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Inventory Product misplacement: 20-plus brands given unhelpful movie associations

The A.V. Club's weekly list.

April 22, 2013 | 12:00am -
HomeVideo Review Hemel

The sexual adventures of a lonely 23-year-old are more sophisticated than the Euro-softcore they might suggest.

April 17, 2013 | 12:00am -
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 -
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 -
Podmass Matt Walsh chills with Who Charted? and Freakonomics plays the name game

The best podcasts of the week of April 4-10.

April 12, 2013 | 12:00am -
Watch This The Dominicans in Ballplayer: Pelotero compete on an unequal playing field

A documentary about the talent-rich world of Dominican baseball players reveals abuse within the system.

April 11, 2013 | 1:00pm -
The New Cult Canon New Cult Canon ends with the end times of Michael Tolkin’s The Rapture

Judgment Day may be coming, but this apocalypse drama poses some tough questions.

April 11, 2013 | 12:00am -
Movie Review 42

A Jackie Robinson biopic, right down the middle of the plate.

April 11, 2013 | 12:00am -
Movie Review To The Wonder

The director of Badlands and The Tree Of Life finally leaves the past behind and looks at the present.

April 11, 2013 | 12:00am -
HomeVideo Review Panic In The Streets

Director Elia Kazan kicked off a brilliant ’50s run with this stylish noir about a plague threat in New Orleans.

April 10, 2013 | 12:00am -
Newswire Isabelle Huppert visits South Korea and Naked Lunch comes to Blu-ray on a slow week for DVD/BD

We can think of zero things wrong with the Criterion version of Naked Lunch.

April 9, 2013 | 12:32pm -
Newswire Weekend Box Office: Evil Dead swallows your soul (and wallet)

Everyone's a winner in a feel-good weekend for new releases.

April 8, 2013 | 9:39am -
Podmass Comedy Bang! Bang! doubles down on El Chupacabra and Walking The Room returns to the closet

The best podcasts for the week of March 28-April 3.

April 5, 2013 | 12:00am -
Watch This The Holy Mountain takes viewers on the freakiest of freaky journeys

A flurry of surrealistic images provides a rebel’s tour through politics, religion, and sex.

April 5, 2013 | 12:00am -
Newswire Some thoughts on the death of Roger Ebert, a man who meant a lot to us

The loss of the beloved film critic and what it means to us.

April 4, 2013 | 5:00pm -
Movie Review Upstream Color

Shane Carruth’s follow-up to Primer is a brain-melting, quasi-experimental sci-fi triumph.

April 4, 2013 | 12:07am -
Movie Review Evil Dead

Sam Raimi’s indie horror staple gets remade as an unironic The Cabin In The Woods.

April 4, 2013 | 12:00am -
HomeVideo Review Badlands

Terrence Malick’s masterful debut extracts the haunting mythology from the lurid Charles Starkweather-Caril Ann Fugate killings.

April 3, 2013 | 12:00am -
Newswire Knuckleballers and Avengers assemble on DVD and Blu-ray this week

In which pitchers and superheroes form secret societies.

April 2, 2013 | 11:06am -
Commentary Tracks Of The Damned The commentary of Cougars, Inc. finds artfulness in a generic sex comedy

A first-time director and his actors pay tribute to a straight-to-DVD sex comedy that’s neither sexy nor funny.

April 1, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Newswire Weekend Box Office: G.I. Joe fools you twice

No one seemed to like the first G.I. Joe movie, but it didn't stop them from seeing the sequel.

April 1, 2013 | 8:38am -
NOT OPTIONAL A lunatic drummer, Steve Coogan, and 3 more pop-culture musts

Some entertainment is optional. These aren’t.

March 29, 2013 | 12:00pm -
Podmass “Werner Herzog” bums out Doug Loves Movies and David Lee Roth has a podcast now

The best podcasts for the week of March 21-27.

March 29, 2013 | 12:00am -
Movie Review Starbuck

n this popular Quebecois comedy, an overgrown adolescent comes to terms with the hundreds of people he sired via sperm donation.

March 28, 2013 | 12:05am -
Movie Review Detour

Trapped in his SUV under a California mudslide, a businessman tries to MacGyver his way out.

March 28, 2013 | 12:04am -
Movie Review G.I. Joe: Retaliation

The Joes fight another diabolical Cobra Commander scheme in a sequel audiences apparently wanted.

March 28, 2013 | 12:00am -
Newswire The Wachowskis' new TV show is headed to Netflix

They found someone willing to foot the bill.

March 27, 2013 | 12:24pm -
HomeVideo Review Phantasm II

This sequel reaffirmed Don Coscarelli’s interest in creating oddball genre pieces for an imagined cult audiences.

March 27, 2013 | 12:00am -
Newswire What do Tim Heidecker and Abraham Lincoln have in common? Recommended movies out on DVD and Blu-ray this week

The Comedy appeals to the few, Lincoln to the many, but both are worth seeking out on video.

March 26, 2013 | 10:00am -
Watch This American Movie tracks the cinematic dreams of the ultimate Hollywood outsider

Chris Smith’s documentary about Milwaukee filmmaker Mark Borchardt is a hilarious, troubling look at a dogged creative spirit.

March 26, 2013 | 12:00am -

Inventory Product misplacement: 20-plus brands given unhelpful movie associations

HomeVideo Review Hemel

Inventory Head up high, feet on the ground: 16 onscreen drug trips that don’t go over the top

NOT OPTIONAL A self-published sci-fi smash, a Mad Men fashion blog, and 3 more must-know entertainments

Podmass Matt Walsh chills with Who Charted? and Freakonomics plays the name game

Watch This The Dominicans in Ballplayer: Pelotero compete on an unequal playing field

The New Cult Canon New Cult Canon ends with the end times of Michael Tolkin’s The Rapture

Movie Review 42

Movie Review To The Wonder

HomeVideo Review Panic In The Streets

Newswire Isabelle Huppert visits South Korea and Naked Lunch comes to Blu-ray on a slow week for DVD/BD

Newswire Weekend Box Office: Evil Dead swallows your soul (and wallet)

Podmass Comedy Bang! Bang! doubles down on El Chupacabra and Walking The Room returns to the closet

Watch This The Holy Mountain takes viewers on the freakiest of freaky journeys

Newswire Some thoughts on the death of Roger Ebert, a man who meant a lot to us

Movie Review Upstream Color

Movie Review Evil Dead

HomeVideo Review Badlands

Newswire Knuckleballers and Avengers assemble on DVD and Blu-ray this week

Commentary Tracks Of The Damned The commentary of Cougars, Inc. finds artfulness in a generic sex comedy

Newswire Weekend Box Office: G.I. Joe fools you twice

NOT OPTIONAL A lunatic drummer, Steve Coogan, and 3 more pop-culture musts

Podmass “Werner Herzog” bums out Doug Loves Movies and David Lee Roth has a podcast now

Movie Review Starbuck

Movie Review Detour

Movie Review G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Newswire The Wachowskis' new TV show is headed to Netflix

HomeVideo Review Phantasm II

Newswire What do Tim Heidecker and Abraham Lincoln have in common? Recommended movies out on DVD and Blu-ray this week

Watch This American Movie tracks the cinematic dreams of the ultimate Hollywood outsider

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Inventory Product misplacement: 20-plus brands given unhelpful movie associations

HomeVideo Review Hemel

Inventory Head up high, feet on the ground: 16 onscreen drug trips that don’t go over the top

NOT OPTIONAL A self-published sci-fi smash, a Mad Men fashion blog, and 3 more must-know entertainments

Podmass Matt Walsh chills with Who Charted? and Freakonomics plays the name game

Watch This The Dominicans in Ballplayer: Pelotero compete on an unequal playing field

The New Cult Canon New Cult Canon ends with the end times of Michael Tolkin’s The Rapture

Movie Review 42

Movie Review To The Wonder

HomeVideo Review Panic In The Streets

Newswire Isabelle Huppert visits South Korea and Naked Lunch comes to Blu-ray on a slow week for DVD/BD

Newswire Weekend Box Office: Evil Dead swallows your soul (and wallet)

Podmass Comedy Bang! Bang! doubles down on El Chupacabra and Walking The Room returns to the closet

Watch This The Holy Mountain takes viewers on the freakiest of freaky journeys

Newswire Some thoughts on the death of Roger Ebert, a man who meant a lot to us

Movie Review Upstream Color

Movie Review Evil Dead

HomeVideo Review Badlands

Newswire Knuckleballers and Avengers assemble on DVD and Blu-ray this week

Commentary Tracks Of The Damned The commentary of Cougars, Inc. finds artfulness in a generic sex comedy

Newswire Weekend Box Office: G.I. Joe fools you twice

NOT OPTIONAL A lunatic drummer, Steve Coogan, and 3 more pop-culture musts

Podmass “Werner Herzog” bums out Doug Loves Movies and David Lee Roth has a podcast now

Movie Review Starbuck

Movie Review Detour

Movie Review G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Newswire The Wachowskis' new TV show is headed to Netflix

HomeVideo Review Phantasm II

Newswire What do Tim Heidecker and Abraham Lincoln have in common? Recommended movies out on DVD and Blu-ray this week

Watch This American Movie tracks the cinematic dreams of the ultimate Hollywood outsider

Popular

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