We’ve been obsessed with Quentin Tarantino’s spaghetti western/slave vengeance/southern flick Django Unchained since it was first announced. We clearly had some strong opinions on it when we saw it (read our review), so it’s not surprising the film still dominates our thoughts. That’s why our ears perked up when we came across these action figures […]

Last month, in a fit of giddy nerd exaltation we showed you the trailer for the upcoming mech film Pacific Rim — aka When Giant Robots And Giant Monsters Battle To the Death. Today the latest trailer for what looks to be another Guillermo Del Toro visual triumph was released at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) […]

Wow, what a comedy cast in this one. Starring the ubiquitous Freaks N Geeks/Apatow Mafia plus a handful of other of comedy’s best — including the always awesome Danny McBride — This Is the End sees the actors playing themselves in a present day apocalypse. Seems pretty appropriate for today being the End Of the […]

Get wet weather and winter perfected with James Bond’s Barbour x Tokihito Yoshida Sports Jacket. The jacket worn in Skyfall by Daniel Craig showcases Japanese designer Tokihito Yoshida’s functional design. Stitched from 6oz sylkoil Thornproof waxed cotton, the jacket features a single welted chest pocket, two bellowed pockets, a removable hood and a zipped poachers […]

Shot and directed by photographer and film-maker Jamie-James Medina (who also happens to be the founder of XL’s sub-label Hot Charity), this 3-part documentary follows The xx on the three major cycles of their creative process. Time in the recording studio, in rehearsals and then finally performing live is documented, ending in the last episode […]

“Instead of war on poverty, they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.” Remember these lyrics timelessly spoken by one Tupac Shakur? Breaking the Taboo is a documentary-esque film shedding light on the infamous Reagan-initiated War on Drugs, attempting to underscore the policy’s flaws since it was launched back in day. […]

The first trailer for Tom Cruise’s next sci-fi blockbuster, Oblivion, leaves a lot for the imagination. Based on the graphic novel by Joseph Kosinski, who also directs, Cruise plays a court martialed veteran that must return on a mission to a mostly uninhabited post-apocalyptic Earth. Oblivion opens on April 19, 2013 and also stars Morgan […]

I loved Singles. It actually got me my first girlfriend. She was gorgeous, way out of my league — especially since I was a long-haired hesher. But while watching Singles she — being a fairly conservative girl from the Midwest — realized that one could actually date a guy with long hair and listened to […]