New trailers show that Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Kick-Ass’ takes the exact opposite angle than ‘Wanted’ — which is to say the exact right angle — and promises a hilariously twisted and brutal good time.

Two smaller-scale films stand up against blockbuster season, and get so much more out of so much less by brutally focusing on their subjects.

‘Daybreakers’ makes vampires badass again; ‘Bored to Death’ brings a new gumshoe to HBO; and ‘Trine’ brings beauty to puzzle-platforming while leaving story in the dark.

Brian and Spencer discuss Animal Collective, The Decemberists, and The Thermals in concert, plus new albums by The Dirty Projectors and Coalesce. Also, the movies Drag Me to Hell, Dead Snow, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Tyson, and Dreams with Sharp Teeth.

Inevitable synthesis reconciles the clash between the oeuvre and the definitive critical analysis of the works of a modern day master of cinema…Steven Seagal.