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What makes it a special effect?

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7/28/18 11:00AM

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A look at Casino through the eyes of Ace Rothstein

Last week, I rewatched Casino, Martin Scorsese’s 178-minute glitz epic about the rise and fall of the mob in Las…

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

7/14/18 12:00PM

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Dear White People’s Emmy-worthy bottle episode frames a battle of wills

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The comedy of The Shining and other tales from the dark side

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

6/30/18 8:00AM

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Joe Pera Talks With You is the Adult Swim comedy that’ll restore your soul

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Investigating classic gangster movies around the world

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5/19/18 1:00PM

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Brooklyn cops, new girls, last men, and the end of a sitcom lineup for the ages

On Thursday, the Fox Broadcasting Company performed a hard reset on its comedy lineup, canceling three single-camera…

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5/12/18 6:00AM

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The Handmaid’s Tale isn’t the only battle over women’s bodies on Hulu

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The nightmarish world of Andrzej Żuławski

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What are you watching at the gym?

I have a “lunchtime membership” at a gym around the corner from the A.V. Club offices, which is a dressed-up way of…

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A Quiet Place, You Were Never Really Here, and the monsters we don't see

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

4/07/18 11:00AM

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A charming and vital coming-of-age story unfolds On My Block

A combination of Freaks And Geeks and The Chi, On My Block debuted March 16 on Netflix to little fanfare after…

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The forgotten ’90s thriller The Assignment took paranoia to another level

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Superstore is giving workplace comedy a must-see renovation

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Why is totalitarianism funny?

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At 12 minutes an episode, The Life & Times Of Tim was an ideal vehicle for cringe comedy

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What Annihilation learned from Andrei Tarkovsky’s Soviet sci-fi classics

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Grown-ish and the joy of watching a show hit its stride

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Torque was a crazier, dumber Fast And The Furious

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Catch up on Claws, the summer sleeper hit with one of TV’s best ensembles

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2/03/18 8:00AM

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what are you watching?

What makes it a special effect?

A look at Casino through the eyes of Ace Rothstein

Dear White People’s Emmy-worthy bottle episode frames a battle of wills

The comedy of The Shining and other tales from the dark side

Joe Pera Talks With You is the Adult Swim comedy that’ll restore your soul

Investigating classic gangster movies around the world

Brooklyn cops, new girls, last men, and the end of a sitcom lineup for the ages

The Handmaid’s Tale isn’t the only battle over women’s bodies on Hulu

The nightmarish world of Andrzej Żuławski

What are you watching at the gym?

A Quiet Place, You Were Never Really Here, and the monsters we don't see

A charming and vital coming-of-age story unfolds On My Block

The forgotten ’90s thriller The Assignment took paranoia to another level

Superstore is giving workplace comedy a must-see renovation

Why is totalitarianism funny?

At 12 minutes an episode, The Life & Times Of Tim was an ideal vehicle for cringe comedy

What Annihilation learned from Andrei Tarkovsky’s Soviet sci-fi classics

Grown-ish and the joy of watching a show hit its stride

Torque was a crazier, dumber Fast And The Furious

Catch up on Claws, the summer sleeper hit with one of TV’s best ensembles