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FilmFeaturesThe Popcorn Champs

<i>Batman</i> changed how blockbusters look—and how Hollywood sold them

FilmFeaturesThe Popcorn Champs

Batman changed how blockbusters look—and how Hollywood sold them

Batman wasn’t just the biggest movie of 1989—it was a cultural phenomenon

Tom Breihan

2/28/22 12:00PM

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FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Can romantic comedies teach us <em>How To Be Single</em>?

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Can romantic comedies teach us How To Be Single?

When Romance Met Comedy comes to a close with one last rom-com

Caroline Siede

2/25/22 6:00AM

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FilmFeaturesTogether Again

Time keeps on slipping, slipping in the films of Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater

Did Hawke become a better actor under the Boyhood director, or did time just pass?

Jesse Hassenger

2/24/22 6:00AM

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FilmFeaturesRun The Series

For nearly 50 years, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies have made a meal out of raw panic

These movies conjure up an inescapable nightmare that short-circuits the logical parts of your brain

Katie Rife

2/18/22 10:45AM

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FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Joe Wright made <i>Pride & Prejudice </i>feel<i> </i>fresh all over again

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Joe Wright made Pride & Prejudice feel fresh all over again

Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen shine as one of the most iconic couples in rom-com history

Caroline Siede

2/11/22 12:00AM

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FilmFeaturesRun The Series

<i>Jackass</i> turned poop jokes into high art across 5 films

FilmFeaturesRun The Series

Jackass turned poop jokes into high art across 5 films

Over the past 20 years, director Jeff Tremaine and star Johnny Knoxville learned how to make Jackass cinematic, and…

Matt Schimkowitz

2/04/22 12:26PM

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FilmFeaturesHome Video Hell

Want to watch Alicia Silverstone fight the world’s fakest looking CGI shark?

The Requin is a movie mostly notable for how much it looks like no one is anywhere near the ocean they’re supposedly…

Alex McLevy

1/31/22 12:00AM

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FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

<em>Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! </em>now has retro charms twice over

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! now has retro charms twice over

The 2004 Kate Bosworth romantic comedy is a love letter to young rom-com fans

Caroline Siede

1/28/22 6:00AM

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FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Nearly 70 years on, <i>Roman Holiday</i> remains one of romantic comedy’s most delectable treats

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Nearly 70 years on, Roman Holiday remains one of romantic comedy’s most delectable treats

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck's whirlwind romance continues to enchant 69 years after its release

Caroline Siede

1/14/22 12:00AM

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FilmFeaturesScenic Routes

One of the most famous Christmas songs ever is actually a real downer

“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” one of the most frequently played holiday songs, is both somber and…

Mike D'Angelo

12/20/21 3:30PM

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FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

On falling in love with <i>The Family Stone </i>

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

On falling in love with The Family Stone

This Christmas, give the divisive 2005 romantic comedy a second chance

Caroline Siede

12/17/21 12:00AM

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With just two storylines, <i>The Holiday </i>paid tribute to the entire rom-com genre

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

With just two storylines, The Holiday paid tribute to the entire rom-com genre

The Holiday is very much a film about romantic comedies—how they’re structured, what we want from them, and the…

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Squid Game and Annette are among the only surprises in this year’s Golden Globe nominations

Did the Hollywood Foreign Press Association make any truly unexpected calls?

A.A. Dowd

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12/13/21 3:00PM

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FilmFeaturesAge Of Heroes

Zack Snyder's cut of <i>Justice League</i> was the preposterous superhero-movie event of 2021

FilmFeaturesAge Of Heroes

Zack Snyder's cut of Justice League was the preposterous superhero-movie event of 2021

Marvel dominated the box office, but it was The Snyder Cut we all talked about

Tom Breihan

12/10/21 12:01AM

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FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

The best romantic comedy of 2021 doesn't have any romance

Patti Harrison and Ed Helms find platonic love in the winning Together Together

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20 years on, a self-proclaimed Enid looks back at Ghost World

Feeling compassion for your younger self—and nostalgia for '90s thrift stores

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2021 Gotham Awards: The A.V. Club’s exclusive portrait studio from the big night

At the 2021 Gotham Awards in NYC, some of the night’s winners and attendees stopped by the AVC portrait studio as…

Shanicka Anderson

11/30/21 3:10PM

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FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Hard to believe the world once hated <i>Harold And Maude</i>

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Hard to believe the world once hated Harold And Maude

Hal Ashby's 1971 romance inspired a whole new branch of rom-com filmmaking

Caroline Siede

11/19/21 12:00AM

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FilmFeaturesA History Of Violence

<i>F9</i> got audiences back to theaters by giving them all the absurdity they craved

FilmFeaturesA History Of Violence

F9 got audiences back to theaters by giving them all the absurdity they craved

After a year inside, who could resist the siren call of Fast & Furious on the big screen?

Tom Breihan

11/12/21 6:00AM

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FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper starred in one of the most off-putting rom-coms ever made

What the hell happened, exactly, with All About Steve?

Caroline Siede

11/05/21 12:00AM

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