John Semley

PublishedJune 16, 2014

6/6/14

Forrest Gump is coming to IMAX, because life is like an enormous box of chocolates

If your main problem with Forrest Gump—Robert Zemeckis’ outsized epic of good ol’ American stick-to-itiveness—is…

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PublishedJune 6, 2014

6/6/14

Staind frontman stops show to yell at audience for molesting teen girl

As if you needed another reason to like Staind, the nü-metal torchbearers are making national headlines after…

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PublishedJune 6, 2014

6/6/14

Will Smith in talks to star in Ridley Scott’s NFL concussion drama

Exceptionally bankable movie star Will Smith is taking a well-deserved break form anchoring box office poison like Af…

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PublishedJune 6, 2014

4/4/14

Tomorrow sex will be good again: Nymphomaniac’s sex-negative feminism

Note: The following consideration of female sexuality in Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac was written by a…

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PublishedApril 4, 2014

10/9/13

We burned down their city hall: 14 epic rivalries between fictional towns

These take sports and school rivalries to a whole new level. Here are 14 epic rivalries between fictional towns.

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Kevin McFarland,

Zack Handlen,

Sean O'Neal,

and Mike Vago

PublishedOctober 9, 2013

10/4/13

The very best fictional concerts

This week’s question comes from contributor John Semley: What fictional concert would you love to attend?

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Josh Modell,

Becca James,

Mike Vago,

Claire Zulkey,

and Tasha Robinson

PublishedOctober 4, 2013

9/23/13

The hole in the middle: 16 shows whose lead characters are their least interesting

Building a television ensemble is a tricky proposition. There must be enough outsized characters to keep the laughs…

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Kevin McFarland,

Noah Cruickshank,

Zack Handlen,

Rowan Kaiser,

Sonia Saraiya,

Les Chappell,

Mike Vago,

and Tasha Robinson

PublishedSeptember 23, 2013

9/20/13

Killing the mood music

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

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Cory Casciato,

Noah Cruickshank,

Matt Wild,

and Mike Vago

PublishedSeptember 20, 2013

9/13/13

Fuck! The A.V. Club staff’s favorite uses of the F-word in media

This week’s question comes from reader Wade Carney:

PublishedSeptember 13, 2013

8/28/13

“Got me a movie / I want you to know”: 15 musical works inspired by visual art

Most songs are inspired by songwriters’ emotions or a story that they want to tell, but some are reactions to other…

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and Sam Adams

PublishedAugust 28, 2013

8/26/13

16 concert films (and one concert series) by famous directors

1. Stop Making Sense (1984), Jonathan Demme
The promotional efforts for Jonathan Demme’s 1984 collaboration with…

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Sam Adams,

and Mike Vago

PublishedAugust 26, 2013

8/23/13

Re-visiting the pop culture moments of 1983

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

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Annie Zaleski,

Zack Handlen,

Matt Wild,

Phil Dyess-Nugent,

Rowan Kaiser,

Ryan McGee,

Brandon Nowalk,

Emily St. James,

Mike Vago,

and Tasha Robinson

PublishedAugust 23, 2013

8/19/13

Reaching new depths of desperation: 11 (mostly lousy) sequels released in 1983

1. Jaws 3-D
As a quick look of the following list will confirm, picking the worst sequel of 1983 is an exercise in…

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Phil Dyess-Nugent,

and Mike Vago

PublishedAugust 19, 2013

8/16/13

Separating art from its creators

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

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Annie Zaleski,

Noah Cruickshank,

Josh Modell,

Brandon Nowalk,

Rowan Kaiser,

Matt Wild,

Sonia Saraiya,

and Mike Vago

PublishedAugust 16, 2013

8/9/13

What book or series of books should be made into a TV show?

This week’s question: What book or series of books should be made into a TV show?

PublishedAugust 9, 2013

8/7/13

“Those writers make a lot of money”: 12 works of unpublished or unproduced TV fiction

Breaking Bad’s typically grim, full-throttle mid-fifth-season première allows itself at least one reprieve, during…

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and Mike Vago

PublishedAugust 7, 2013

8/2/13

What upcoming 2013 entertainment are you most anticipating?

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

PublishedAugust 2, 2013

7/12/13

What have been the best movies of the year?

Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…

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Josh Modell,

David Sims,

and Mike Vago

PublishedJuly 12, 2013

7/3/13

“Do you ever get the feeling everything in America is completely fucked up?”: 11 anti-American sentiments in movies and TV

When we wrote this story in 2013, we had no idea it would seem so prescient years later.

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