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AVQ&A The films you’ve loved longest

In the third AVQ&A in a themed trilogy, we look at the films we discovered earliest in life and still enjoy rewatching.

May 10, 2013 | 12:00am -
Bestcasts Eddie Pepitone, Sean Conroy, Jamie Flam, and Amber Kenny discuss their favorite episodes of The Long Shot Podcast

“Chuckie was a hapless victim of circumstance… the Lakers were on and Jamie had a burrito because he’s a Jew.”

May 2, 2013 | 11:00am -
Preview Inner child vs. outer adult: Our conflicted guide to the summer movie season [part 2 of 2]

The rest of the summer explodes, and some part of us is happy about it, while the rest is disengaged.

May 2, 2013 | 12:00am -
AVQ&A What are you reading this month? (May 2013)

We look at some of the month’s releases and ask our staff and readers what books they’re currently exploring.

May 1, 2013 | 11:00am -
My World Of Flops Concluding Case File #37: Moment By Moment

This 1978 film personified miscasting with two leads whose lack of sexual chemistry seemed creepy, incestuous, and weirdly masturbatory.

May 1, 2013 | 12:00am -
Dispatches From Direct To DVD Purgatory They’re Out Of The Business provides a half-assed sequel to 1993’s My Life’s In Turnaround

A germ of a good idea is ruined by Eric Schaeffer’s lack of urgency, ambition, and direction.

April 30, 2013 | 12:00am -
Commentary Tracks Of The Damned Billy Crystal supplies the dad jokes in Parental Guidance’s mind-numbing commentary

Baseball references? You bet!

April 29, 2013 | 11:00am -
Inventory “Oh my God—you’re swingers”: 12 surprise TV encounters with the polyamorous

The A.V. Club’s weekly list.

April 29, 2013 | 12:00am -
AVQ&A Favorite pop-culture goodbyes

A staff departure has us thinking about the best and most poignant farewells in pop culture.

April 26, 2013 | 12:00am -
Movie Review The Big Wedding

Robert De Niro suffers a litany of indignities in a wretched ensemble comedy.

April 25, 2013 | 12:08pm -
Movie Review Sun Don’t Shine

Amy Seimetz's feature directorial debut is an expressively weird neo-noir.

April 25, 2013 | 12:05am -
Movie Review Pain & Gain

Michael Bay's "small" movie is as proudly idiotic as his big ones.

April 25, 2013 | 12:00am -
Watch This Body Heat blends graphic sexuality with old-school noir glamour

Screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan’s directorial debut is the truest expression of his deep reverence for Hollywood’s past.

April 24, 2013 | 1:00pm -
Dispatches From Direct To DVD Purgatory One man’s love for a little dog leads to a whole lot of human death in Revenge For Jolly!

This dark comic thriller suggests the exciting new subgenre of canine noir.

April 23, 2013 | 12:00am -
Random Roles John C. McGinley on 42, Oliver Stone, and missing the Oscars to watch the NCAA championship

“I auditioned for ‘a John McGinley type’ five times.”

April 22, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : The Simpsons (Classic) “The Boy Who Knew Too Much”

Bart is in in a position to help a horrible man out of a terrible bind in a philosophically rich episode

April 21, 2013 | 2:00pm -
Podmass Rob Schneider unloads on WTF and David Lee Roth takes over Mohr Stories

The best podcasts for the week of April 11-17.

April 19, 2013 | 12:00am -
AVQ&A The album you’ve loved longest

A reader asks about albums we discovered early in life and still consider essential listening.

April 19, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Other Shows Nathan For You - “Private Investigator/Taxi Company”

A brilliant first season from a brilliant comic mind ends brilliantly.

April 18, 2013 | 10:00pm -
Movie Review Deceptive Practices: The Mysteries And Mentors Of Ricky Jay

For his latest trick, the famous magician disappears from his own documentary.

April 18, 2013 | 12:01am -
Great Job, Internet! Watch Julie Klausner and friends frolic delightfully at the first-ever beauty event for redheads only

Finally, redheads have a soiree all to themselves

April 17, 2013 | 5:00pm -
Random Roles Martin Donovan on his directorial debut, playing Jesus, and figuring out Hal Hartley

“One of the things that added to my performance was that I was pretty pissed off.”

April 17, 2013 | 11:00am -
Inventory Not up in smoke: 18-plus heroic movie stoners

Another list from The A.V. Club.

April 17, 2013 | 12:00am -
Dispatches From Direct To DVD Purgatory Television icons of the geek world aim for cult status and fail with Sexy Evil Genius

Seth Green, Katee Sackhoff, and Michelle Trachtenberg try way too hard in the decidedly non-sexy, non-genius Sexy Evil Genius.

April 16, 2013 | 12:00am -
For Our Consideration Nudity, profanity, and music energize Roger Ebert’s raucous Chicago memorial

How the life-affirming rowdiness of a memorial reflected the unique philosophy of Ebert’s career.

April 15, 2013 | 12:31pm -
Inventory Head up high, feet on the ground: 16 onscreen drug trips that don’t go over the top

The A.V. Club's weekly list.

April 15, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : The Simpsons (Classic) “Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song”

A landmark episode gets bravely subtle and small.

April 14, 2013 | 2:00pm -
Movie Review Scary Movie 5

The follow-up to Scary Movie 4 offers a nostalgia tour of dated references and memes.

April 12, 2013 | 3:18pm -
NOT OPTIONAL A self-published sci-fi smash, a Mad Men fashion blog, and 3 more must-know entertainments

Some entertainment is optional. These aren’t.

April 12, 2013 | 10:00am -

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