Mar 19 2014
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Caroline Siede,
Noah Cruickshank,
Carrie Raisler,
and 3 more1. Hi-C Ecto Cooler
Like an over-reliance on digital effects and “special edition” re-cuts of decades-old films, the…
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Mar 12 2014
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Evan Rytlewski,
Annie Zaleski,
Kyle Ryan,
and 4 more1. The Smiths
If the passion of a fan base was enough to get a band back together, The Smiths would’ve toured every…
Feb 25 2014
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Mere seconds into St. Vincent’s new, bracingly brilliant self-titled album, it becomes clear that the defining…
Feb 6 2014
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On Thursday, February 6, Jay Leno will take his final bow (again) as host of The Tonight Show. Few tears will be…
Feb 5 2014
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1. The Weather Man (2005)
Screenwriter Steve Conrad attended Northwestern University, located 30 minutes from…
Jan 24 2014
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Late in 2013, long-running news magazine Dateline NBC launched an online contest called “Don’t Watch Alone.” Viewers…
Jan 23 2014
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Pop culture can be as forbidding as it is inviting, particularly in areas that invite geeky obsession: The more…
Jan 20 2014
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Scott Von Doviak,
Becca James,
Matt Wild,
and 3 more1. “Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic,” Public Enemy
Released in 1988, the 16 tracks from Public Enemy’s It Takes A…
Dec 23 2013
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Kyle Ryan,
Drew Toal,
Matt Wild,
Phil Dyess-Nugent,
and 4 more1. The Lion In Winter (1968)
Christmas 1183 was a particularly disastrous one for England’s royal family. In 1968’s…
Dec 9 2013
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Kevin McFarland,
Noah Cruickshank,
Josh Modell,
and 6 moreEveryone knows a little makeup can transform an actor for a role, but sometimes a movie’s cosmetic work is so good,…
Nov 25 2013
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Annie Zaleski,
Becca James,
Matt Wild,
and 5 more1. Desiccated turkey, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
As Thanksgiving approaches, self-styled culinary…
Nov 6 2013
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Kevin McFarland,
Kyle Ryan,
Annie Zaleski,
and 6 more1. Mr. Nanny
Tuba-voiced pro wrestler Hulk Hogan was a ubiquitous media presence throughout the ’90s, trying his…
Oct 30 2013
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Kevin McFarland,
David Anthony,
Becca James,
and 5 more1. Jessica Lange, American Horror Story<
With the third season of American Horror Story off to a gruesome start…
Oct 7 2013
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Annie Zaleski,
Kyle Ryan,
Matt Wild,
Phil Dyess-Nugent,
and 3 more1. Henry Fonda with Jane Fonda, On Golden Pond (1981)
Though father-son acting pairs seem to be the most prevalent…
Oct 3 2013
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Pop culture can be as forbidding as it is inviting, particularly in areas that invite geeky obsession: The more…
Sep 20 2013
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Cory Casciato,
John Semley,
Jason Heller,
and 10 moreWelcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…
Sep 13 2013
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David Anthony,
Becca James,
Brandon Nowalk,
and 19 moreThis week’s question comes from reader Wade Carney:
Sep 12 2013
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In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some…
Sep 6 2013
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Kevin McFarland,
Annie Zaleski,
Noah Cruickshank,
and 15 moreThis week, reader Matthew Bernat asks: “Not that anyone living outside of Massachusetts’ I-495 would know, but this…
Sep 3 2013
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Justin Vernon’s cabin-in-the-woods origin story may have been relatively novel in its day, but the way in which he’s…