Judd Apatow

Kiss Kiss Ho Hum

Jeanine Basinger explains why there are so few great marriage movies.

This Is 40

Like marriage, film is long, aimless and worth it.

Subverting the Rom-Com

In Safety Not Guaranteed and Lola Versus, love doesn't mean an insult to the audience's intelligence.

Wilson Phillips' Wendy Wilson: "We Are Who We Are"

In the early '90s, Wilson Phillips calmly came onto the music scene with their 1990 self-titled debut album and launched such hits as "Hold On," "Impulsive," and "You're in Love." They received Grammy nominations for Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Grou ... More >>

Morgan Spurlock's Mansome

A trivial investigation of gender.

Michigan Is Not for Lovers

A couple struggles with weather, relationship in The Five-Year Engagement.

New Judd Apatow-Produced, Lena Dunham HBO Show Girls Slated for April

Tease - StruggleWhen you hear that there will be a new HBO show about a twentysomething woman trying to make it as a writer in New York City with her best girlfriends, do you a) roll your eyes, think "I'm a male" and get back to reading Matt Taibbi or b) roll your eyes, think "I am not a type! I am ... More >>

Top 5 Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

Every couple of weeks, someone on Facebook inevitably poses the question, "Which podcasts should I be listening to? Not This American Life." It's the second most frequent post after "I lost all my numbers. Text me ur cell." If you are one of these curious people, or have a friend who is, then this i ... More >>

The Film Issue: 10 for 2012

The Film Issue

Looking back on the year in movies, and what's coming in 2012.

Pop Rocks: Season of the Witches -- 10 Shows That Keeping Up with the Kardashians Outlasted

Over half a decade of quality programming.​In the course of writing Pop Rocks, I'm often exposed to information so horrific, so atrocious, so...repugnant it defies human comprehension. I first stumbled upon this particular tidbit several months ago, but only now has my sanity recovered from t ... More >>

Funny Like a Not Funny Guy

Bad Teacher and the downside of equal rights in Hollywood.

This Is a Man's World

A comedy written by and starring women, Bridesmaids still screwed.

Pop Rocks: Bye Bye, Chicago Code -- Fox's Greatest Crimes Against TV

Fox you, "Code" fans.​The fall network TV schedules aren't set to be released until next week, but the bad news has already leaked for fans of Fox's The Chicago Code, which was not renewed for a second season in spite of a mostly positive critical reception: Answering questions from disappoin ... More >>

Planet of the Aping

Too much sci-fi, not enough SNL in Paul.

The New Houston Collective* Picks Its Top Five Rappers

*Ed. Note: "New Houston Collective" is (as far as we know) a term coined by our own Shea Serrano to refer to the current wave of Houston rappers who have little interest in syrup, candy paint, wood grain, etc. Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't a natio ... More >>

10 Sequels That Don't Need To Happen

Please god, no...​For those who've been pining for the return of the "Blue Steel" and the "Magnum," your patience is about to be rewarded: Ben Stiller is dead in the middle of promoting "Little Fockers," out Dec. 22, but he's already got his eye on yet another sequel: "Zoolander 2." Stiller ... More >>

Capital Steps

Dispatches from ACL 2010

ACL Day 2 Recap: M.I.A., Gogol Bordello, Deadmau5, Mouse Masks

credReturn of the Bamboo Banger: M.I.A.​Aftermath was eager to catch Gogol Bordello, only because our companion had missed their last Houston show at Meridian in 2008. We were convinced he'd get a kick out of them so we dragged him over to the AMD stage early in order to get a good view. One ... More >>

Michael Cera: We Don't Get Him. Help Us Learn Why We Should, And Win Preview Passes To Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Michael Cera: What are we missing here?​Maybe it's just a low tolerance for indie-movie tweeness, but we have to admit the charms of Michael Cera largely escape us.Now we freely admit we haven't seen Year One, so there's a chance that our admiration for his subtle comedic skills might yet be awake ... More >>

Will Ferrell: Win Passes To The Other Guys And See His Five Best Funny Or Die Videos

Will Ferrell has been a little uneven in his comedies lately -- Land of the Lost and Semi-Pro, for instance -- but you know the slump won't last. Not only because he's inherently hilarious, but because we've got Funny or Die providing all the evidence we need that he hasn't become some secluded sta ... More >>

Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Apatow

Crude on the outside, sweet in the middle: Get Him to the Greek.

It's a Wacky Life

Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler, together at last in Funny People.

I Want To Have Sex with Seth Rogen. But Why?

I want to have sex with Seth Rogen, the star of the upcoming Observe and Report (and numerous other Judd Apatow-type vehicles).  But why?First up, let me say that Miss Pop Rocks is happily married, and she wouldn't cheat on her man even if Mr. Rogen showed up at her house with a box of Godivas ... More >>

Eternal Flame: I Love You, Man

Not even Brody Jenner could extinguish the bromance.

Big Daddies in Role Models

This movie is smarter and bawdier than your average boys-to-men movie

Kevin Smith Blows His Wad with Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Strictly Softcore

The Five Worst Basketball Movies of All Time

Rogen and Franco, on the Run and Madly in Love in Pineapple Express

True Bromance

Hairpiece in the Middle East: You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Adam Sandler returns as a Mossad baddie turned stylist, and the bubbies will love him

Jason Segel uses his balls to great effect in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Sad Sack Extraordinaire

Cougar on the Prowl for Michael Cera

The Year In Film

Judd Apatow's pretty good year and much more

The Best DVDs of 2007

They made old movies feel new again

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Sending up the biopic, this film sells cheap laughs, lame cameos and lifeless Cox

Special Delivery

Balls of Fury

Answer all correctly and win a Def Leppard album

Superbad

Geeky, freaky teen virgins attempt to get knocked up in Superbad, produced by guess who?

Get Inside. It's Summertime!

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself.

Knocked Up

Judd Apatow delivers another spot-on geek-fantasy-come-true

What Garry Didn't Know

SXSW

At South by Southwest, there's a lot of light shown in the dark

Backhanded Slapstick

Jim Carrey's brand of fun warms a reheated Dick and Jane

Love the Sin

Festival Crashers

A film fest descends on the Capital City

Cherry on Top

The 40-Year-Old Virgin gets a heart-on while telling wonderfully dirty jokes

That '60s Show

Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols

Flunk You

If Fox expels Undeclared, blame everyone but Judd Apatow

Back to School

Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm