Vadim Rizov

10/27/21

<i>The Souvenir: Part II</i> is the rare sequel to improve on its terrific predecessor

The Souvenir: Part II is the rare sequel to improve on its terrific predecessor

Writer-director Joanna Hogg delivers her alter-ego into the light

10/9/20

Dinesh D’Souza distorts and fulfills George Orwell’s warnings in his worthless <i>Trump Card</i>

Dinesh D’Souza distorts and fulfills George Orwell’s warnings in his worthless Trump Card

George Orwell wrote over 500 essays and nine full-length books. For the purposes of the right, however, the only two…

7/22/20

<i>Triple Threat</i> is like an <i>Avengers</i> for martial-arts masters, except the explosions are real

Triple Threat is like an Avengers for martial-arts masters, except the explosions are real

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

10/23/19

“Debate me, you coward” takes movie form in Adam Carolla’s abysmal <i>No Safe Spaces</i>

“Debate me, you coward” takes movie form in Adam Carolla’s abysmal No Safe Spaces

“He comes from college and knowledge, I come from tomfoolery and sports.” That’s how Adam Carolla, of Loveline and Th…

3/29/19

Unplanned is an abortion about abortion

In recent years, the faith-based production company Pure Flix has softened from the fire-and-brimstone…

7/30/18

“Hitler was liberal” is just one insight offered by Dinesh D’Souza’s fraudulent Death Of A Nation

Every two years beginning in 2012, Dinesh D’Souza has released a “documentary” during the summer, with the conscious…

3/29/18

God's still not dead, and Dana Loesch is A Light In Darkness, at the end of this hysterical trilogy

Since the 2016 election, President Donald J. Trump has been a point of contention in evangelical circles. On one…

3/15/18

Go back to a time when Iron Eagle made America great again

With Run The Series, The A.V. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new…

3/13/18

Benji returns to do Bourbon Street and encourage prayer in a new Netflix movie

The last Benji vehicle, 2004’s Benji: Off The Leash!, introduced the fourth canine to play the lovable mutt since…

12/4/17

The best films of 2017 that we didn’t review

Deciding which movies to review and which ones to skip is one of the toughest decisions The A.V. Club makes on a…

9/29/17

It’s biblically wrong to text and drive in A Question Of Faith

Most Pure Flix productions—the flagship God’s Not Dead films, The Case For Christ, I’m Not Ashamed—stick to a…

7/27/17

The Emoji Movie is Inside Out crossed with a Sony commercial and dunked in toxic ooze

Art can spring from many motivations. According to director Tony Leondis, The Emoji Movie is “personal.” Central…

4/7/17

From the believers behind God’s Not Dead comes a slightly less preachy Case For Christ

“You’re cheating on me—with Jesus!” exclaims Lee Strobel (Mike Vogel) when wife Leslie (Erika Christensen) shares…

2/2/17

Evangelical cinema kicked off with a batshit budget franchise about the Rapture

With Run The Series, The A.V. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new…

12/1/16

The best movies of 2016 that we didn’t review

Hundreds of movies come to American theaters every year. Sometimes they arrive at a rate of 20 per week, at least in…

10/21/16

The faith-based biopic I’m Not Ashamed blames Columbine on Darwin

Rachel Scott, one of the 12 students killed in the Columbine shooting, was a devout Christian whose journals and…

7/21/16

Hillary’s America completes the lunatic political trilogy that 2016 began

Hillary’s America starts with a lounge pianist’s come-on: “You can always count on the Democratic party.” A sickly…

6/16/16

The Scream movie series revitalized horror—then left no lasting mark on the genre

With Run The Series, The A.V. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new…

4/7/16

One of the sickest exploitation films ever somehow spawned three sequels

With Run The Series, The A.V. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new…

4/1/16

God’s Not Dead 2: Jesus gets expelled from high school

Think of God’s Not Dead as the Old Testament—a narrative of punitive punishments meted out to non-believers with a…

Vadim Rizov's posts

The Souvenir: Part II is the rare sequel to improve on its terrific predecessor

Dinesh D’Souza distorts and fulfills George Orwell’s warnings in his worthless Trump Card

Triple Threat is like an Avengers for martial-arts masters, except the explosions are real

“Debate me, you coward” takes movie form in Adam Carolla’s abysmal No Safe Spaces

Unplanned is an abortion about abortion

“Hitler was liberal” is just one insight offered by Dinesh D’Souza’s fraudulent Death Of A Nation

God's still not dead, and Dana Loesch is A Light In Darkness, at the end of this hysterical trilogy

Go back to a time when Iron Eagle made America great again

Benji returns to do Bourbon Street and encourage prayer in a new Netflix movie

The best films of 2017 that we didn’t review

It’s biblically wrong to text and drive in A Question Of Faith

The Emoji Movie is Inside Out crossed with a Sony commercial and dunked in toxic ooze

From the believers behind God’s Not Dead comes a slightly less preachy Case For Christ

Evangelical cinema kicked off with a batshit budget franchise about the Rapture

The best movies of 2016 that we didn’t review

The faith-based biopic I’m Not Ashamed blames Columbine on Darwin

Hillary’s America completes the lunatic political trilogy that 2016 began

The Scream movie series revitalized horror—then left no lasting mark on the genre

One of the sickest exploitation films ever somehow spawned three sequels

God’s Not Dead 2: Jesus gets expelled from high school