The A.V. Clubflipped into News What your phone needs is a supple, pinchable coat of human skin, apparentlyThe A.V. Club - Kevin Cortez Today in news that will please David Cronenberg and only David Cronenberg, it is now possible to shroud your smart devices in warm, flabby flesh that just loves being pinched and tickled.Read more...
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsHuey Lewis Huey Lewis sips White Claw, talks Sports and American Psycho in sprawling Ezra Koenig interviewThe A.V. Club - Allison ShoemakerToday, it’s hip to be a person who listens to Time Crisis With Ezra Koenig, the Vampire Weekend frontman’s internet radio show (available on Apple Music). That’s because this weekend’s episode of the included
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsMitt Romney Mitt Romney is Pierre Delecto, Twitter lurker and...staunch Mitt Romney defenderThe A.V. Club - Reid McCarterA crack has appeared in the flesh-colored polymer that covers the titanium exoskeleton of Mitt Romney, robotic overlord of Utah. While we previously believed that the Romney bot was coded well enough to
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsVin Diesel Vin Diesel gets shot in the face in the Bloodshot trailerThe A.V. Club - Randall Colburn To watch the trailer for Sony’s Bloodshot is to remind one’s self that Vin Diesel was absolutely made for this shit.Read more...
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsBox Office Weekend Box Office: All hail Maleficent: Mistress Of EvilThe A.V. Club - Shannon MillerThe competition this past weekend was a kind of stiff, with two major studio sequels and a third-week juggernaut vying for the top spot. The weekend ultimately belonged to Angelina Jolie and Maleficent:
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsTV Everyone’s a damn mess in the trailer for Silicon Valley’s final seasonThe A.V. Club - Allison Shoemaker It was always going to end this way, wasn’t it? With dirty money, terrifying targeted ads, congressional hearings, internal dissent, and 4,000 pounds of meat? Read more...
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsKids Here's Jerry O'Connell just torturing his kids with a Prince singalongThe A.V. Club - Reid McCarterIt is every parent’s right to introduce their kids to the best music the world has to offer in the most excruciating way possible. As anyone who grew up failing to appreciate Neil Young on a cross-country
The A.V. Clubflipped into News The times, they are a-changin' in The Crown's third season trailerThe A.V. Club - Randall Colburn “Watch out for your family.”Read more...
The A.V. Clubflipped into MoviesSofa Step aside, Death Bed, because now there’s a Killer Sofa to reckon withThe A.V. Club - Alex McLevy The condemned: Killer Sofa (2019)Read more...
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVBob's Burgers A Halloween Bob's Burgers is the perfect Belcher showcaseThe A.V. Club - Alasdair WilkinsWhen it someday comes time to sum up just what Bob’s Burgers was all about, you could do a lot worse than starting with tonight’s episode. “Pig Trouble In Little Tina” gets to the heart of all five Belchers,
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVFlorida Power shifts constantly in On Becoming A God In Central Florida's dark finaleThe A.V. Club - Kayla Kumari UpadhyayaOn Becoming A God In Central Florida’s own version of Chekov’s gun goes like this: Put a gun in Cody’s hands, and that thing is bound to go off...in a stupid accident. I’ve been on edge about Cody’s gun
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVChristmas Mr. Robot rings in Christmas Day with one very sweet story—and one very sad oneThe A.V. Club - Alex McLevy “Christmas is the day that holds all time together.”—Alexander SmithRead more...
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVTV The XXXth/666th "Treehouse Of Horror" is just The Simpsons' wheezy annual horror exerciseThe A.V. Club - A.V. ClubAt its best, the annual “Treehouse Of Horror” episode gives The Simpsons an opportunity to bust loose of the admittedly elastic laws of its animated universe to treat us with some loopily inventive genre
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVTV The Watchmen pilot is as violent, thought-provoking, and humorous as the graphic novelThe A.V. Club - A.V. ClubOn the back of the 2005 reprint of Alan Moore and David Gibbons’ masterpiece Watchmen, there’s a pull quote from Damon Lindelof, showrunner of the current HBO series of the same title, that reads, “The
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVThe Walking Dead Like its exhausted heroes, a slipshod Walking Dead can’t do right by CarolThe A.V. Club - Alex McLevyFrom the moment Carol pulled out that bottle of pills in the opening seconds of this episode, it was obvious they were going to become a plot point. And while I’m glad the show didn’t decide to drag it
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVMe Too Movement The Affair decides to wrap up its tenure with an unnecessary #MeToo storylineThe A.V. Club - Gwen IhnatIf The Affair was searching for a way to bring Noah and Helen back together in season five, surely there must have been a better way than this trumped-up #MeToo scandal. It’s so fucked up that I’m actually
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVTV Spiders and Sean Astin lend a spooky flair to a solid SupergirlThe A.V. Club - Caroline SiedeAs the title suggests, “Blurred Lines” is all about blurry boundaries. Nia is struggling to set healthy limits with Brainy’s performative outpourings of love, Alex wants Kelly to be less open with strangers
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVBatwoman Batwoman loses hope, but finally dons her most famous accessoryThe A.V. Club - Alani VargasIn its third episode, Batwoman finally delivers the flame-haired crusader we all came to see. Ruby Rose’s portrayal of the iconic character has left room for Kate to grow into the mantle, which she deserves—she’s
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsJurassic World 3 DeWanda Wise gets leading role in Jurassic World 3The A.V. Club - Sam BarsantiIt’s very exciting that Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum will be back for Jurassic World 3, but it’s 2019 and you can’t just make a movie with exciting cameos from the people who were in movies
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVTV Fox blesses Bless The Harts with a second seasonThe A.V. Club - Sam BarsantiAnimated shows on Fox generally fall into one of two categories: They run forever, or they immediately fail. The shows that fall into the former category are obvious, because they’ve all been on for over
The A.V. Clubflipped into MusicFrank Ocean Frank Ocean announces two new singles then delivers a thirdThe A.V. Club - Sam BarsantiAs is so often the cast with Frank Ocean, shortly after teasing his first new album in years, he has started rapidly announcing or dropping new tracks with little to no notice. Ocean first talked about
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsLaurie Strode Some hardcore Tommy Doyle fans want Anthony Michael Hall dumped from Halloween KillsThe A.V. Club - Sam BarsantiA few months ago, we reported that Anthony Michael Hall had joined the cast of Halloween Kills, the sequel to David Gordon Green’s Halloween reboot, as an adult version of Tommy Doyle. In the original
The A.V. Clubflipped into TVWatchmen We’re watching the WatchmenThe A.V. Club - Allison Shoemaker Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, October 13. All times are Eastern.Read more...
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsSam Raimi Sam Raimi is directing his first horror movie in a decadeThe A.V. Club - William HughesIt’s been 10 long years—and one weird-ass Oz movie—since Sam Raimi directed a nasty little treat called Drag Me To Hell, the Evil Dead director’s most recent foray into cinematic horror. (Although, to
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsThe Hague Forgettable yeti movie somehow banned in multiple countries for violating ruling by The HagueThe A.V. Club - William HughesIt’s not every day that a largely forgettable Dreamworks yeti movie can come under fire from multiple national governments for violating a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. And
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsTaika Waititi Taika Waititi is still committed to directing the live-action Akira movie—eventuallyThe A.V. Club - William HughesTaika Waititi is a busy dude; even discounting his TV and writing work, the New Zealand favorite has put out three movies in the last four years (Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok, and the recent
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsHandy This 27-hour Star Wars marathon sounds like a handy way to tucker out ornery nerdsThe A.V. Club - William HughesThere has never been more Star Wars in our lives—the kind of sentence that sounds great on paper back in, say, 1995, but now feels more like some kind of pop culture curse. (It’s sort of the franchised
The A.V. Clubflipped into NewsJared Leto Jared Leto reportedly tried to have Joker killedThe A.V. Club - William HughesKilling the Joker is one of those fantasies that crop all the time in alternate universe or Elseworld comic books; given that he’s generally the ultimate test of Batman’s “No killing” ethos—on account
The A.V. Clubflipped into MusicMusic What is a song lyric you didn’t understand until years later?The A.V. ClubThis is the type of bread Billy Joel's talking about in "Piano Man," right?Illustration: Natalie PeeplesThis week’s question comes from Web Producer Baraka Kaseko:What is a song lyric you didn’t understand
The A.V. Clubflipped into TV6ix9ine Showtime launches docuseries that should help you explain to your parents what a Tekashi 6ix9ine isThe A.V. Club - William HughesHow do you talk to your mom or dad about Tekashi 6ix9ine? It’s a topic they don’t cover in all those fancy parent-rearing classes or books, presumably because it’s fraught with opportunities for distraction,
