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Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
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Our main reviewer didn’t much care for the new Mortal Kombat movie. Actually, he basically died from boredom…
Apr 30
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Last week, a new movie based on the popular fighting game series Mortal Kombat made its way to theaters and HBO Max.…
Apr 28
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The murder mystery is a cousin to the ghost story. Both revolve around an untimely, tragic death; it’s just that one…
Apr 28
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Quinta Brunson is what marketing consultants might call a “digital native.” Her breakthrough in comedy came with an…
Apr 27
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You’d think that once someone committed to embodying an archetype of forbidden and mysterious power, they’d relax a…
Apr 23
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The Academy Awards finally air this Sunday, some 14 months after last year’s ceremony and Parasite’s big win. To put…
Apr 17
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This week’s AVQ&A is inspired by reader Steve LeGrow’s question:
Apr 16
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Let’s get this out of the way first: If you watch Sasquatch hoping for a lighthearted look at the eccentric world of…
Apr 16
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Note: The writer of this review watched Jakob’s Wife on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to…
Apr 16
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With the Academy Awards ceremony roughly a week away, we’re closing in on the end of this unusual and unusually long…
Apr 15
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Sound is an essential element of any film that chooses to use it, but it’s especially important to Sound Of Metal.…
Apr 10
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It’s rare to encounter a first-time writer-director who’s as assured as Emma Seligman. Her debut feature Shiva Baby w…
Apr 9
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There’s a lot of music out there. To help you cut through all the noise, every week The A.V. Club is rounding up A-Si…
Apr 9
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This year’s Academy Awards are still a few weeks off. Leading up to Hollywood’s biggest night, Film Club is taking a…
Apr 9
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Why isn’t AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” the theme song for Thunder Force? There’s already an AC/DC song in the movie, and…
Apr 7
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If you put on Victor Kossakovsky’s immersive new documentary Gunda hoping to “oooh” and “awww” at a farrow of…
Apr 4
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The countdown to the Oscars continued tonight with the Screen Actors Guild Awards, whose 27th installment aired in…
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Author’s note: The significance of writing about a Japanese film series during a resurgence of racist violence…
Apr 2
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Thanks to the ongoing pandemic, this year’s Academy Awards have been pushed to the late date of April 25. That gives…