The excess of cultural options and opinions have made it so that the pressure to stay current could simultaneously keep us from ever living in the present. So what do we do instead?

Brian has the pleasure of being a guest on The Brad Bogner Show to talk movies (Red State, Drive), books (Bossypants, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, Shakespeare), and other assorted topics.

Having moved to a city with excellent public transportation, at some point I may sell my car altogether. But there’s one thing I truly miss about driving.

An epic virtual discussion of our absolute favorites of 2010 — in every category we could think of — and why each one made the list.

An undercurrent of condescension mars the early praise for the summer’s most anticipated blockbuster.

Our panel of two sat down for an epic virtual discussion of our absolute favorites of 2009 — in every category we could think of — and set about explaining why each one made the list.

The iTunes comic follow-up feels like either a cash grab, or a misread on the part of the makers.

Evolutions, for better or worse. Motion comics stray from their artistic roots, while a new trailer suggests Jason Reitman is growing as a filmmaker.

‘A Serious Man’ trailer, ‘I Am So Proud of You’ comes to DVD, season 3 of one of the best shows on TV approaches, and new games and comics featuring our favorite superhero.

Between breaks for holidays and vacations, a brief return with notes on Patton Oswalt in ‘Big Fan’, ‘The State’ on DVD, Chan-wook Park’s ‘Thirst’, New Flaming Lips, and ‘Modern Warfare 2′ (with goggles?).