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Our mission, which we accepted, was to watch the Mission: Impossible films
By A.A. Dowd February 27, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Albert Brooks goes to purgatory and finds it resembles Palm Springs
By Sean O'Neal February 27, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Spoiler Space: Non-Stop
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky February 27, 2014 | 8:45am
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Who will win, and who should win, at the Oscars this Sunday
By A.A. Dowd February 27, 2014 | 6:00am
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How “Man Or Muppet” made an Oscar winner out of a Conchord
By Erik Adams February 26, 2014 | 7:00pm
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One of the best movies ever made about Jesus was directed by an atheist
By Emily St. James February 26, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Mindy Sterling on the Groundlings, Austin Powers, and kids’ shows
By Will Harris February 26, 2014 | 5:00pm
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There’s more Godzilla, more Bryan Cranston in the new Godzilla trailer
By A.A. Dowd February 25, 2014 | 10:54pm
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Steve Martin praises the Lord—but not for real or anything
By Jesse Hassenger February 25, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Enter to win a copy of Muscle Shoals on DVD
By Marah Eakin February 24, 2014 | 10:38pm
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Putting the fear of God into nonbelievers, one performance at a time
By Nick Schager February 24, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Gradually and authentically, Ghost World depicts an unraveling friendship
By Mike D'Angelo February 24, 2014 | 6:00am
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Spoiler Space: Pompeii
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky February 21, 2014 | 6:09pm
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Seven samurai? Try thirteen instead
By A.A. Dowd February 21, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Have you ever been scandalized by an uncensored version of an old favorite?
By Kyle Ryan, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Erik Adams, Andrea Battleground, Marah Eakin, Mike Vago February 21, 2014 | 6:00am
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With apologies to the Coen brothers, Ealing got it right the first time
By Nick Schager February 20, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Spike Jonze uses close-ups to teach us about him in Her
By Scott Kaufman February 20, 2014 | 6:00am
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Mr. Tibbs and the Sundance Kid, together at last
By Jesse Hassenger February 19, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Meet your new favorite space a-holes in the Guardians Of The Galaxy trailer
By Sean O'Neal February 19, 2014 | 5:07pm
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Chicago, see Liam Neeson in Non-Stop early and for free
By Alison Bridges February 19, 2014 | 2:12am
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Tom Hardy goes it alone in the trailer for Locke
By A.A. Dowd February 18, 2014 | 9:12pm
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Donald Glover gets in touch with his inner Hardy Boy
By Jesse Hassenger February 18, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Chicago, see Pompeii for free this Wednesday
By AV Club Staff February 18, 2014 | 4:15pm
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Hey Chicago, see Kevin Costner in 3 Days To Kill this Wednesday, for free
By Josh Modell February 17, 2014 | 7:18pm
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The Professionals assembles an all-star posse of badasses
By Nick Schager February 17, 2014 | 5:00pm
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At the end of a relationship, “together” and “apart” sometimes blur
By A.A. Dowd February 14, 2014 | 4:00pm
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What celebrity death will make you cry?
By Kyle Ryan, A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Tasha Robinson, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Erik Adams, Andrea Battleground, Emily St. James, Sonia Saraiya, Mike Vago, Marah Eakin, Laura M. Browning February 14, 2014 | 6:00am
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Albert Brooks broke new ground in comedy by drawing out scenes (and laughs)
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky February 13, 2014 | 5:00pm
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1993 is the first and last time the Palme went to a woman
By A.A. Dowd February 13, 2014 | 6:00am
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Time uses a surreal premise to speak harsh truths about romance
By Mike D'Angelo February 12, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Robert Redford and Barbara Streisand fall in love, then out of it
By Jesse Hassenger February 11, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Why The Lego Movie is the perfect piece of product placement
By Oliver Sava February 11, 2014 | 6:00am
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For those feeling down on love, Head-On should hit the sweet spot
By Nick Schager February 10, 2014 | 7:00pm
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For two unexpected minutes, Life Of Brian becomes a chintzy sci-fi epic
By Mike D'Angelo February 10, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Everyone’s an architect: 11 jobs common only in romantic comedies
By Caroline Siede, Marah Eakin, Annie Zaleski, Sonia Saraiya February 10, 2014 | 6:00am
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Andy Daly sleeps with a celebrity in the new trailer for Review
By Marah Eakin February 7, 2014 | 9:08pm
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Yes, Philip Seymour Hoffman could do comedy and romance too
By Mike D'Angelo February 7, 2014 | 6:00pm
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John Goodman on getting wooed by Clooney and bunking with Bruce Willis
By Jason Lynch February 7, 2014 | 6:00am
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James Franco plays a mentally ill actor named James in the Maladies trailer
By Caroline Siede February 6, 2014 | 7:45pm
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Philip Seymour Hoffman gives a very nuanced performance in A Late Quartet
By Andrea Battleground February 6, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Algebra + Allegra + Aliens: A mathematical guide to the spring movie season
By Kevin McFarland, Kyle Ryan, A.A. Dowd, Mike D'Angelo, Josh Modell, Erik Adams, Jesse Hassenger February 6, 2014 | 6:00am
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Where to start with Cary Grant, who defined “Hollywood leading man”
By Gwen Ihnat February 6, 2014 | 6:00am
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Philip Seymour Hoffman anchors Synecdoche, New York to distressing reality
By A.A. Dowd February 5, 2014 | 7:00pm
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13 depictions of cities and towns gripped by miserable winters
By Kyle Ryan, Noah Cruickshank, Zack Handlen, Becca James, Matt Wild, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Les Chappell, Tasha Robinson, John Teti February 5, 2014 | 6:00am
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Chicago, win passes to A Fantastic Fear Of Everything at the Logan Theater
By A.V. Club Staff and Kevin McFarland February 4, 2014 | 5:02pm
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In Flawless, Philip Seymour Hoffman gave warmth to a transgender stereotype
By Emily St. James February 4, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Philip Seymour Hoffman makes unrequited affection funny (and heartbreaking)
By Josh Modell February 3, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Red Light, greenlit: 22 childhood games ripe for Hollywood adaptation
By Josh Modell, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Becca James, Emily St. James, Sonia Saraiya, Marah Eakin, John Teti February 3, 2014 | 6:00am
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The most famous football game in Ivy League history ended in a draw
By A.A. Dowd January 31, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Big Fan is a football movie that isn’t really about sports
By Kyle Ryan January 30, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Who writes movies like Mega Shark Vs. Mecha Shark?
By Marah Eakin January 30, 2014 | 6:00am
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The football movie the NFL doesn’t want you to see
By Nick Schager January 29, 2014 | 7:00pm
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The first trailer for The Fault In Our Stars looks sick
By Marah Eakin January 29, 2014 | 6:53pm
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Notre Dame’s coach with the most gets the biopic treatment
By Jesse Hassenger January 28, 2014 | 5:00pm
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There’s no “I” in “team”—or in “Burt Reynolds, football star”
By Nick Schager January 27, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Cable companies have always sucked, a classic comedy reminds
By Mike D'Angelo January 27, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Far-fetched football: 17 scenes of fictional gridiron lunacy
By Kevin McFarland, Kyle Ryan, Drew Toal, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Erik Adams, Marah Eakin, Les Chappell, Sonia Saraiya January 27, 2014 | 6:00am
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Even without the nuts and bolts, Splice is clearly a Frankenstein story
By A.A. Dowd January 24, 2014 | 6:00pm
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What movie party do you wish you’d attended?
By Kyle Ryan, Noah Cruickshank, Josh Modell, Becca James, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Oliver Sava, Emily St. James, Sonia Saraiya, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson, John Teti January 24, 2014 | 6:00am
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Roger Corman puts a smart, strange spin on the Frankenstein mythos
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky January 23, 2014 | 5:00pm
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The two distinct styles of Elysium’s camera work create two realities
By Scott Kaufman January 23, 2014 | 6:00am
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Sundance 2014, Day Six: Surprise, it’s Nymphomaniac!
By A.A. Dowd January 22, 2014 | 9:26pm
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Young Frankenstein hails from an age when Hollywood took spoofs seriously
By Mike D'Angelo January 22, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Sundance 2014, Day Five: Jason Schwartzman makes toxic narcissism hilarious
By A.A. Dowd January 21, 2014 | 6:34pm
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Frankenstein’s monster makes an unlikely cameo in The Spirit Of The Beehive
By Gregg LaGambina January 21, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Sundance 2014, Day Four: Boyhood is a one-of-a-kind experience
By A.A. Dowd January 20, 2014 | 11:47pm
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Andy Warhol sends a few jolts of sexual energy into The Modern Prometheus
By Nick Schager January 20, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Chicago, see Draft Day early and for free
By A.V. Club Staff and Kevin McFarland January 20, 2014 | 5:39pm
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Sundance 2014, Day Three: Zach Braff still feels stuff
By A.A. Dowd January 20, 2014 | 3:57am
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Sundance 2014, Day Two: Lynn Shelton continues her slide into mass appeal
By A.A. Dowd January 18, 2014 | 10:16pm
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Sundance 2014, Day One: Whiplash opens the fest with a bang (of the drum)
By A.A. Dowd January 17, 2014 | 10:53pm
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Ice Cube and Kevin Hart pair up for a ride
By Sonia Saraiya January 17, 2014 | 6:00am
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Has a spoiler ever ruined your viewing experience?
By Kevin McFarland, Kyle Ryan, A.A. Dowd, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Phil Dyess-Nugent, Sonia Saraiya, Marah Eakin January 17, 2014 | 6:00am
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To pit Hustle against Wolf is to miss the big picture of both
By Jesse Hassenger January 17, 2014 | 6:00am
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A classic French heist movie takes its sweet time getting to the crime
By A.A. Dowd January 16, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Taxi Driver remains one of the best (and most troubling) of Palme winners
By A.A. Dowd January 16, 2014 | 6:00am
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Stanley Kubrick applies his icy professionalism to a big score
By Jesse Hassenger January 15, 2014 | 7:00pm
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From the Egyptian to the Kodak: 8 Sundance films nominated for Best Picture
By A.A. Dowd January 15, 2014 | 6:00am
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Leviathan deserves to be the first doc in 64 years up for its cinematography
By A.A. Dowd January 15, 2014 | 6:00am
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No one enjoys restaurant table talk and significant food more than Tarantino
By Charlie Hopper January 15, 2014 | 6:00am
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Deploy bully blinders: Film and TV’s mostly bumbling inventors
By AV Club Staff January 15, 2014 | 12:14am
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One of cinema’s greatest heist movies hits Criterion Blu-ray today
By Nick Schager January 14, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Her is believable not because of love or technology, but high-waisted pants
By Laura M. Browning January 14, 2014 | 6:00am
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Gene Hackman and David Mamet go on a dialogue-heavy crime spree
By Josh Modell January 13, 2014 | 7:00pm
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Before lifting that boombox, Lloyd Dobler dares to pick up the phone
By Mike D'Angelo January 13, 2014 | 5:00pm
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The makeup wizards of Prisoners turn Paul Dano’s face into bloody pulp
By A.A. Dowd January 13, 2014 | 6:00am
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Billy Wilder turns his cutting wit on the Nazis
By Sam Adams January 10, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Chicago, see Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit early and for free
By Kevin McFarland January 10, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Enter to win a Ride Along prize package
By Kevin McFarland January 10, 2014 | 10:00am
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Editing is key to the drama and comedy of The World’s End
By Nick Schager January 10, 2014 | 6:00am
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Ted Levine on Monk, skinny jeans, and Buffalo Bill
By Will Harris January 10, 2014 | 6:00am
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Chicago, see Jason Reitman's Labor Day early and for free
By Kevin McFarland January 10, 2014 | 1:00am
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Bridge On The River Kwai was a watershed moment for its director and star
By Emily St. James January 9, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Bad box office shouldn’t keep The Lone Ranger from a visual-effects nom
By Jesse Hassenger January 9, 2014 | 6:00am
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Werner Herzog offers two takes on the same incredible true story
By A.A. Dowd January 8, 2014 | 7:00pm
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This week we’re barely putting up with I, Frankenstein
By Amelie Gillette January 8, 2014 | 5:00pm
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The Conjuring’s greatest triumph may be its production design
By Emily St. James January 8, 2014 | 6:00am
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David Bowie shines in an ambiguous POW drama
By Nick Schager January 7, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Santa brought the world a new Veronica Mars trailer
By Marah Eakin January 6, 2014 | 6:31pm
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Chicago, see The Legend Of Hercules early and for free
By Kevin McFarland January 6, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Chuck Norris defeats the Viet Cong, one steely stare at a time
By Nick Schager January 6, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Serene, I fold my hands and wait: 69 of our most anticipated pop culture of 2014
By Scott Von Doviak, David Anthony, Andrea Battleground, John Teti, Annie Zaleski, Jason Heller, Drew Toal, Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan, A.A. Dowd, Zack Handlen, David Sims, Sonia Saraiya, Les Chappell, Laura M. Browning, Kevin McFarland, Steve Heisler, Josh Modell, Erik Adams, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Emily St. James, Mike Vago, Marah Eakin, Tasha Robinson January 6, 2014 | 6:00am
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Weeks before Goodfellas, Nora Ephron looked to mob informants for laughs
By Jesse Hassenger January 3, 2014 | 6:00am
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One of Kurosawa’s greatest films features zero samurai swords
By Nick Schager January 2, 2014 | 6:00am
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Talking movies and acting with Tool’s Maynard James Keenan
By Marah Eakin January 2, 2014 | 6:00am
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: December 27 - December 29
By AV Club Staff December 30, 2013 | 6:00am
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Computer Chess uses defunct technology to envision a not-so-distant past
By Mike D'Angelo December 30, 2013 | 6:00am
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Sullivan’s Travels laughs in the face of reinvention
By Erik Adams December 30, 2013 | 6:00am
