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The Artist Showcase is back with photgrapher, Alnis Stakle. He previously contributed his [Ex] Pride series for our ongoing Jaded Photography Series.

With the rise of Greg Pak making big waves in the comic industry, books like the Incredible Hulk and Battlestar Galactica are getting fresh new takes. But before conquering the comic world, Pak was an award winning filmmaker. JXM chatted with Pak about comics, film, his career, and how he got started in this business.

The JXM crew caught an early screening of Michel Gondry's latest artsy flick The Science of Sleep. The film will forever be ingrained in JXM for its offbeat jokes and you'll find yourself quoting it for years to come.

V Man's bi-weekly reviews are back with a classic. The Citizen Kane debate roars on. Is it really that boring? Or is it really revolutionary? See what the film explorer has to say. Either way, all we know is here at JXM, it really got our V Man thinking. He never was the quiet type before...

The Artist Showcase returns with photgrapher, B.A. Bosaiya, who contributed the Angels and Insects series for our own Jaded Photography Series.

Our film explorer V Man has dug up a classic high school flick just in time for all of you suffering the dreaded "back to school" syndrome. It's the most wonderful time of the year. Check out V Man's take on the film that made Spicoli a cult hit and our film explorer need a shower. What you say? Read it here!

The 10th Annual Toronto Urban Music Festival returns with another strong musical lineup featuring Canada's Kardinal Offishall and a tribute to legendary beatboxer as well as the return of the Toronto Urban Film Festival. Read more about here!

The third installment of the Jaded Photography Series is back with photographer Alnis Stakle and his collection of black and whites focusing on the theme of pride. The thought provoking [Ex] Pride is an essay on the aforementioned topic with a personal touch.

Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern are all listed as some of the greatest heroes. But what happens when there's a new gang in town that outshines JLA? The latest installment JLA: New World Order introduces us to the Hyperclan, a new set of unearthly villians that has the citizens of the Earth on their side.

Renowned indie music magazine, Filter Magazine, and clothing line, American Rag Cie (sold through Macy's), have come together to form the new indie rock and alternative music publication Ragged Magazine, which will be distributed for free exclusively at Macy's stores throughout the U.S. Read more about here!

Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe has been hailed as one of the funniest films of all time. Does the humour still hold up to today's more apathetic movie audiences? Vince takes a look at the cross dressing comedy.

The Jaded Photography Series continues for another week with Angels and Insects by B.A. Bosaiya. The collection is an examination of the beauty that is often overlooked in the darker corners of nature.

The Way of the Weirdness returns after a long hiatus. And once again we bring with us something decent. In fact it's much more than decent! It's so decent, it's - well see for yourself...

Continuing August's month of firsts, JXM is kicking off its brand new feature, the Jaded Photography Series. We'll be regularly presenting readers with a new collection of photos by up and coming photographers from around the world. Sixteen9 by Keith Kin Yan is our first series, which is an experiment in the amalgamation of photography and film.

Vince is back with another adventure as he goes thorugh his film vault! This time out he stumbled upon the 1967 classic, The Graduate, starring a very young Dustin Hoffman with the lovely Anne Bancroft, who is now permanently coined as "Mrs. Robinson" - the original MILF, before we knew what a MILF was.

August is Music Mayhem Month!, meaning we turn you on to so much awesome music that it's complete and utter mayhem! With double the interviews, it's our first double feature! JXM brings you two distinctly different indie bands with two distinctly different sounds. We caught up with Fair, hailing from Seattle, and Spanish musical project, Amparanoia.

The Artist Showcase returns with a first. JXM brings you photographer and animator Keith Kin Yan, of New York City.

With the critically acclaimed Sin City series successfully translated into film, the Sin City graphic novels are experiencing a rejuvenated interest. Alex takes a look at Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, the novel that will serve as the story for the second film.

With the impending release of Image Comics' Savage Dragon spin-off, She-Dragon, JXM sat down with Franchesco!, the talented artist of the special, who gave us an inside look at the book and its origins.

JXM is kicking off a series of reviews of some of film's most renowned classics with new staff writer Vince Man. Join us regularly as Vince gives his unique modern perspective on some of the past landmarks in film. First up is the 1950s flick, Creature from the Black Lagoon.

The Artist Showcase is back with illustrator and photgrapher, Ande Rummel, whose work will be appearing in the upcoming Negative Burn anthology by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing.

With the cult success of Joss Whedon's television series Firefly and the subsequent spinoff film, Serenity, Alex decided to check out Dark Horse's graphic novel prequel to the movie, Serenity: Those Left Behind.

The widely anticipated sequel to the hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is released today in theatres all over North America. Does the film suffer from the curse of the sequel? Kate caught an early screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Julia Kwan's Eve & the Fire Horse has been receving rave reviews all over the film festival circuit in Canada and the U.S. With praise and awards from the likes of Roger Ebert and the Sundance Film Festival, Julia is a refreshing new filmmaker on the rise. JXM caught up with Julia to discuss the film and her newfound success.

Happy Canada Day to all of our Canadian readers out there! Have fun and make sure to stay safe!