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'Young Adult' Section, Please

Dynamic duo Diablo Cody ( Juno , United States of Tara )and Jason Reitman ( Juno , Up in the Air ) strike again with their latest dark comedy Young Adult . The film follows a woman ( Charlize Theron ) who is immensely screwed up and enigmatic to watch, though may be viewed as a modern monster (but, only because she's a woman). Theron gives her best on-screen work since 2003's Monster as the unapologetic writer who struggles with her status as a young adult, while taking swigs from her buddy Patton Oswalt 's ( United States of Tara ) "Star Wars juice," and destroying every person who gets in the way of marriage-reassignment with a high school ex. Equipped with a '90s college rock soundtrack, watch as Theron returns home and shakes the town up.

'American Horror Story' Kills!

Alas, your one-stop candy shop for chills, thrills, wit, and spills, is American Horror Story on FX . What's refreshing about this modern horror story is that it has a comedic undertone that blends exquisitely with the scares that it produces. Everything that you were/are afraid of is thrown into the layered story lines of the new series that exposes the dark side of people, and the hush-hush taboos that your friendly neighbors likely partake in behind closed doors. Jessica Lange ( Grey Gardens, Cape Fear ) is back! With a lush role she can really sink her teeth into. Six Feet Under fans can revel in watching Frances Conroy steal every scene with her theatrical delight. So dust off that old Freud book from the shelf, light up some candles, and enjoy the enchanting house of American Horror Story !