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  • The R-rated Porno movie

    Aug 06, 2008

    The Hollywood Reporter is...

  • clerks The New Cult Canon: Clerks

    Apr 03, 2008

    Has this groundbreaking comedy passed its expiration date?

  • small town gay bar box Small Town Gay Bar

    Aug 15, 2007

    In the Deep South, the marginalized gay population seeks out tiny oases in a sea of intolerance.

  • Live Free Or Die Hard Live Free Or Die Hard

    Jun 27, 2007

    The fourth entry in the wheezing action series pits superhuman “ordinary guy” Bruce Willis against tech-savvy adversaries.

  • asktheavclub main Ask The A.V. Club: May 11, 2007

    May 11, 2007

    What was the first sitcom to feature multiple plotlines in each episode? Why does Criterion put out sucky movies with the great ones? Also: a none-too-sexy sex gargoyle!

  • DVDs in Brief

    May 09, 2007

    Horror films always catch more flak, but is there a genre more consistently disposable than the romantic comedy? A couple of forgettable examples...

  • Teenage Mutant TMNT

    Mar 23, 2007

    Seventeen years after their live-action debut, the ninja turtles are back, in animated form.

  • The Green Mile Inventory: 13 Movies featuring magical black men

    Mar 05, 2007

    The A.V. Club's weekly list.

  • Jersey Girl

    Mar 23, 2004

    Writer-director Kevin Smith has made a lot of noise about the difficulty of releasing Jersey Girl, a film starring Ben Affleck and (at...

  • Dogma

    Mar 29, 2002

    Say what you will about Dogma, but you can't fault it for a lack of ambition. You also can't fault it, despite the usual protests by those...