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What pop culture made you cry at an inopportune time?
By Caroline Siede, Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Zack Handlen, Carrie Raisler, Molly Eichel, Caroline Framke, Erik Adams, Becca James, Sonia Saraiya, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago, Marah Eakin, Dennis Perkins, Laura M. Browning October 3, 2014 | 5:00am
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First teaser trailer for Pixar’s emotion movie plays on Pixar-related emotions
By Erik Adams October 2, 2014 | 8:13pm
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Here’s what blockbusters looked like half a century ago
By Mike D'Angelo October 2, 2014 | 4:00pm
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A clunky title can’t dilute the power of this ambitious “peasant epic”
By A.A. Dowd October 2, 2014 | 5:00am
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23 years after its release, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves is barely watchable
By Marah Eakin October 2, 2014 | 5:00am
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Chicago, see Robert Downey Jr. in The Judge early and for free
By Alison Bridges October 2, 2014 | 12:50am
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An unlikely Kurt Vonnegut bestseller becomes an even more unlikely movie
By Jesse Hassenger October 1, 2014 | 6:00pm
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This classic based on a classic will probably make you cry
By A.A. Dowd September 30, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Liam Neeson is back to punch some throats in the trailer for Tak3n
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 30, 2014 | 5:49pm
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Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler, and more talk money in the We The Economy trailer
By David Anthony September 30, 2014 | 5:33pm
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An epic gets longer, Transformers gets dumber, and July gets colder
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 30, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Chicago, see Dracula Untold early and for free
By Alison Bridges September 30, 2014 | 1:27am
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Official trailer for P.T. Anderson’s Inherent Vice thinks maybe you should just look the other way
By Sam Barsanti September 30, 2014 | 12:36am
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David Cronenberg does Stephen King; the results are predictably haunting
By Nick Schager September 29, 2014 | 6:00pm
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NYFF 2014: Gone Girl is another thrilling procedural from David Fincher
By Ben Kenigsberg September 27, 2014 | 5:55pm
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Which side are you on?
By A.A. Dowd September 26, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Chicago, see the Conjuring prequel Annabelle early and for free
By Alison Bridges September 26, 2014 | 12:04am
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Michael Mann takes on cybercrime in the Blackhat trailer
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 25, 2014 | 7:15pm
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There is power in a union, says John Sayles
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 25, 2014 | 4:00pm
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NYFF 2014: Daft Punk, death, and the swan song of Alain Resnais
By Ben Kenigsberg September 24, 2014 | 8:14pm
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Sally Field is as mad as hell and she’s not going to take this anymore
By Katie Rife September 24, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Chicago, see Gone Girl early and for free
By Alison Bridges September 24, 2014 | 12:30am
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Hoffa makes no bones about celebrating the gangster life
By Nick Schager September 23, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Kingsman: The Secret Service trailer turns Colin Firth into a repressed James Bond
By Caroline Siede September 23, 2014 | 5:31pm
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Polanski tackles Shakespeare while Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson face the end of civilization
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 23, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Richard Pryor takes on the man
By Jesse Hassenger September 22, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: September 19 - September 21
By AV Club Staff September 21, 2014 | 5:00am
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NYFF 2014: Godard says goodbye to language as the festival begins
By Ben Kenigsberg September 19, 2014 | 6:19pm
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Amy Adams paints doe-eyed children in the trailer for Tim Burton’s Big Eyes
By David Anthony September 19, 2014 | 5:03pm
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American indie cinema is born on the mean streets of New York
By A.A. Dowd September 19, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Unforgiven offers a three-act drama in one crackerjack scene
By Mike D'Angelo September 19, 2014 | 5:00am
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What’s your personal one-hit wonder?
By Caroline Siede, Erik Adams, LaToya Ferguson, Sonia Saraiya, William Hughes, Mike Vago September 19, 2014 | 5:00am
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Incestuous desire is the deceptive subject of this excellent DIY indie
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 18, 2014 | 6:00pm
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We’d all be lucky to call Paul Rudd our idiot brother
By Jesse Hassenger September 17, 2014 | 6:00pm
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The pleasures and limitations of food porn
By Charlie Hopper September 17, 2014 | 5:00am
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There’s a big something lurking late into this brother-sister road comedy
By David Ehrlich September 16, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Godzilla stomps into your home, Eraserhead invades your nightmares
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 16, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Jason Schwartzman is an unrepentant prick in the Listen Up Philip trailer
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 16, 2014 | 3:10pm
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 gets a grim, gritty full trailer
By Caroline Siede September 15, 2014 | 8:08pm
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Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo play screwed up siblings in a terrific debut
By Nick Schager September 15, 2014 | 6:00pm
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A noisy record, a classic zombie film, and an old favorite
By Becca James, Josh Modell, Katie Rife September 13, 2014 | 5:00am
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Spoiler Space: The Drop
By A.A. Dowd September 12, 2014 | 6:23pm
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Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper reunite in the trailer for Serena
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 12, 2014 | 5:50pm
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Ben Stiller plays a loser who’s far from lovable
By Sean O'Neal September 12, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Toronto 2014, Day Seven: Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, the sequel to The Act Of Killing, and a coverage guide
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 12, 2014 | 4:07pm
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See about three seconds of Inherent Vice in this New York Film Festival trailer
By Katie Rife September 11, 2014 | 5:19pm
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Adam Sandler and Téa Leoni saved James L. Brooks’ Spanglish from itself
By Josh Modell September 11, 2014 | 4:00pm
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The Room has its own porn parody, and we’ve got the exclusive (SFW) trailer
By Josh Modell September 11, 2014 | 1:36pm
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Bill Hader on getting serious
By Drew Fortune September 11, 2014 | 5:00am
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Chicago, see This Is Where I Leave You early and for free
By Alison Bridges September 10, 2014 | 11:06pm
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The past comes back to kill you in the trailer for The Town That Dreaded Sundown
By Katie Rife September 10, 2014 | 9:35pm
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Toronto 2014, Day Six: What the hell is The Equalizer doing at TIFF?
By A.A. Dowd September 10, 2014 | 8:58pm
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David Mamet casts Steve Martin as a not so wild and crazy guy
By Jesse Hassenger September 10, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Chicago, see The Maze Runner early and for free
By Alison Bridges September 9, 2014 | 11:22pm
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Toronto 2014, Day Five: Ferrara on Pasolini and the return of Hal Hartley
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 9, 2014 | 9:24pm
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MacGruber goes undercover as a serious scientist in Run & Jump
By Jenni Miller September 9, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Bomb threats, monster brides, and Captain America
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 9, 2014 | 2:00pm
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Chicago, see Dan Stevens in The Guest early and for free
By Alison Bridges September 8, 2014 | 11:20pm
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Here’s one Paul Rudd/Ken Marino vehicle that’s not a laugh riot
By Jesse Hassenger September 8, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Toronto 2014, Day Four: Silent Bob plays to his fanbase, Noah Baumbach lightens up
By A.A. Dowd September 8, 2014 | 5:38pm
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Toronto 2014, Day Three: A German masterwork, and great movies from all over
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 7, 2014 | 9:51pm
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Toronto 2014, Day Two: Nightcrawler puts ruthless American ambition on wheels
By A.A. Dowd September 6, 2014 | 7:49pm
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Al Pacino is a cranky, washed-up actor in this trailer for The Humbling
By Sam Barsanti September 6, 2014 | 6:57pm
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Trailer for Escobar: Paradise Lost is half Meet The Parents, half drug lord shenanigans
By Sam Barsanti September 6, 2014 | 12:53am
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Toronto 2014, Day One: Judging Robert Downey Jr., catching up with Locarno and Cannes
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky September 5, 2014 | 6:35pm
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Dig the revolutionary duo of Pam Grier and Margaret Markov
By Katie Rife September 5, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Stuart Murdoch on directing God Help The Girl and knowing when your band’s a band
By Erik Adams September 5, 2014 | 5:00am
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Steve McQueen makes another great escape, this time with Dustin Hoffman’s help
By Nick Schager September 4, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Right-On & Dumbass present: The Totally Xtreme 2014 Fall Movie Preview (Part 2)
By A.A. Dowd, Mike D'Angelo, Josh Modell, David Ehrlich, Katie Rife, Erik Adams, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Jesse Hassenger, John Teti September 4, 2014 | 5:00am
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Breaking out of the big house is an act of warfare in The Great Escape
By Jesse Hassenger September 3, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Right-On & Dumbass present: The Totally Xtreme 2014 Fall Movie Preview (Part 1)
By A.A. Dowd, Mike D'Angelo, Josh Modell, David Ehrlich, Katie Rife, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Jesse Hassenger, John Teti September 3, 2014 | 5:00am
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Eric Bana is “just a normal bloke who likes a bit of torture”
By Jenni Miller September 2, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Chicago, see Liam Neeson in A Walk Among the Tombstones early and for free
By Alison Bridges September 1, 2014 | 3:41pm
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Jailbirds bond with actual birds in a tender Hollywood classic
By Nick Schager September 1, 2014 | 5:00am
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Wild Style roots, spoken-word poetry, and some creepy Cliff Martinez tunes
By Erik Adams, Jason Heller, Marah Eakin August 30, 2014 | 5:00am
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Popeye is equal parts live-action cartoon and Robert Altman joint
By A.A. Dowd August 29, 2014 | 5:03pm
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Hugh Grant is wry and slightly rumpled in the trailer for The Rewrite
By Marah Eakin August 29, 2014 | 4:31pm
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The trailer for Jon Stewart’s Rosewater tackles heavy issues with a light touch
By Kayla Reed August 28, 2014 | 8:30pm
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A dark comedy shows richer shades of Robin Williams’ talent
By A.A. Dowd August 28, 2014 | 6:00pm
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The Step Up movies keep dance alive and well in Hollywood cinema
By A.A. Dowd August 28, 2014 | 5:00am
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Robin Williams sells the hell out of an unlikable character
By Sean O'Neal August 27, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Change of plan: 15 documentaries that switched course during filming
By A.A. Dowd, Mike D'Angelo, Joshua Alston, Katie Rife, Molly Eichel, Sean O'Neal, William Hughes, Dennis Perkins August 27, 2014 | 5:00am
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Somehow, Robin Williams plus Terry Gilliam does not equal pure lunacy
By Jesse Hassenger August 26, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Young Christoph Waltz, two Jesse Eisenbergs, and more Borzage
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky August 26, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Molly Shannon answers the same 11 Questions we always ask
By Marah Eakin August 26, 2014 | 5:00am
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Chicago, see James Gandolfini in The Drop early and for free
By Alison Bridges August 25, 2014 | 10:54pm
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Robin Williams displays his dramatic range in an overstuffed lit adaptation
By Nick Schager August 25, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller talk new and old Sin City
By Drew Fortune August 25, 2014 | 5:00am
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Mekhi Phifer on Divergent, playing poker with Jeff Garlin, and dying on ER
By Will Harris August 25, 2014 | 5:00am
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: August 22 - August 24
By AV Club Staff August 24, 2014 | 5:00am
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Teaser for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight leaks, obviously
By Sean O'Neal August 22, 2014 | 7:28pm
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California dreamin’ on a Hong Kong night
By A.A. Dowd August 22, 2014 | 5:00pm
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Peter Jackson smoothly transitioned into prestige filmmaking with Heavenly Creatures
By Mike D'Angelo August 22, 2014 | 5:00am
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What 1994 pop culture would you want to experience again for the first time?
By Jason Heller, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Becca James, Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Marah Eakin, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger, Mike Vago, Sonia Saraiya August 22, 2014 | 5:00am
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Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen star in the typically bizarre trailer for Outcast
By Dan Selcke August 21, 2014 | 8:21pm
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Lonely, but never alone, at the Algonquin Round Table
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky August 21, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Spoiler Space: The One I Love
By Mike D'Angelo August 21, 2014 | 5:00am
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Circles versus lines and the art of misdirection in The Hudsucker Proxy
By Scott Kaufman August 21, 2014 | 5:00am
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Pulp Fiction brought guns, gimps, and glory to the Cannes Film Festival
By A.A. Dowd August 21, 2014 | 5:00am
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The devastating Exotica is a master class in withholding
By Mike D'Angelo August 20, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Telekinetic Buddhist cab ride: Revisiting The Shadow, 1994’s most stylish flop
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky August 20, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Cursing is funnier in a Canadian accent in the trailer for Trailer Park Boys’ Swearnet: The Movie
By Katie Rife August 19, 2014 | 6:06pm
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Michael Keaton has the fastest mouth in the newspaper biz
By Jesse Hassenger August 19, 2014 | 6:00pm
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Serious Adam Sandler returns in the trailer for Jason Reitman’s Men, Women & Children
By William Hughes August 19, 2014 | 4:14pm
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Two Frank Borzage classics, and a not-so-amazing Spider-Man arrive on Blu-ray
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky August 19, 2014 | 4:00pm
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Escape is the unlikely link between The Shawshank Redemption and Natural Born Killers
By A.A. Dowd August 19, 2014 | 5:00am
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Don Bluth offered a dark alternative to Disney animation
By Caroline Siede August 19, 2014 | 5:00am
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Chicago, see Pierce Brosnan in The November Man early and for free
By Alison Bridges August 18, 2014 | 7:02pm
