No, it’s not Mexican Halloween: A beginner’s guide to Day Of The Dead
This post is sponsored by el Jimador Tequila as part of its Day Of The Dead Special Coverage section on The A.V. Club.
Are these the best sci-fi films of the 21st century?
Hot on the heels of discussion about the best films of the 21st century (so far), comes a new video about a more specific segment of the film landscape. The compilation, by Plot Point Productions, presents clips from 18 different science-fiction films made since 2000, lobbying them as the best the young century has to…
Where to start with the primal howl of Iggy Pop
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Iggy Pop, one of rock’s most distinctive icons.
A beginner’s guide to the twisty melodrama of Pedro Almodóvar
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Pedro Almodóvar, one of the most original and acclaimed directors working today.
Where to start with Jamaican dancehall
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Jamaican dancehall music.
Where to start with the indie charm of Beat Happening and K Records
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: A breakdown of Calvin Johnson’s Beat Happening and K Records.
Where to start with Mel Brooks’ high-quality low comedy
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Mel Brooks, one of the most influential comic minds in entertainment history.
Here’s where to start with the scary specter of TV horror series
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: The wide-ranging world of horror on TV.
A beginner’s guide to Steve Martin’s eclectic, groundbreaking career
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Steve Martin, whose influence spans decades and mediums.
A beginner’s guide to the expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: the sprawling expanse of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
A beginner’s guide to dance-music godfather Giorgio Moroder
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Giorgio Moroder, the godfather of dance music.
Where to start with the films of Billy Wilder
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Billy Wilder, one of the most influential and acclaimed movie directors in the history of the medium.
Where to start with the many projects of Damon Albarn
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Damon Albarn.
How to navigate the weepy world of Lifetime movies
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginner’s guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Lifetime movies.
Where to start with psychobilly
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Psychobilly.
Where to start with the primal sound of garage rock
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Garage rock.
A beginner’s guide to Modest Mouse
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Modest Mouse.
Where to begin with the thesaurus punk of Bad Religion
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: pioneering California punk band Bad Religion.
Where to start with ’80s U.K. synth-pop
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: ’80s U.K. synth-pop.
Where to start with the raspy roots of alt-country godfather Steve Earle
Primer is The A.V. Club’s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary genres, and whatever else interests us—and hopefully you. This installment: Steve Earle.