11 essential Conan clips, an Emmys preview, and more: The A.V. Club's best stories of the week

By The A.V. Club | September 15, 2018 | 11:00am

Aux Features The Week In Features

11 essential Conan clips, an Emmys preview, and more: The A.V. Club's best stories of the week

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Here’s a compilation of our favorite features we published this week.

Monday

Michel Gondry on flipping Jim Carrey inside out for Kidding
What are you reading in September?
Iron Fist season 2 feels like an entirely different show—which is mostly a good thing
Jameela Jamil’s feminist critiques extend beyond Kardashians on Ways To Change The World
Ryan Gosling and Robert Pattinson blast off into two very different outer space movies

Tuesday

The love doctors of Thirst Aid Kit on why it’s important for women to lust out loud
For one great level, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider makes Lara Croft feel like a real person

Wednesday

Moonlight was no fluke
The new American Horror Story combines seasons 1 and 3—here’s a refresher on what happened
Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón returns to Earth for an intimate period-piece shot like an epic
All the Easter eggs from Castle Rock’s first season
Lady Gaga is as great as you’ve heard, even if the rest of A Star Is Born isn’t

Thursday

Walker, Slipnutz, and baseball: 11 essential Late Night With Conan O’Brien clips
Steve McQueen swerves for the mainstream with the kickass heist thriller Widows

Friday

What shows will win, and which should win, at the 2018 Emmys
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days set the stage for the rom-com’s downfall
Destiny 2’s new Forsaken expansion is weird, confusing, and super fun
From SpongeBob to Mr. Hankey: 11 of the best original songs from cartoons
The A.V. Club helps you navigate the Streamapocalypse
New albums out today: Low, Paul Weller, Spirit Of The Beehive, and more

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