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<i>The A.V. Club</i>’<em></em>s favorite pieces from 2018

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The A.V. Club’s favorite pieces from 2018

The 50 best special effects in all of cinema. Contemporary feminism explored through Claws and Handmaid’s Tale. A…

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12/29/18 8:00AM

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The incomplete and incomparable Orson Welles

What can we really say about a life? It’s a question that is asked time and again in the films of Orson Welles, and…

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

10/30/18 12:00PM

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Netflix is just going to keep killing its <i>American Vandal</i>s

Netflix is just going to keep killing its American Vandals

Last Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal published a deeply sourced article about the corporate culture at Netflix.…

Erik Adams

10/29/18 3:46PM

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Why did millions of Netflix subscribers watch rom-coms this summer?

Romantic comedies were once the realm of homogenous blockbusters: You’d have a stacked deck of Sandra Bullocks,…

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Another Star Is Born: Why Hollywood keeps returning to this tragic Cinderella story

Note: This piece contains specific plot details about the A Star Is Born movies.

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Matt Damon is here to make friends: 11 movies where the actor finds a buddy (or 10)

Matt Damon has a lot of friends. From his auspicious beginnings charming ’90s Hollywood to his A-list blockbuster…

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10/08/18 6:00AM

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<i>Martha Stewart Living</i> helped kick off a domestic explosion in the ’90s

Martha Stewart Living helped kick off a domestic explosion in the ’90s

When I was a poor twentysomething writer in Chicago in the ’90s, I didn’t go to church. I instead worshipped, every…

Gwen Ihnat

9/25/18 6:00AM

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<i>The Road</i>, <i>A Quiet Place</i>, and the golden age of prepper pop culture

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The Road, A Quiet Place, and the golden age of prepper pop culture

It first hit me during A Quiet Place, as John Krasinski and Emily Blunt’s fictional kids quietly played a board game…

Clayton Purdom

9/18/18 9:00AM

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Trash, class, and free cigarettes: My life with <i>The Jerry Springer Show</i>

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Trash, class, and free cigarettes: My life with The Jerry Springer Show

Of the many lessons I’ve learned the hard way in my life, one of the hardest has been this: Never take a job for…

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BlacKkKlansman doesn't let white women off the hook—and it shouldn't

Note: This article contains plot points of BlacKkKlansman.

Katie Rife

8/13/18 8:00AM

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8 graphic novels to get your kids hooked on comics

Comics for kids are an awesome gateway—you want to get your children closer to chapter books, and they provide lots…

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The 50 greatest special effects movies of all time

For about as long as there have been movies, there have been special effects. That’s no exaggeration: The medium was…

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“We need to see more”: 5 queer TV creators discuss the present and future of LBGTQIA+ representation

On a recent Sunday night (June 10, to be exact), primetime viewers found themselves with multiple options for…

Danette Chavez

6/21/18 6:00AM

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Get caught up on K-pop in 60 minutes

When PSY’s “Gangnam Style” dropped in 2012, everything about it felt ephemeral. Funny enough to warrant attention…

Joshua Calixto

6/19/18 7:00AM

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For the women of <i>Claws</i>, time’s been up

For the women of Claws, time’s been up

With its vibrant color scheme, superficially wacky characters, and Florida setting, Claws appeared to be the perfect…

Danette Chavez

6/09/18 11:00AM

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<i>Fallout</i>’s best vault elected to tell the series’ darkest story

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Fallout’s best vault elected to tell the series’ darkest story

Let’s be honest: Fallout: New Vegas is the Fallout snob’s Fallout game. Created by Obsidian Entertainment—one of two…

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Dean Norris is looking for some sex GIFs, if you have any

Quick heads up: Breaking Bad star Dean Norris appears to be looking for some sex GIFs, if you have any. Last night,…

Clayton Purdom

5/23/18 10:37AM

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This season,<i> The Handmaid’s Tale</i> is making the connection between Gilead and present-day America explicit

This season, The Handmaid’s Tale is making the connection between Gilead and present-day America explicit

Premiering three months after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, The Handmaid’s Tale couldn’t help but feel…

Caitlin PenzeyMoog

5/07/18 6:00AM

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<i>Infinity War</i> could finally tear Marvel film and TV apart

Infinity War could finally tear Marvel film and TV apart

This article discusses major plot points of Avengers: Infinity War and Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Alex McLevy

5/05/18 8:00AM

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The A.V. Club’s favorite pieces from 2018

The incomplete and incomparable Orson Welles

Netflix is just going to keep killing its American Vandals

Why did millions of Netflix subscribers watch rom-coms this summer?

Another Star Is Born: Why Hollywood keeps returning to this tragic Cinderella story

Matt Damon is here to make friends: 11 movies where the actor finds a buddy (or 10)

Martha Stewart Living helped kick off a domestic explosion in the ’90s

The Road, A Quiet Place, and the golden age of prepper pop culture

Trash, class, and free cigarettes: My life with The Jerry Springer Show

BlacKkKlansman doesn't let white women off the hook—and it shouldn't

8 graphic novels to get your kids hooked on comics

The 50 greatest special effects movies of all time

“We need to see more”: 5 queer TV creators discuss the present and future of LBGTQIA+ representation

Get caught up on K-pop in 60 minutes

For the women of Claws, time’s been up

Fallout’s best vault elected to tell the series’ darkest story

Dean Norris is looking for some sex GIFs, if you have any

This season, The Handmaid’s Tale is making the connection between Gilead and present-day America explicit

Infinity War could finally tear Marvel film and TV apart