Reasonable Discussions

  • Reasonable Discussions #5: Nipples Visible Through Clothing 

    We discuss Amy Winehouse and being "out of step" with mainstream opinions, and we introduce our new game.

    July 29, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Reasonable Discussions #4: Cookin' Up A Big Batch O' Meth

    We discuss the upcoming season of Breaking Bad, this year's breakout stars of the Pitchfork Music Festival, and NOW That's What I Call Music!

    July 22, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Reasonable Discussions Reasonable Discussions #3: Dumbledore, The Ultimate It Gets Better

    We discuss the Netflix price hike, the life of Sherwood Schwartz, an insidious new TV-advertising product, and the highs and lows of the Harry Potter series.

    July 15, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Reasonable Discussions And The Emmy Doesn't Go To...

    Staffers discuss the upcoming Emmy nominations, a Netflix-style service for first-run moviegoers, and more.

    July 8, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Reasonable Discussions There's Just One More Thing

    Our new podcast debuts with a discussion of movie-theater etiquette, a look back on Peter Falk, and the stuff we’re checking out in our free time.

    July 1, 2011 | 1:00pm -

  • The Chicago Code / Justified

    Reasonable Discussions The Chicago Code / Justified

    We talk tough-minded crime shows—one set in a city and the other in the country—in this discussion of the new Chicago Code and the returning Justified.

    February 11, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Miranda July's "The Future"

    Reasonable Discussions Sundance wrap-up / Enter The Void

    The highs and lows of the Sundance Film Festival and Gaspar Noe's new-to-DVD Enter The Void.

    February 4, 2011 | 2:15pm -

  • Reasonable Discussions The Mechanic

    Jason Statham and Ben Foster are assassin and apprentice. Shit blows up.

    January 28, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • MVP

    Reasonable Discussions Jersey Shore: Season 3

    Love it or hate it, we'll keep talking about it until we're orange in the face.

    January 21, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Bob's Burgers / The Green Hornet

    Reasonable Discussions New January TV shows / The Green Hornet

    So far January's brought us The Green Hornet, Bob's Burgers and more. We talk them over.

    January 14, 2011 | 10:00am -

  • Breaking Bad

    Reasonable Discussions The best television of 2010

    TV Club critics Noel Murray and Todd VanDerWerff break down The A.V. Club's collective Top 10 list. 

    January 7, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Winter's Bone

    Reasonable Discussions The 10 best films of 2010

    A conversation about the best movies of 2010.

    December 29, 2010 | 1:50pm -

  • The Fighter / Tron: Legacy

    Reasonable Discussions The Fighter / Tron: Legacy

    Battles both in the ring and in the computer world dominate this week's A.V. Talk.

    December 17, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Superchunk

    Reasonable Discussions The year in music 2010

    We go over our top 10 albums of the year as well as personal favorites that didn't make the list.

    December 10, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Black Swan

    Reasonable Discussions Black Swan

    Is it a thriller? A movie about ballet? Two A.V. Club writers take a close look at Darren Aronofsky's latest.

    December 3, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Reasonable Discussions Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Two A.V. Club writers offer opposite takes on the penultimate chapter in the Harry Potter book-to-film franchise.

    November 19, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Conan / Morning Glory

    Reasonable Discussions Conan / Morning Glory

    In a two-part podcast, our critics discuss Conan’s first week on TBS and the new broadcast comedy Morning Glory.

    November 12, 2010 | 1:10pm -

  • Taylor Swift Mean

    Reasonable Discussions October music wrap-up 

    Sufjan Stevens, Taylor Swift, Salem, Tim Kasher, Corin Tucker, Avey Tare, and more.

    November 8, 2010 | 3:35pm -

  • Due Date

    Reasonable Discussions Due Date

    There's trouble on the road in the new comedy Due Date. But is it the funny kind of trouble?

    November 5, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The Fog

    Reasonable Discussions Some horror movie recommendations

    We offer up some of our favorite horror movies for Halloween weekend.

    October 29, 2010 | 12:30pm -

  • Modern Family

    Reasonable Discussions How technology is changing the way we watch television

    TV watching isn't what it used to be.

    October 22, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Mad Men

    Reasonable Discussions Fall TV round-up, part 3

    Returning shows need love, too.

    October 15, 2010 | 12:41pm -

  • Raising Hope

    Reasonable Discussions Fall TV round-up, part 2

    Todd VanDerWerff and Noel Murray discuss the latest batch of Fall TV shows. 

    October 8, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Deerhunter

    Reasonable Discussions September music wrap-up

    We're still overwhelmed by all of the great music released in the last month. 

    October 6, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The Social Network

    Reasonable Discussions The Social Network

    We hit "Like" on The Social Network (if not always for the same reasons).

    October 1, 2010 | 1:20pm -

  • Wall Street / Lone Star

    Reasonable Discussions Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps / Fall TV round-up

    Which should be more hotly anticipated, the fall TV season, or the 23-years-later Wall Street sequel?

    September 24, 2010 | 1:40pm -

  • The Town / Catfish

    Reasonable Discussions The Town / Catfish

    Our critics explore The Town and swim around spoilers for Catfish.

    September 17, 2010 | 1:18pm -

  • I'm Still Here / The Hunger Games trilogy

    Reasonable Discussions I'm Still Here / The Hunger Games trilogy

    So is the Joaquin Phoenix documentary a hoax? Is Suzanne Collins' bestselling Hunger Games trilogy a landmark of dystopian fiction, or just the next Twilight?

    September 10, 2010 | 1:37pm -

  • Machete / Early TV premieres

    Reasonable Discussions Machete / Sons Of Anarchy / Terriers

    We talk about Machete and a pair of early-premiering shows: Sons Of Anarchy and Terriers.

    September 3, 2010 | 10:50am -

  • Arcade Fire

    Reasonable Discussions August music wrap-up

    Arcade Fire hits and misses, other August releases, and a look forward to September's packed schedule.

    August 30, 2010 | 12:53pm -