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From producer Adrian Grenier and director Matthew Cooke, How to Make Money Selling Drugs, which premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival earlier this year, rolls out into your living rooms and onto your television screens today. Now on VOD, the candid documentary takes you inside the dangerously lucrative drug industry and exposes the myths surrounding the culture. From the street dealer to the cartel lord, the film provides a critical examination of America's drug scene told through the perspectives of former dealers, as well as rights advocates like Russell Simmons, Susan Sarandon, and The Wire's David Simon. Not only are you given a look into what it takes to build your own money-making drug empire, but Cooke's doc also reveals what's hiding behind the supposed "war on drugs" in America. 

Lizzy Caplan has made many a fan through memorable appearances on premium cable shows, from the hilarious and gone-too-soon Party Down to her V-juice-addicted traveler on True Blood. This fall, she has top billing in one: Masters of Sex, a new Showtime series in which she stars alongside Michael Sheen.

We were all practically waiting for it now. As soon as Amanda Palmer's celebrity-crowdfunded-project Patient Zero hit the web, with things like the Veronica Mars movie, Zach Braff's Garden State follow-up and Zosia Mamet's very expensive music video, we were waiting for the crowdfunded project from an already-wealthy, artistically-establihed celebrity that would make the Internet all go, "Oh, come on!" in unison. And who better to be that person than resume-padder and Spring Breaker James Franco? 

Brie Larson is everywhere these days. And yes, that's an exuberant statement of joy rather than a complaint. With roles in Don Jon and The Spectacular Now, as well as her brilliantly-acted star turn Short Term 12, the dynamic actress is proving that her particular brand of charm is really what we've all been waiting for. And in her latest cinematic endeavor, we see her taking the stylish lead in cartoonist and writer Hope Larson's first film, the 1920s-set short Bitter Orange.

Look, I know you’re probably at “the office” and “really busy,” but those excuses are not going to cut the mustard this time. You have all ten episodes of the first series of Canadian sci-fi potboiler Orphan Black to watch. I don’t care that the second season isn’t coming out until next year. Get on this.

As summer just begins to creep upon us, September may seem like a distant and chilly dream but when it comes to Criterion Collection releases, we couldn't be more excited for the months to race ahead. After we're graced with their latest editions of Safety Last!, The Ice Storm, Babette's Feast, and many more this summer, we'll now be given Criterions for a diverse range of classics, from low-budget 1990s cult hits to a slew of Ingrid Bergman treasures. In case you need some brushing up on what to get excited for, we've got you covered. Enjoy.

Coming from the man who stops to smell the douglas firs and finds the cure for broken hearts in a trout's leap in the moonlight, of course David Lynch would urge you strongly to stop littering and appreciate the nature around you. But of course, he'd also tell you in a way that tickles your nerve endings and disturbs you into listening to his message.

Paul Schrader is a hell of a character. As one the most iconic and notorious film folk to emerge out of the glory days of 1970s American cinema, whether it's his screenwriting or directing, his work has always been something to devour. Of course, some work has been better than others—and in my mind nothing could quite beat Taxi Driver, but that's a slightly unfair statement. However, after I ran into Paul two years ago and he urged me to look at his phone while a Facebook page for his new project, The Canyons loaded, I've been keeping a close and anxious eye on the smutty melodrama, penned by satirical writer of yuppie drama Bret Easton Ellis.