Thor Thor: Ragnarok inventively put the “universe” into Marvel Cinematic UniverseThe A.V. Club - Gwen IhnatThe Thor branch of the Avengers franchise was rejuvenated by Thunder God movie number three, Thor: Ragnarok. Director and Flight Of The Conchords alum Taika Waititi brought some sorely needed dry humor
Sansa Stark Time for another episode of The Chilling Adventures Of Sansa StarkThe A.V. Club - Allison Shoemaker Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, April 21. All times are Eastern. Read more...
Will Smith Will Smith embraces his cheesy dad side by dropping in on his kid's Coachella setThe A.V. Club - William HughesIf we’re being honest here, the gradual Dad-ening of Will Smith has been something of a beautiful thing to behold, as the former sitcom star and hotshot action smartass has gradually evolved into the of
Zombie Movies Happy 40th birthday to Dawn Of The Dead, the first great zombie satire flickThe A.V. Club - William HughesToday is April 20, one of those dates that seems to come weirdly pre-loaded with cultural significance—whether you’re talking about weed, 20th century dictators, or the state of school safety in good 2019.
TV In Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s “The Bimbo,” Captain Holt puts his “rock hard brain” to workThe A.V. Club - LaToya FergusonTV ReviewsAll of our TV reviews in one convenient place. Maybe it’s just me, but for me, the first character that comes to mind when I see a Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode titled “The Bimbo” is not Captain
TV John Singleton reportedly hospitalized after "mild" strokeThe A.V. Club - William HughesJohn Singleton, the Oscar-nominated writer and director of Boyz N The Hood, has reportedly been hospitalized this week in the aftermath of what’s being described as a “mild” stroke. Per TMZ, Singleton
Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert offers a very sweet tribute after death of his long-time cameramanThe A.V. Club - William Hughes“Sincerity” is not a tone often evoked in the world of late-night TV talk. But when it does arrive, it’s often at the hands of Stephen Colbert, who—despite his irony-soaked beginnings—has always known
Drama After director Jenny Gage on jumping from docs to dramaThe A.V. Club - Baraka Kaseko and Marah Eakin Anna Todd’s best-selling novel After hit theaters this past weekend. In honor of its release, we sat down with director Jenny Gage to talk about the film.Read more...
Movies Marvel makes room for some great acting during an awkward parental car rideThe A.V. Club - William HughesIs there anything more intrinsically Peter Parker than being trapped in the back seat of a supervillain’s car—but only because he’s actually his ride? Spider-Man: Homecoming spends large swaths of its
Play buttonRobert DeNiro Stephen Colbert and Robert De Niro share Trump talk, a minute's silence, ice cream sundaesThe A.V. Club - Dennis PerkinsTaped on Tuesday but broadcast as part of Friday’s show (as is Stephen Colbert’s sneaky way), last night’s Late Show interview with guest Robert De Niro was enjoyably halting, if that’s a thing. Colbert
Pikachu "True Detective Pikachu" is shockingly good execution of a delightfully dumb ideaThe A.V. Club - William HughesLet’s not beat around the Bulbasaur here, people: The concept for Sam Haft’s new comedy video, “True Detective Pikachu” is pretty much all right there in the title. It’s classic online comedy fodder: the
Roman Polanski Roman Polanski now suing the Academy over his expulsionThe A.V. Club - William HughesContinuing a lifelong commitment to not shutting the fuck up, sitting quietly in a villa somewhere, and just being glad he’s not in jail, Roman Polanski announced that he’s suing the Academy Of Motion
Netflix Netflix to finally embrace chaos in the form of a "random episode" featureThe A.V. Club - William HughesMimicking so many aspects of modern human existence—in which we all typically just sort of pretend to grapple with rising complexity and choices for a few minutes, before throwing up our hands and letting
TV ABC assembles a frankly ridiculous cast to do live remakes of All In The Family and The JeffersonsThe A.V. Club - William HughesThe “classic TV series reboot” is an established and inescapable factor of the television landscape these days, with executives and writers eagerly hoovering up whatever lingering traces of lasting sentiment
Movies A superb performance from Tessa Thompson anchors the hardscrabble drama of Little WoodsThe A.V. Club - Katie Rife“That’s because he’s a drug dealer.” With those plainspoken words, writer-director Nia DaCosta tells us everything we need to know about Ollie (Tessa Thompson), a young woman who’s just been awakened the
Frederick Showrunner Justin Spitzer quits his SuperstoreThe A.V. Club - Alex McLevyWhether or not it’s due to being knocked unconscious by one of the seemingly endless array of things that can fall on you in a big-box store, showrunner Justin Spitzer is clocking out of NBC’s superlative
Gina Rodriguez Gina Rodriguez, DeWanda Wise, and Brittany Snow on Someone Great and female friendshipThe A.V. Club - Baraka Kaseko and Marah EakinNetflix’s new film Someone Great follows Jenny (Gina Rodriguez), who, after being dumped by her long-term boyfriend, recruits her two best friends (DeWanda Wise and Brittany Snow) for one last outrageous
Titanic All of Harry Burns' sweaters and sports coats in When Harry Met Sally have finally been rankedThe A.V. Club - Shannon MillerAlmost 30 years after its release, a vital character within When Harry Met Sally is getting the attention it deserves: Harry Burns’ fashion. GQ recently took the time to rank every single one of his outfit
Music 5 new releases we love: A luminous rap record, a rejuvenating prelude to summer, and moreThe A.V. Club - Kelsey J. Waite, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, and Clayton PurdomPivot GangPhoto: Michael SalisburyThere’s a lot of music out there. To help you cut through all the noise, every week The A.V. Club is rounding up A-Sides, five recent releases we think are worth your
Energy End the week meditating on the energy of these smug, blanket-destroying dogsThe A.V. Club - Reid McCarterIt’s possible to get away with just about anything if you’re cute enough. Take, for example, the dog who chewed through a blanket belonging to The Washington Post’s Mary Beth Albright only to be rewarded
Movies Composer Disasterpeace on video games, It Follows, and Under The Silver LakeThe A.V. Club - Baraka Kaseko and Marah EakinChiptune composer Richard Vreeland, a.k.a. Disasterpeace, got his start making music for dozens of indie video games, like Fez and Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake. He’s recently made the jump to composing
Lizzo Lizzo loves herself, and learns to love somebody else, on the empowered yet tender Cuz I Love YouThe A.V. Club - Katie RifePhoto: Atlantic RecordsCuz I Love YouBCuz I Love YouBBCuz I Love YouArtistLizzoLabelAtlantic RecordsThree years after breaking into the popular consciousness (if not the Billboard charts) with “Good As
Super Mario Boy howdy, here's a goldarn bluegrass cover of Super Mario World's "Athletic Theme"The A.V. Club - Reid McCarterIn the most unexpected country crossover since LL Cool J and Brad Paisley joined forces to solve racism, the banjo-pickin’, fiddle-playin’ boys of Nashville’s The Hit Points have covered Super Mario World’s
Ava DuVernay Ava DuVernay's Central Park Five Netflix series gets a searing new trailerThe A.V. Club - Randall ColburnIn 1989, a group of Harlem teenagers were coerced into confessing to the rape and assault of a Central Park jogger, serving years in prison before being retroactively exonerated. The response to the incident
Chris Hemsworth It's okay, Chris Hemsworth felt "underwhelmed" by pre-Ragnarok Thor, tooThe A.V. Club - Shannon MillerChris Hemsworth has never shied away from honest critique of his own work, and his turn as the God Of Thunder has never been immune to his brand of thoughtful candor. In fact, during an interview with
R.I.P. Lorraine Warren, author and paranormal investigatorThe A.V. Club - Randall Colburn Lorraine Warren, the chronicler of supernatural and psychic phenomena whose work inspired The Conjuring franchise, has died. Her son-in-law, Tony Spera, confirmed the news to Patch. She was 92.Read more...
Internet Enjoy this soul-warming story of the internet helping a man reunite with his stolen pet ratThe A.V. Club - Alani VargasAnimals, they’re (almost) always at our sides ready to give unconditional love at every turn. So when things happen to these dearest beasts, a part of you might get lost. Well, for a homeless man in Australia,
Movies Baby Groot briefly transforms the Galaxy (and the Marvel action machine) into one big dance floorThe A.V. Club - A.A. DowdLike lots of superhero sequels, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 basically begins with a flurry of action. The Guardians, those mismatched intergalactic goofballs for hire, have gathered on a giant helipad
Kill Bill R.I.P. Lone Wolf And Cub creator Kazuo KoikeThe A.V. Club - Randall ColburnManga legend Kazuo Koike has died after a struggle with pneumonia, according to a post on the author’s Twitter account. The influential Lone Wolf And Cub and Lady Snowblood creator creator was 82. Read
Taylor Swift Now that our brains are completely broken, here's Taylor Swift outfits as Mueller report redactionsThe A.V. Club - Reid McCarterNow that the Mueller report is publicly available and America has collectively agreed that everything about its process was completely fine and Donald Trump is now a good president, the nation has had
