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film Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: August 26 - 28
By AV Club Staff August 28, 2016 | 5:00am
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tv After all the darkness, dawn rises on The Night Of finale
By Les Chappell August 28, 2016 | 5:00am
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aux Chicago-area official rules that rap and rock don’t qualify as “fine art”
By William Hughes August 27, 2016 | 10:25pm
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tv Mariah Carey joins the madness in the new trailer for Empire season three
By William Hughes August 27, 2016 | 7:59pm
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aux There’s a Lou Pearlman TV show in the works
By William Hughes August 27, 2016 | 7:04pm
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aux Lumiere and Cogsworth are lookin’ kinda creepy in the live-action Beauty And The Beast
By William Hughes August 27, 2016 | 6:21pm
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aux Sean Parker’s wizard wedding provoked the wrath of Hobbit nerd Stephen Colbert
By William Hughes August 27, 2016 | 4:27pm
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film Scott Pilgrim and a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man: Here’s what’s on sale on Amazon today
By Marah Eakin August 27, 2016 | 4:00pm
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aux Horror fiends get a tease of the ultimate episode of The Love Boat
By Rob Dean August 27, 2016 | 3:00pm
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film Don’t Breathe’s Fede Alvarez on reversing our horror expectations
By Katie Rife August 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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tv A favorite YouTube channel, a hidden TV gem, and a classic arcade game
By William Hughes, Matt Gerardi, Danette Chavez August 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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music Why Canadian bands (sometimes) can’t make it in the States
By Adam Kovac August 27, 2016 | 5:00am
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aux Robert Zemeckis is building an Ark for NBC
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 11:56pm
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aux Tim Heidecker proudly proclaims his “cuck” status in new parody anthem
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 10:30pm
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aux A cadre of horror legends assembles for Rock Paper Dead
By Mike Vanderbilt August 26, 2016 | 10:28pm
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aux Harmony Korine selects very Harmony Korine-esque topic for his next film
By Katie Rife August 26, 2016 | 10:00pm
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aux Empire is being sued by a bunch of juvenile delinquents
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 9:58pm
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film The trailer for A Dog’s Purpose gets real heavy, real fast
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 9:15pm
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aux Better late than never: Kurt Metzger comes out in support of UCB rape victim
By Danette Chavez August 26, 2016 | 9:03pm
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aux Relive Freaks And Geeks with adorable and awkward behind-the-scenes photos
By Esther Zuckerman August 26, 2016 | 9:00pm
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aux Rick And Morty’s Justin Roiland is starting his own VR studio
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 8:41pm
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aux You don’t want to read Mike Pence’s grad-school comic strip... but you do
By Joshua Alston August 26, 2016 | 8:30pm
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aux Kanye West’s Saint Pablo tour kicks off with his ascension to heaven
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 8:04pm
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aux When civilians play TV reporters, things get weird and profane quickly
By Joe Blevins August 26, 2016 | 8:00pm
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aux Broad City to release its original soundtrack in 4 and 3 and 2 and 1, 1
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 26, 2016 | 7:51pm
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aux We could explain this video—but where’s the fun in that?
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky August 26, 2016 | 7:32pm
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aux Jason Bourne in 3-D leaving China angry, nauseated
By Sean O'Neal August 26, 2016 | 7:21pm
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aux Travel company gives tips for a 47-year layover
By Caroline Siede August 26, 2016 | 7:00pm
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aux Gotham showrunner doesn’t think superheroes are “real” enough for TV
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 6:56pm
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aux Sleigh Bells sues Demi Lovato for allegedly ripping off a song
By Esther Zuckerman August 26, 2016 | 6:22pm
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aux Nichelle Nichols was the truly talented singer in the original Star Trek crew
By Joe Blevins August 26, 2016 | 6:15pm
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film John Milius writes some glorious Teddy Roosevelt fan fiction
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky August 26, 2016 | 6:00pm
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games Readers try to explain what they love about the enigmatic No Man’s Sky
By Matt Gerardi August 26, 2016 | 6:00pm
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aux Hey, there’s a new security update lurking in your iPhone
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 5:52pm
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aux Read this: The mouthwatering history of the Choco Taco
By Esther Zuckerman August 26, 2016 | 5:45pm
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aux John Ostrander returns to the Suicide Squad in this War Crimes #1 preview
By Oliver Sava August 26, 2016 | 5:33pm
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aux Pretension is for sale in Twitter’s amusing #HipsterClassifieds
By Joe Blevins August 26, 2016 | 5:15pm
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aux Batman cosplayer breaks world record for gadgetry
By Dennis DiClaudio August 26, 2016 | 5:04pm
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film Two late-summer releases give “family film” a good name
By A.A. Dowd, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky August 26, 2016 | 4:52pm
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aux Dr. Drew canceled in last-ditch effort to cure his habit of saying dumb things
By Alex McLevy August 26, 2016 | 4:49pm
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aux John Lennon describes his first acid trip in this trippy animated interview
By Joe Blevins August 26, 2016 | 4:30pm
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aux Demi Moore to Rock That Body with Ilana Glazer and Scarlett Johansson
By Esther Zuckerman August 26, 2016 | 4:29pm
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aux Here’s what’s coming to (and leaving from) Netflix in September
By Danette Chavez August 26, 2016 | 4:18pm
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aux Wolfgang Voigt’s pioneering ambient techno gets an anthology box set
By Sean O'Neal August 26, 2016 | 4:18pm
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aux Donald Trump made aspiring Apprentices sign a nudity clause
By Alex McLevy August 26, 2016 | 4:11pm
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aux There are more Looney Tunes movies than people may remember
By Joe Blevins August 26, 2016 | 4:01pm
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tv Patrick Stewart goes undercover as a woman in the Blunt Talk season 2 trailer
By Dennis DiClaudio August 26, 2016 | 3:54pm
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aux Literary figures clash in the quirky webseries Edgar Allan Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party
By Caroline Siede August 26, 2016 | 3:30pm
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film Dev Patel unearths his past in the Lion trailer
By Esther Zuckerman August 26, 2016 | 3:29pm
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games Stranger Things Gets a Perfect Tribute in This Point-and-Click Game
By Scott Russell August 26, 2016 | 3:29pm
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film The Blues Brothers and Spam Lite: Here’s what’s on sale on Amazon today
By Marah Eakin August 26, 2016 | 3:00pm
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aux Nighthawk skillfully uses a conflicted superhero to explore racism and police brutality
By Oliver Sava August 26, 2016 | 3:00pm
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film Mechanic: Resurrection is reasonably fun, for a sequel no one requested
By Jesse Hassenger August 26, 2016 | 2:57pm
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film Nick Kroll stretches alongside Adam Scott, Jenny Slate in My Blind Brother trailer
By Dennis DiClaudio August 26, 2016 | 2:45pm
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aux Werner Herzog’s film school primarily teaches you to break the rules
By Danette Chavez August 26, 2016 | 2:28pm
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aux Read This: The hairstyles that defined the rise, fall, and rise again of Britney Spears
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 2:00pm
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music Butch Walker’s classic-rock-leaning Stay Gold is nostalgic about roads not taken
By Annie Zaleski August 26, 2016 | 2:00pm
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aux Josh Boone reunites with The Fault In Our Stars writers for New Mutants
By Danette Chavez August 26, 2016 | 1:40pm
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aux Get excited for your favorite movie with this supercut of ‘80s production company logos
By Sam Barsanti August 26, 2016 | 1:00pm
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tv Exclusive: Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan on ending a TV show on their own terms
By Erik Adams August 26, 2016 | 1:00pm
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games 10 Lessons Marvel Ultimate Alliance Can Teach Other Superhero Media
By Don Saas August 26, 2016 | 11:00am
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music And The Anonymous Nobody… is De La Soul’s long-awaited but inspired return
By Ryan Bray August 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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film What movie best captures the spirit of summer?
By The A.V. Club, Will Feinstein, Laura Adamczyk, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Annie Zaleski, Esther Zuckerman, A.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Joe Blevins, Becca James, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger, Dennis Perkins August 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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games World Of Warcraft: Legion is around the corner, so it’s time to catch up
By Samantha Nelson August 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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tv Aquarius returns and is still not sure about this Manson guy
By Dennis Perkins August 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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music Trampled moss and sitars: Pearl Jam’s tricky, transformational No Code
By Bart Blasengame August 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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film Jackie Chan perfects his goofy, amazing, insanely dangerous style
By Tom Breihan August 26, 2016 | 5:00am
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tv Drag Race All Stars returns with new rules to liven the competition
By Oliver Sava August 26, 2016 | 2:49am
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aux Sam Mendes in talks for a live-action James And The Giant Peach adaptation
By Sam Barsanti August 26, 2016 | 1:25am
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aux Vincent D’Onofrio to help Bruce Willis make a wish—a Death Wish
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 1:07am
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aux Fox News and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are feuding and we don’t know what to do
By William Hughes August 26, 2016 | 12:42am
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aux Sarah Paulson might join the Ocean’s Eight crew
By Sam Barsanti August 26, 2016 | 12:36am
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aux Britney Spears wants nothing to do with her Lifetime biopic
By William Hughes August 25, 2016 | 11:53pm
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aux Showtime to satisfy viewers’ nostalgia for Dexter, making fun of Dexter
By Joshua Alston August 25, 2016 | 11:51pm
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aux Rio police charge Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report
By Katie Rife August 25, 2016 | 11:39pm
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aux Bryan Singer says Legion might tie in with future X-Men movies
By Sam Barsanti August 25, 2016 | 11:17pm
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tv Steven Universe and Connie get a “Mindful Education” from Garnet
By Eric Thurm August 25, 2016 | 11:15pm
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aux Google Fiber might be in trouble
By William Hughes August 25, 2016 | 11:10pm
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aux Carly Chaikin shoots down some theories about last night’s Mr. Robot
By Esther Zuckerman August 25, 2016 | 10:50pm
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aux Professional awful person Ann Coulter to say awful things about Rob Lowe
By William Hughes August 25, 2016 | 10:37pm
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aux Helen Mirren might join the cast of Disney’s The Nutcracker
By Katie Rife August 25, 2016 | 10:28pm
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aux Black-ish’s Marsai Martin cast as American Girl Melody
By Sam Barsanti August 25, 2016 | 9:38pm
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aux Find out if Facebook thinks you’re a liberal, conservative, or juggler
By Sean O'Neal August 25, 2016 | 9:15pm
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tv The new Documentary Now! trailer decides it’s time to Stop Making Sense
By William Hughes August 25, 2016 | 9:14pm
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aux Spy buddy-comedy that’s definitely not an I Spy reboot lands at Fox
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 25, 2016 | 9:12pm
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aux HBO buys Tracey Ullman sketch show, sets Pete Holmes and T.J. Miller specials
By Sam Barsanti August 25, 2016 | 9:00pm
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film Claustrophobics should probably avoid the new Blair Witch trailer
By Mike Vanderbilt August 25, 2016 | 8:52pm
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aux Diablo Cody to adapt the British sitcom Raised By Wolves for ABC
By Joshua Alston August 25, 2016 | 8:41pm
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aux Fuller House defeats Stranger Things in the Netflix nostalgia wars
By Sam Barsanti August 25, 2016 | 8:27pm
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aux One man’s mad quest to capture all the video game soda machines
By Joe Blevins August 25, 2016 | 8:00pm
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aux Read This: It’s time to talk about whether Godzilla has a penis
By Joe Blevins August 25, 2016 | 7:45pm
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aux Vox explores how technology has shaped our understanding of death
By Caroline Siede August 25, 2016 | 7:30pm
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aux Marvel narrows its Captain Marvel search to 3 directors
By Katie Rife August 25, 2016 | 7:27pm
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aux Veep’s Matt Walsh will get down with Melissa McCarthy in Life Of The Party
By Danette Chavez August 25, 2016 | 7:23pm
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aux Read This: For little people, Hollywood can be especially degrading
By Joe Blevins August 25, 2016 | 7:15pm
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aux The Blade Runner sequel has its new score composer
By Sean O'Neal August 25, 2016 | 7:06pm
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aux Behold the simple majesty of every Jason Statham kick ever
By Rob Dean August 25, 2016 | 7:00pm
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tv Ellen Page scours the globe for LGBT culture in the Gaycation season 2 trailer
By Dennis DiClaudio August 25, 2016 | 6:59pm
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tv The Devil Wears Prada and the Ultimate Warrior: Here’s what’s on sale on Amazon today
By Marah Eakin August 25, 2016 | 6:42pm
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aux Watch “Thumbs N’ Roses” cover “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
By Caroline Siede August 25, 2016 | 6:30pm
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aux Read This: Putting Stranger Things’ Barb in context
By Caroline Siede August 25, 2016 | 6:15pm
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film Oliver Stone made a fascinating Bush biography before his term was up
By Jesse Hassenger August 25, 2016 | 6:00pm
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aux Do jump scares in films suck? This video examines a better way to use them
By Rob Dean August 25, 2016 | 5:45pm
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aux Rupert Wyatt is taking a break from TV to make a sci-fi movie
By Dennis DiClaudio August 25, 2016 | 5:20pm
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aux Chicago, win tickets to Hannibal Buress’ “Hannibal Montanabal Experience”
By Sam Barsanti August 25, 2016 | 5:00pm
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film David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike find love in A United Kingdom trailer
By Esther Zuckerman August 25, 2016 | 4:51pm
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aux The VMAs can’t tell Kanye West what to do
By Danette Chavez August 25, 2016 | 4:45pm
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aux Christoph Waltz is in talks for Robert Rodriguez’s Battle Angel Alita
By Dennis DiClaudio August 25, 2016 | 4:32pm
