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Posted inFilm

Our favorite movies of 2014

by J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs December 26, 2014August 18, 2021

The best films of the year, according to J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs

Nicky Whelan and Nicolas Cage
Posted inFilm

God calls the righteous to heaven, leaves Nicolas Cage

by Ben Sachs October 1, 2014August 18, 2021

An agnostic airline pilot tries to navigate the End Times in Left Behind.

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12 O’Clock Track: Doom, “Why!?”

by Philip Montoro November 23, 2012August 19, 2021

Manic Japanese progressive thrash from Doom’s 1986 EP Go Mad Yourself! is just the thing for Black Friday

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Posted inMusic

Who Is Bibi Merhdad?

by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson September 2, 2010August 19, 2021

An alter ego for A—-, an art contest for hesher doodlers, a box of Sonnenzimmers, and more

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