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Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, and a whole lot of horror movies are coming this October

Plus: A new spin on Rebecca and the next chapter in the Harry Styles Fanfic Cinematic Universe

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Katie Rife,

William Hughes,

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky,

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Borat returns to America, quarantines with Trumpers in the trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel

Randall Colburn

Savage Love

What to do when the threesomes (or foursomes) stop working

Dan Savage

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Raised By Wolves ends its 1st season with bleakness, wonder, and shades of Rosemary’s Baby

Arielle Bernstein

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Adult Swim "retires" episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Boondocks due to "cultural sensitivities"

Shannon Miller

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Best Deals of the Day

Thursday's Best Deals: Borderlands 3, Hand Sanitizer, TaoTronics Soundbar, Tosot Dehumidifier, and More

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Best Home Deals

Celebrate National Coffee Day With a Free Bag From Atlas Coffee

Elizabeth Lanier

Best Tech Deals

Overclock Your Gamer Cred: The RTX 2070-Equipped Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop Is Over $1,000 off at Dell

Gabe Carey

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Riz Ahmed is a punk drummer with a hearing problem in the Sound Of Metal trailer

Michelle Buteau had a sequin wedgie at her comedy special taping

All the trailers from today's PlayStation 5 showcase in one handy place

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Miranda July on Kajillionaire and the art of parenting

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Was Will Ferrell’s first season on SNL a bomb or a breakthrough?

Twenty-five years ago today, Saturday Night Live introduced America to what was almost an entirely new cast of Not Ready For Prime Time Players. Stagnation and declining ratings (not to mention being painfully unfunny for much of the time) had…

Alex McLevy

and Erik Adams

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TV Reviews

Too many Barrys spoil the broth on a joke-light Archer

William Hughes

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TV gets spooky this October with Helstrom, Monsterland, and The Haunting Of Bly Manor

Danette Chavez,

Sam Barsanti,

William Hughes,

and 3 more

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UPDATE: The A.V. Club unmasks The Masked Singer season 4

Angelica Cataldo

Newswire

Marvel has found its Ms. Marvel

Randall Colburn

What's On Tonight

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What's On Tonight

AMC+ and Gareth Evans introduce some Gangs Of London

Allison Shoemaker

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Reviews

Netflix’s Boys In The Band isn’t as claustrophobic as the original, but still packs a punch

Patrick Gomez

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From The Archives

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The 35 greatest horror games of all time

Clayton Purdom,

William Hughes,

A.A. Dowd,

and 6 more

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Sarah Polley solves the mystery of her own parentage in the slippery, poignant Stories We Tell

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: In honor of the Netflix release of Sundance sensation Dick Johnson Is Dead, we’re looking back on other deeply personal documentaries.

Jason Shawhan

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Millennials unplug before a war of the worlds in the clever sci-fi comedy Save Yourselves!

Mike D'Angelo

Home Video Hell

Who wants to watch Jaime Lannister kill himself very, very slowly?

Alex McLevy

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Dick Johnson Is Dead is surprisingly lighthearted for a film about a man facing his own demise

Vikram Murthi

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Steven Yeun plants literal and figurative roots in the stunning trailer for A24's Minari

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Great Job Internet

The Hood Internet's ongoing remix series celebrates 1990, from Madonna to MC Hammer

Andrew Paul

Great Job Internet

Weird Al is here to sing us through the pain of last night's debate

William Hughes

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Julianne Moore and Lorraine Toussaint on Gloria Steinem and the movies of their lives

Marah Eakin

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Fargo tries to tell a new story with the same old routine

Zack Handlen

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Bruce Springsteen, BLACKPINK, and 23 more albums we can’t wait to hear in October

Alex McLevy,

Gwen Ihnat,

Randall Colburn,

and 6 more

Great Job Internet

Biden casts Trump as the crybaby emoji following last night's sloppy debate

Randall Colburn

Clips

A shook Stephen Colbert gazes into the howling void that was last night’s debate shitshow

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The best family movies on Netflix (that you'll enjoy even if you don't have kids)

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"You all like Mad Men, right?!" pleads hopeful AMC+

Although we can’t yet confirm growing news reports that elementary schools are no longer able to teach their students basic math—because all the + signs have been stolen by half-assed streaming services trying to rebrand or establish themselves—we ca…

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4 theories regarding this creepy sinkhole airport found in Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Showtime renews Billions for a 6th season of angry rich men

Showtime announced today that America is going to get plenty more chances to tune into television featuring two old, angry, very rich men yelling at each other—and we’re not just talking about the presidential debates! (Ha, ha!) But all incisive and…

William Hughes

Newswire

Jamie Foxx is apparently returning as Electro in the next Spider-Man movie

2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 isn’t generally regarded as the best movie about Marvel’s preeminent wall-crawler, and in fact its most significant contribution to the world of superhero movies is probably just the fact that it was such a critical…

Sam Barsanti

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J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot studio to produce Oh, The Places You'll Go movie for Warner Bros.

Watch out, Stephen King: Another author’s entire canon is now being processed through Hollywood’s adaptation machine. According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is kicking off a “ramp-up” of Dr. Seuss movies after the success of Netflix’s Green…

Sam Barsanti

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Randall Colburn,

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For Our Consideration

Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, and a whole lot of horror movies are coming this October

Borat returns to America, quarantines with Trumpers in the trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel

What to do when the threesomes (or foursomes) stop working

Raised By Wolves ends its 1st season with bleakness, wonder, and shades of Rosemary’s Baby

Adult Swim "retires" episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Boondocks due to "cultural sensitivities"

Thursday's Best Deals: Borderlands 3, Hand Sanitizer, TaoTronics Soundbar, Tosot Dehumidifier, and More

Celebrate National Coffee Day With a Free Bag From Atlas Coffee

Overclock Your Gamer Cred: The RTX 2070-Equipped Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop Is Over $1,000 off at Dell

Riz Ahmed is a punk drummer with a hearing problem in the Sound Of Metal trailer

Michelle Buteau had a sequin wedgie at her comedy special taping

All the trailers from today's PlayStation 5 showcase in one handy place

Miranda July on Kajillionaire and the art of parenting

Was Will Ferrell’s first season on SNL a bomb or a breakthrough?

Too many Barrys spoil the broth on a joke-light Archer

TV gets spooky this October with Helstrom, Monsterland, and The Haunting Of Bly Manor

UPDATE: The A.V. Club unmasks The Masked Singer season 4

Marvel has found its Ms. Marvel

AMC+ and Gareth Evans introduce some Gangs Of London

Netflix’s Boys In The Band isn’t as claustrophobic as the original, but still packs a punch

The best movies on Hulu

The best movies on Amazon Prime

Screen to table: 9 board game adaptations of vintage video games

10 episodes of Two Guys And A Girl that mirrored the series’ identity crises

Luca Guadagnino and Dakota Johnson pick their 5 favorite movie scores

The 35 greatest horror games of all time

Sarah Polley solves the mystery of her own parentage in the slippery, poignant Stories We Tell

Millennials unplug before a war of the worlds in the clever sci-fi comedy Save Yourselves!

Who wants to watch Jaime Lannister kill himself very, very slowly?

Dick Johnson Is Dead is surprisingly lighthearted for a film about a man facing his own demise

Steven Yeun plants literal and figurative roots in the stunning trailer for A24's Minari

The Hood Internet's ongoing remix series celebrates 1990, from Madonna to MC Hammer

Weird Al is here to sing us through the pain of last night's debate

Julianne Moore and Lorraine Toussaint on Gloria Steinem and the movies of their lives

Fargo tries to tell a new story with the same old routine

Bruce Springsteen, BLACKPINK, and 23 more albums we can’t wait to hear in October

Biden casts Trump as the crybaby emoji following last night's sloppy debate

A shook Stephen Colbert gazes into the howling void that was last night’s debate shitshow

The best family movies on Netflix (that you'll enjoy even if you don't have kids)

"You all like Mad Men, right?!" pleads hopeful AMC+

4 theories regarding this creepy sinkhole airport found in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Showtime renews Billions for a 6th season of angry rich men

Jamie Foxx is apparently returning as Electro in the next Spider-Man movie

J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot studio to produce Oh, The Places You'll Go movie for Warner Bros.

The Hood Internet's ongoing remix series celebrates 1990, from Madonna to MC Hammer

A number of big-name filmmakers have signed a letter to Congress asking for help to save theaters

Kindred's nerve-shredding trailer will make you fear your in-laws again

Marilynne Robinson finds transcendence in the stunning, soul-searching Jack

5 new books to read in October

Differences draw people together in Nick Hornby’s hopeful Just Like You

Séance Tea Party teaches us the magic of growing up

Frankie Comics will bring a smile to any cat lover’s face

A lib gets triggered into madness in Hari Kunzru’s smart, savage Red Pill

Bruce Springsteen, BLACKPINK, and 23 more albums we can’t wait to hear in October

HAIM has given Paul Thomas Anderson an unlikely second career

A new collection reveals Prince’s artistic scope at the height of his powers

5 new releases we love: SuperM pops, Public Enemy rages, and more

Sufjan Stevens rages and despairs through The Ascension’s bloated protest bangers