What else is there to do this time of year except watch the pretty snow falling outside the windows of the Chicagoist office and dish up some bitchy put-downs? Truth be told there are few movies we sincerely regret seeing, since even terrible movies can be illuminating in their own ways. But here are 11 we watched this year that deserve a mud pie in the face. more ›

One of our very favorite pop culturists, for more than a decade Nathan Rabin has been head writer for The Onion A.V. Club. He's equally at home writing about Epic Movie or western swing, and you don't want to be on the receiving end of his wicked sarcasm when it's time to mete out a takedown. more ›

This clip appeared on the show a month or so ago, but we just now found an embeddable clip online. Phew! The clip takes to task snarky bloggers. While we don't think we're that bad, actress Michaela Watkins does a pretty dead-on impersonation of Chicagoist Editor-in-Chief Marcus Gilmer. [via] more ›