This week, Mac climbs out of the Dark Shadows to battle Vampire Women. Erich begins training with The Masters of Horror while his guitar gently weeps. Alice is done with Christian Slater's Nicholson schtick. Dave is leaving The Office to cancel his Parks & Rec membership. Plus! Tall women, Creepy kids, Strange and unusual dogs, and a spoilerific discussion of The Avengers.

With the summer movie season in full swing, Patrick and JB review what 2012 has already given us and preview what's still on the way.

This week, our boys from the North -- Jon, Gabriel, Andrew, and Steve -- tackle the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of action director Tony Scott!

This week, Clark explores music from the films of actor Johnny Depp, offering selections from Edward Scissorhands, Benny & Joon, Ed Wood, Don Juan DeMarco, Donnie Brasco, The Astronaut's Wife, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Secret Window, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Finding Neverland, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Plus, a review of Tim Burton's Dark Shadows.

Shazam! Michael and Melissa are here to decipher your week in entertainment and sink your Battleship. Meanwhile, The Avengers amasses a $1 Billion worldwide bonanza; Morgan Spurlock gets Mansome for Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator; Easy Reader and Ryan Gosling Drive into your Netflix queue; John Travolta forced to give up massages; and a rundown of what's new on DVD, Blu-ray, TV, music, theatre, and books.

Steve takes SPEC OPS: THE LINE out for a test drive and digs into Sony's STARHAWK. Jon is busy exploring dystopian cyberpunk futures with SYNDICATE and BINARY DOMAIN, and Kevin has been digging some more with MINECRAFT while taking out the trash in Gotham with BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY. The usual smattering of news and rambling follows, and we finish it all off by firing up the retro rockets by asking: "What's your favorite vintage video game level?"

Mac gives The Avengers his comic geek seal of approval. Erich experiences his first "Free Comic Book Day." Dave is too depressed to care about anything but his hatred of Katherine Heigl. Reviews of MST3K: Girl in Gold Boots and Sherlock: Season Two (Blu-ray). Plus! Disappointing endings, Creating alternate titles, and Famous Nicks. Coming Soon: The home version of Friday Filibuster.

In this superhero-sized episode, Patrick and Doug deconstruct Joss Whedon's box office behemoth The Avengers. But fear not, those who have not seen the film. The first half of the discussion is spoiler-free. Just shut it off when you reach the midway point, because that's when the boys let it all hang out. Excelsior!

On this exciting episode, our belligerent youths from Canuckistahn -- Power, Mercer, Girard, and Forbes -- tackle the good, the bad, and the ugly of 1970s animation auteur, Ralph Bakshi.

This week, Clark pays tribute to the late Joel Goldsmith, offering selections from Kull the Conqueror, Stargate: SG-1, Shiloh, Diamonds, Brotherhood of the Gun, Stargate: Atlantis, and Stealth Fighter. Plus, a review of Joss Whedon's The Avengers.