especially when his fanboys do things like ‘make Interstellar the #12 (!) movie of all-time on IMDB’), and having a strong opinion on him can look like either blindly following the silly sheep or curmudgeonly marginalizing someone just…
To celebrate our fifth birthday, each Earn This contributor is selecting his five favorite things from the past five years. Here are Grant’s picks. 5) Parks and Recreation The Office was good, but Parks and Rec was better. There’s not much new to be said about PnR, but for me, the biggest takeaway is how it’s possible…
(Article contains spoilers.) It’s been so long since a movie in theaters has looked worthy of your afternoon and $9 that Gone Girl should be a thirst-quencher. After a disastrous summer that left audiences covering their eyes, the mere promise of a watchable film is enough to drag you out the door to a 10:00 AM…