The seminal Victory Records label has been responsible for some of the most influential and important hardcore acts of the last decade. Nathan T. Birk looks back at hardcore history with their new DVD, Victory Video Collection.

The Swingers duo of Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn re-team for Made, a tale of two bumbling wanna-be gangsters. Carl F. Gauze lets you know if this team is still “money.”

Kevin Smith closes out the View Askewniverse and bids good-bye to his on-screen alter ego in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Julio Diaz reviews one of the year’s funniest movies!

Carl F. Gauze takes a look at the 2001 edition of the long-running animation festival that gave us the South Park kids and Beavis & Butthead. What Sick and Twisted delights await you this year? Read on…

What can possibly make a terminally boring accountant not only interesting, but a cause celebré among family, friends, and co-workers at a French condom factory? Coming out of The Closet, naturally! Carl F. Gauze came – err, went – out to see the French film farce, and recommends that you come out, too.

Real life husband and wife Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming wrote, directed, and star (as husband and wife) in The Anniversary Party, an ensemble piece about the excesses of Hollywood. Carl F. Gauze wonders where his invite was.

Director Wayne Wang’s latest film may be “unrated,” and may contain explicit sexuality, but Carl F. Gauze reports that you shouldn’t go into The Center of the World expecting a porn flick…

James Mann went to see Michael Bay’s Titanic-size epic, Pearl Harbor, on opening day, but the darn thing’s so long that he only just got out! Or maybe it only seemed that long, between the historical inaccuracies and the sappy love story…

Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at last makes its debut on DVD. Phil Bailey explains why this film is still underrated, despite its four Oscars (Gladiator, schmadiator).

Music legend Nick Drake is profiled in Jeroen Berkvens’ documentary A Skin Too Few. James Mann reviews this loving look at a voice that spoke to millions, but died thinking it went unheard.

A French film about existentialism and death may sound like a gloomy affair, but Carl F. Gauze finds The Widow of St. Pierre quite palatable. Viva La France!

Invisibl Skratch Piklz turntablist DJ Q-Bert turns his imagination to the world of animation with DJ Q-Bert’s Wave Twisters: The Movie, a unique combination of hip hop skills and bizarre sci-fi animation. Kiran Aditham advises you keep your hands and arms inside the car at all times for this rollicking audio-visual rollercoaster ride!

Written, directed by, and starring John Luke Montias, Bobby G. Can’t Swim tells the story of a small time coke dealer with a penchant for littering and a heart of gold. Carl F. Gauze lets you know if the film sinks or swims.

Agent Scully calls on parapsychologist Dr. Raymond Stantz and… what’s that? The House of Mirth is based on an Edith Wharton novel, and stars The X-Files’ Gillian Anderson and Ghostbusters’ Dan Ackroyd? It’s not a crossover between the two franchises? Darn. Well, at least Carl F. Gauze can tell us whether the flick’s any good or not…

Rachel Talalay’s cult film version of Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett’s cult comic book Tank Girl gets a long overdue release on DVD. Phil Bailey battles Water & Power to get you the details.

Despite the media blitz for Tom Green’s new movie, Freddy Got Fingered, one thing hasn’t been clear – what’s it about? John P. Wasser spills the beans, and lets you know if the gross-out flick is worth seeing.

Director Edward Yang’s three-hour plus opus Yi Yi is one of the most acclaimed pictures of the year. But Carl F. Gauze tells you what those other critics won’t – the film’s best value is as a sleep aid!

This career day, learn how to be a rock star from the likes of Papa Roach, Eve 6, and Zebrahead, thanks to the instructional career video, Backstage Pass Volume 2. What? This isn’t a career video? Coulda fooled Steve Schwadron.

In an extremely rare occurrence, not only did Stormtroopers Of Death (S.O.D.) actually put out an album last year, they even went on tour to support it! Now Kill Yourself + The Movie is out as a document of the momentous occasion, and David Lee Beowulf cranks it up to 11.

Venerable character actor Jeff Daniels makes his directoral and screenwriting debut with Escanaba in Da Moonlight, a gentle tale of aliens and deer hunting in the Upper Peninsula. Carl F. Gauze gives the film a shot, but will he score a bullseye, or is he just putting the poor thing out of its misery?