Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness “Fear is on Our Side” Secretly Canadian Records I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness seems poised for success: The Austin-based quintet already has one of the most recognizable names in indie music, two years of extensive touring and an EP produced by Spoon’s Britt Daniel under its belt. Read more...

Simon Joyner “Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999″ Jagjaguwar Records Below the title “Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999″ on the latest Simon Joyner album is a picture of a grand, effeminate bedroom in which sits a young man, unshaven and with tousled hair. Read more...

We don’t mean to brag, but we think we’ve got ’em right this time. After going 7 for 10 and then 8 for 10 in our Oscar picks of the past two years, we’re predicting this is the year we nail everything. Read more...

Mr. Langtry selected a machete from the shelf and looked back at me. “Call me Denis,” he said. “Please, I’m asking you. You don’t have to call me Dad, just Denis.” His eyes turned back to examine the blade he held between us, and his never-trimmed eyebrows flared like two cats tensing to fight. Read more...

“Darwin’s Nightmare” Directed by Hubert Sauper International Film Circuit The cobbler’s children go barefoot in Tanzania. The seemingly harmless Nile perch fish is the largest source of income for the towns surrounding Lake Victoria. Read more...

“Conviction” NBC While shows like “Law & Order” and “NYPD Blue” dominated airwaves for two decades, the last five years have seen an explosion of procedural dramas. Read more...

As I’ve mentioned in my previous columns, graduating and going out into the real world means having to trade in frat parties and keggers for cocktail parties and art shows and abandon the too-familiar Westwood bars for ones that have a slightly more mature crowd. Read more...