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Dec 06, 2023
Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, shared her perspective about the events of March 25 and the aftermath in testimony on Tuesday and Wednesday. Majors faces charges of assault and aggravated harassment after an altercation between them in a moving vehicle. Both the prosecution and defense agree that…
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Dec 06, 2023
Life really does imitate art. If you somehow don't have the plot of Greta Gerwig's summer smash hit Barbie already committed to memory, here's a little refresher: after Ryan Gosling's himbo-esque Ken discovers the wonders of patriarchy in the real world, he and his fellow Kens stage a coup to take over Barbie Land and…
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Dec 06, 2023
Two years after he was caught on camera saying the n-word, country music megastar Morgan Wallen wants fans to know that "he will never make an excuse" for using the slur because "he is really not that guy." It's an interesting conundrum for the guy who really did use that word and nearly blew up his burgeoning,…
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Dec 06, 2023
This year, Variety's annual Actors on Actors series has turned into an interesting exploration of which fears stars had to overcome to deliver a great performance—with an extra sprinkling of praise from the famous friend sitting across from them. For Mark Ruffalo, it was being completely naked on camera in Poor Things
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Dec 06, 2023
Sean "Diddy" Combs faces yet another lawsuit, accusing him and two other associates of trafficking a 17-year-old across state lines, drugging with "copious amounts of drugs and alcohol," and raping her in 2003. This is the fifth against the sing in less than four weeks.
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Dec 06, 2023
When it comes to cancel culture, it seems like there are two different worlds. There's the real one, where everyday people live, in which words and actions have regular-sized consequences. Then there's the celebrity world, apparently ruled by McCarthy-esque forces wielding pitchforks, eagerly waiting to ruin powerful…
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Dec 06, 2023
Sundance has officially unveiled the list of films it will be highlighting as a part of its 2024 festival, and from the looks of it, it's going to be an exciting year. Of over 17,000 submissions (the highest number ever), Sundance has chosen 91 projects to screen in person in Park City and Salt Lake City from January…
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Dec 06, 2023
The SnyderVerse has fallen, a new DC Universe is coming, and the imminent release of Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom closes the door on one of the strangest fiascos in modern Hollywood history. And yet, it's not over. There's still a little matter of the Ayer Cut.
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Dec 06, 2023
Murder In Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning zooms in on a homicide that took place in October 1989. An obvious yet remarkable takeaway from examining the investigation more than 30 years later, is that it's a relevant summation of the current political, socioeconomic, and cultural climate. This alone makes the…
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Dec 06, 2023
We've seen how heist shows and films are handled: There's a team, a job, a take, some twists, getaway vehicles, guns, and goons. The formula is useful, but what the creators ultimately do with that structure to tell a unique story is what makes it interesting. The British series Culprits comes with all the typical…
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Dec 06, 2023
Ever since 2020, the amount of unprocessed grief we've all had to carry within us is almost hard to comprehend. Still, Dan Levy is giving it his best shot in his feature-length directorial debut, Good Grief.
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Dec 06, 2023
Norman Lear, a pioneer of American television and a lifelong political activist, died on Tuesday at the age of 101, his family announced Wednesday morning. Lear was beloved by the industry and audiences alike. He shaped much of what we know of the situational comedy today and continued throughout his life to advocate…
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Dec 06, 2023
Well, fuck, here we go. Squid Game: The Challenge is getting a second season. Of course, Netflix would renew the inauthentic, messy, and boring reality series instead of devoting resources to TV shows it recently canceled, including Shadow & Bone (and its potential Six Of Crows spin-off), Lockwood & Co., Freeridge, Far…
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Dec 06, 2023
At this year's Golden Globes, when accepting his award for Pinocchio, Guillermo del Toro defended the art of animation by arguing that it is "a medium" and not "a genre for kids" (an argument he stands by so much that it's now his Twitter bio). Few filmmakers who illustrate (so to speak) that truth as clearly as…
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Dec 06, 2023
Legendary TV writer and producer Norman Lear, who elevated the sitcom format by using comedy as a vehicle to tackle social issues, has died at the age of 101. In a career that spanned half a century, Lear created a string of hit shows, beginning with his best-known, most influential series, All In The Family, which…
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Dec 06, 2023
Let's play "try to name the movie." close your eyes for a second. You hear Austin Butler, putting on a gravelly, slightly-accented voice, having one last conversation with his girl before shipping off to combat. Oh, and by the way, Tom Hanks is involved. Think you've got it? Well, it's a trick question: It's not Elvis,…
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Dec 06, 2023
Director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer) is not what one might call a conventional filmmaker, crafting his films with deadpan line delivery that enhances the surreal quality of their premises to lay bare fundamental truths of the human experience. His previous collaboration with…
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Dec 06, 2023
Gangster movies are loaded with inherently alluring qualities: the vicarious thrill of watching an antihero buck the establishment and take what they want with impunity; the glamorous trappings as a funhouse mirror version of the American Dream; the familial metaphors of dynastic crime families; the antisocial buzz of…
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Dec 05, 2023
In Fargo's long-awaited fifth season, Noah Hawley's acclaimed anthology series boasts a gripping modern crime story, a pretty sensational cast, and, oh yeah, those accents. The 2019-set episodes in latest tale center on Dorothy "Dot" Lyon (Juno Temple), a seemingly simple Minnesota housewife with secrets up her…
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Dec 05, 2023
Let's have dessert first: The long-awaited rematch between Dot and Roy Tillman's goons in the fortified Lyon household takes up pretty much the opening half of tonight's episode. This time the crack team led by Gator somehow do even worse than Munch and Wayne. Maybe it's something to do with their choice of spooky…
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Dec 05, 2023
Angelina Jolie doesn't act much these days, and if she could do things over, it doesn't sound like she'd start acting at all. In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Jolie says, "I wouldn't be an actress today." The Oscar winner says that when she began her career, "it wasn't as much of an expectation to be…
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Dec 05, 2023
GTA 6's bombastic trailer may have only been a minute and a half long, but for that brief period of time I felt like I was in Florida, sweating in a sun-soaked swamp, interacting with its daft denizens, slapping mosquitos off my ankles with a paper fan. GTA 6 is set in the fictional state of Leonida (Florida) and the…
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Dec 05, 2023
The trial of Jonathan Majors, facing charges of assault and aggravated harassment in an alleged domestic violence incident, continued on Tuesday with testimony from his accuser, ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. An emotional Jabbari presented a timeline of their relationship up to the point of the March 25 incident,…
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Dec 05, 2023
Denny Laine—guitarist and founding member of both The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings—died today following a battle with Interstitial Lung Disease. He was 79.
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Dec 05, 2023
We've seen a number of televised feuds over the past decade (recently, #Scandoval and the whole Don't Worry Darling saga come to mind), but we haven't seen capital-F Feud—that is, Ryan Murphy's acclaimed FX miniseries—in over six years. Luckily for fans of cattiness, drama, backstabbing, and any other petty pleasures,…
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Dec 05, 2023
Move over, Succession, you've had your time in the spotlight. It's The Morning Show's time to shine, at least at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards for television. The Apple TV series leads the pack with six nominations, including Best Actress in a Drama for leads Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon and supporting…
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Dec 05, 2023
There's no dearth of options on Hulu, so deciding what to watch can be quite overwhelming. Instead of figuring out which show will keep you on your couch for several hours, check out our roundup of the best series on the streamer, including beloved Hulu originals, FX hits, network-TV favorites, and cult gems. Looking…
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Dec 05, 2023
At this stage of cinema history, there's a general air of goodwill, of rising tides lifting all boats. If a big movie succeeds, it helps preserve theater-going culture for all. But that doesn't mean there's zero competitiveness (or pettiness) behind the scenes in Hollywood. Christopher Nolan "has this superstition…
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Dec 05, 2023
If you were nervous about seeing a 206-minute epic with absolutely no intermissions in theaters, or you really wanted to experience Brendan Fraser and his "girth" from the comfort of your own home, today's your lucky day. Fresh off nabbing both a Best Film win and a Best Actress win (for Lily Gladstone) from the New…
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Dec 05, 2023
This morning, Film Independent announced the nominations for their annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring some of the best performances and production in independent film and television.
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Dec 05, 2023
"I guess the best way to sum us up, Amy and T.J., is that we're the folks who lost the jobs we love because we love each other. And that is the bottom line," T.J. Holmes says in the first episode of the new podcast he co-hosts with his professional and romantic partner, Amy Robach. Almost exactly a year ago, the pair…
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Dec 05, 2023
Jamie Foxx was honored at the Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements on Monday night, marking his first public appearance since he was hospitalized for an undisclosed health issue in April. Foxx accepted the Vanguard Award for his performance in T…
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Dec 05, 2023
A year ago we couldn't have said definitively whether Wonka would be a delightful musical extravaganza or a total disaster. Either outcome seemed plausible. After all, was anyone actually clamoring for yet another version of the mysterious, magical chocolatier from Roald Dahl's beloved book series? And one played by Ti…
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Dec 05, 2023
Not to point out the obvious, but this was a historic year for television. The industry was, of course, shaken up—and grounded to a halt—because of the writers' and actors' strikes. But we also, as viewers, had to say goodbye to some remarkable series (Succession and Reservation Dogs are merely two of many biggies…
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Dec 05, 2023
[Editor's note: This recap, like all recaps on The A.V. Club, contains spoilers.]
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Dec 04, 2023
Originally released in 1958, when its singer was but 14, "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" has appeared in many interesting places. From Rankin/Bass holiday specials to the shower of Home Alone's cheapskate Uncle Frank, Brenda Lee's immortal holiday hit has endured long enough to reach retirement age. Sadly, like…
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Dec 04, 2023
Bob Marley biopic One Love certainly looks like a Bob Marley biopic—take from that what you will—but while the whole "musician biopic" genre has been getting a lot of attention over the last few years (both commercially and during awards season), One Love star Kingsley Ben-Adir really had to be convinced to take on…
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Dec 04, 2023
It's always nice when Paul Giamatti pops up in something, whether it's an instantly iconic little cameo like when he played The Rhino in Amazing Spider-Man 2 (remember that?) or a big starring role in something like The Holdovers, and nothing stings quite like the realization that you could've seen Paul Giamatti pop…
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Dec 04, 2023
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Grand Theft Auto is heading back to Vice City. Returning to the fictional, Miami-inspired city to rundown strangers and get the lyrics to "Love Fist" stuck in our heads, Grand Theft Auto VI is no longer a twinkle in a programmer's eye. After years of silence, delays, speculation,…
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Dec 04, 2023
Earlier this year, Netflix picked up Average Height, Average Built, a black comedy from Adam McKay about a serial killer (played by Robert Pattinson) who teams up with a government lobbyist (Amy Adams) to try and legalize serial-killing, leading to him becoming a political folk hero in what we called at the time "a…
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Dec 04, 2023
The trial of Jonathan Majors, concerning alleged domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, commenced in earnest on Monday as both sides offered opening arguments. Statements from the prosecution and defense highlighted the typically he-said, she-said nature of high-profile domestic violence cases…
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Dec 04, 2023
When you've known a buddy for what feels like a lifetime, your filter around them pretty much disappears. That's clearly the case for Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr., who were first introduced by their then-girlfriends almost three decades ago, before going on to costar in David Fincher's Zodiac as well as all…
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Dec 04, 2023
Jacob Elordi is a real actor now, after well-received roles in Priscilla and Saltburn, and that means he no longer has any interest in—pshaw—pedestrian trash. That, at least, was sort of the vibe he gave off last month in a GQ profile that involved him dragging Netflix's Kissing Booth movies, which gave him his big…
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Dec 04, 2023
The point of co-writer/director Paul King's musically oriented origin story Wonka isn't to answer the question of how a budding candy maker became the mercurial, withdrawn weirdo we met in the pages of Roald Dahl's book Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and on screen in both 1971's Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory a…
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Dec 04, 2023
It sounds like Kim Kardashian is about to have the best of both worlds. This past spring, the social media sensation and shapewear mogul opened up about her ongoing legal journey, stating that she would be "just as happy being an attorney full time" as she would continuing her life in the public eye (via People). Now,…
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Dec 04, 2023
Nicolas Cage is about ready to pack it up on film and pivot to television. "I feel I've pretty much said what I've had to say with cinema," he reveals in a new interview with Uproxx. "I think I have to do maybe three or four more movies before I can get there, and then hopefully switch formats and go into some other…
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Dec 04, 2023
There are only so many ways we can open an article about fans throwing stuff at celebrities who are just trying to do their jobs. This author, at least, was convinced she'd never have to come up with another quippy thing to say about this whole stupid "trend," and she's only written a fraction of the huge number of…
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Dec 04, 2023
Are you really making the most out of your Amazon Prime subscription? Sure, you've got paper towels and cat litter coming in like clockwork. But if you're not regularly combing through the service's streaming catalog, then you're missing out on hundreds of hours of killer TV. Since getting into the original-content…
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Dec 04, 2023
Taylor Swift is in her WAG era. That's "wives and girlfriends," a term used in reference to the partners of athletes, and not one to which a Grammy-winning artist would typically be reduced. Yet Swift seems to be embracing the part, supporting her boyfriend Travis Kelce by rolling up to Kansas City Chiefs games…
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Dec 04, 2023
Discussing a celebrity's sexuality—especially a young celebrity still navigating that part of their identity, and especially on a public platform—is always a touchy subject, and Billie Eilish says Variety handled hers poorly.
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Dec 04, 2023
In a behind-the-scenes report on Marvel Studios last month, sources suggested that the panicked MCU overlords were considering resurrecting characters like Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). It's not exactly a surprise that Marvel would want to go back to the basics: Tony Stark, in…
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Dec 04, 2023
Director Hayao Miyazaki's films are almost entirely regarded as timeless classics, and one of the reasons for that is his talent for creating instantly unforgettable protagonists. You get one look at Kiki, or Porco, or San and you want to know their story. What is this teen witch up to? Why is that man a pig? Is this…
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Dec 04, 2023
Our preview of this year's awards season has already touched on the contenders for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Now it's time to turn to the directors behind the acclaimed films gaining momentum at this stage of the race. There's a wide mix of talent in the directing pool this year, including big names…
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Dec 03, 2023
The start of Sunday's episode of The Gilded Age looks different than usual. Firstly, there's the ripe testosterone—a pack of roaring men is a far cry from the impeccably dressed dandies that have populated our TV screens. But it's also the drabbest that the HBO period drama has looked all season, so grayscale that it…
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Dec 03, 2023
We're living in a Godzilla renaissance at the moment, with everyone's favorite lizard showing up on Apple TV and a very buzzy new movie out of Japan, and in case you ever needed a very clear example of the different ways that Japanese filmmakers and western filmmakers treat the big guy, just compare this trailer for G…
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Dec 03, 2023
Move over superhero movies, the hot new thing in American cinemas is apparently concert films. After Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour made nearly $180 million over the last eight weeks, Beyoncé has arrived to do her part in taking over the theater industry. Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé made $21 million in its debut,…
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Dec 03, 2023
Supernatural actor Mark Sheppard recently posted a harrowing story about a health issue on Instagram (via Deadline), saying he just survived six heart attacks and that he died "four times." In the post, which features a photo of himself in a hospital bed hooked up to some monitors, Sheppard says he collapsed in his…
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Dec 03, 2023
In the grand tradition of Dumb Money and Cat Person, another story that the internet was more invested in than any regular people is getting a movie adaptation. This time it's the wacky saga of now-former congressman George Santos, who was expelled from his position in the federal government… days ago. This comes from Deadline
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Dec 03, 2023
When news came out last year that Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan were working on a sequel to Smith's 2007 movie I Am Legend, pedantic movie nerds (like us, okay?) pointed out that Will Smith's character died in the original movie—one of the main things that generally prevents a character from appearing in a sequel.…
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Dec 03, 2023
Welcome to What's On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here's what you need to watch from Sunday, December 3 to Thursday, December 7. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What's On drops on Fridays.]
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Dec 03, 2023
If you need proof that Emma Stone is one of the most fearlessly funny actors working today, you only need to look at her most recent projects: she's brilliant as the bawdy Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar-bound Frankensteinian fable Poor Things and alongside Nathan Fielder as a married couple-slash-hosts of an…
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Dec 02, 2023
House Of The Dragon's first season was a lot of setup: introducing the characters, their place in established Westerosi lore, and watching them turn their relationships into warring factions. But when Aemond's dragon kills Rhaenyra's son Luke (with Aemond's culpability and intentions somewhat up for debate), the…
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Dec 02, 2023
It's not easy being pink. Both Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie had trouble figuring out who Barbie actually was when they set out to make Barbie: the character has "no inner life" and "no desires," Gerwig noted at a recent Q&A attended by The A.V. Club. "She's not vapid, but she just doesn't have any interiority." So…
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Dec 02, 2023
It's Christmas time again, which means more marathons of the same old sappy, feel-good movies. But what if you're sick of watching A Miracle On 34th Street for the gazillionth time? If you're in the mood for something a little more adult, Silent Night just hit theaters this week. And that's just one of many options,…
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Dec 02, 2023
Happy holidays from The A.V. Club to you! If you're anything like us, the winter season is for curling up in front of your screen—and watching the best films for the occasion. Starting with Amazon Prime Video, we're rounding up the best holiday movies to watch on each streaming platform. Minimize the searching and…
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Dec 02, 2023
The secret partner or very recent ex back home is a time-honored Bachelor Nation tradition, perhaps most notably practiced by Hannah Brown's short-lived fiancé Jed Wyatt, who was later exposed for being in a relationship the entire time he was on the show. The Golden Bachelor was supposed to be an antidote to all…
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Dec 02, 2023
Across four eras—Showa, Heisei, Millenium, and Reiwa—Godzilla has helped chart the course of both a country and a culture, speaking to the fears, hopes, and most fantastical dreams of the Japanese people. Toho's Godzilla films have captivated the world for nearly 70 years, leading to a proliferation of giant monster…
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Dec 02, 2023
Hello, it's your friendly neighborhood Golden Bachelor recapper here. We've been on a long, strange trip over the past nine weeks. If you've been on it with me, the rest of this essay shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. If you're new to the mansion, well, here's my confessional: I hate The Golden Bachelor. Read…
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Dec 01, 2023
The final cut of Barbie is certainly a tear-jerker, but it sounds like the original draft of the film was even more emotional than the one we eventually got. In a recent Q&A with the cast and crew of the summer sensation attended by The A.V. Club, Greta Gerwig revealed that the first scene she ever wrote for the film…
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Dec 01, 2023
Some Glee cast alums are honoring the late Naya Rivera with their annual Snixxmas Charity event. This year, the centerpiece of the fundraiser is an unreleased song Rivera recorded before her death called "Prayer For The Broken," which features new background vocals from Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley,…
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Dec 01, 2023
The college admissions process is intimidating enough even without your mother going to prison for not believing in you. Four years after doing just that to her daughter Sophia Grace, Felicity Huffman is speaking out for the first time about her role in the infamous Varsity Blues scandal, which saw a number of…
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Dec 01, 2023
Emma Stone is having a great year. Not only is the Academy Award-winning actress currently starring in one of the most interesting shows on television and one of the year's best-received movies in The Curse and Poor Things respectively (not to mention the best bit of trolling we've seen in a while), but she's also…
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Dec 01, 2023
Emma Stone is having a great year. Not only is the Academy Award-winning actress currently starring in one of the most interesting shows on television and one of the year's best-received movies in The Curse and Poor Things respectively (not to mention the best bit of trolling we've seen in a while), but she's also…
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Dec 01, 2023
We're not statisticians by any means (wait, what do those do again?), but by our count, Netflix adds approximately a billion titles every month. That's a lot of shows to sift through. So we got our TV-addled brains together to highlight what's coming (and going) each month, as well as series we just genuinely love…
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Dec 01, 2023
During Beyoncé's performance of "Alien Superstar" in Glendale, Arizona, last August, the power went out. With 56 dates to choose from on her Renaissance tour, it would be easy enough to leave this instance in the past, to not include it in your highlight reel-cum-concert film. But in Beyoncé's world, a meticulously…
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Dec 01, 2023
The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies is facing backlash for her comments on the "Black community" and LGBTQ people in relation to the violent conflict in Israel and Palestine. Margulies had previously written an op-ed in USA Today condemning friends' silence around recent Hamas attacks as antisemitism; her…
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Dec 01, 2023
The Taylor Swift story of the week—and yes, in 2023, we're taking it as a given that there's at least one Taylor Swift story a week—was supposed to be about personal triumph and professional solidarity. On Wednesday, she was named Spotify's Global Top Artist of the Year; on Thursday, she celebrated by showing up for…
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Dec 01, 2023
Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off the weekend by taking a look at the world of gaming, diving in to the ideas that underpin the hobby we love with a bit of Game Theory. We'll sound off in the space above, and invite you to respond down in the comments, telling us what you're playing this weekend, and what…
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Dec 01, 2023
The Crown is (nearly) dead; long live The Crown. The final trailer for Netflix's hit series, which follows the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from her first days on the throne all the way up to, uh, the early 2000s for some reason, debuted on Friday, and it's a nostalgic ride. The latest Elizabeth (Imelda Staunton) is…
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Dec 01, 2023
It seems as if every artist has done a holiday record at some point in their career. Each year brings a new batch of Christmas albums, some recorded to cash in on a hot new fad, some crafted with posterity in mind. The great, and maddening, thing about Christmas albums is that there are no strict rules about what…
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Dec 01, 2023
Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé is officially here, and as of this writing it's the closest thing we've gotten to a proper visual component for Beyoncé's blockbuster Renaissance album. Imagery has been entwined with Beyoncé's music since her days in Destiny's Child, and she has continually focused on improving both.…
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Dec 01, 2023
Welcome to the weekend edition of What's On. Here are the big things happening on TV from Friday, Dec 1 to Sunday, Dec 3. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekly edition of What's On publishes on Sundays.]
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Dec 01, 2023
And so, this is how it ends: with a puff of steam from the oven, a shrilling timer, and three bakers.
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Dec 01, 2023
Well, folks, it's finally over. Gerry picked Theresa and her birthday suit and left Leslie heartbroken, hurt, and completely blindsided. It was a bleak two hours that left host Jesse Palmer looking like he'd rather be getting a root canal than dealing with this at certain points, but at least Gerry and Theresa seemed…
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Dec 01, 2023
I know The Curse is supposed to be a comedy (and it's a cringe-inducing one at that), But can we talk about how every episode turns up the Lynchian vibes to give us plenty of scary moments that will haunt us for a good long while? "Under The Big Tree" ends on one of those moments. For there is nothing scarier, I find,…
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Nov 30, 2023
Here's a fun fact: Despite it being the whole entire premise of the series, ABC's Bachelor and Bachelorette franchise of reality dating programs has produced a shockingly small number of weddings over the years. (The Bachelorette has been slightly better at this than its male-led counterpart, having generated all of 4…
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Nov 30, 2023
In one of the most grimly hilarious admissions we've ever seen crop up in an oral history of a once-beloved TV drama, the writers of The O.C. have now admitted that they made Adam Brody's character Seth Cohen a stoner in the show's later seasons in order to cover up for how phenomenally bored Brody had become of…
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Nov 30, 2023
Seven years. It's been seven awful years since George Miller last took us to the wasteland to ride the Fury Road. In that time, the world has collapsed in ways that bring us closer to the apocalyptic future depicted in the director's masterpiece, Mad Max: Fury Road. That film has only grown in esteem since its…
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Nov 30, 2023
Apparently insatiable for the delicious, refrigerated leftovers—of MURDER—Eli Roth is all set to return to the Thanksgiving table. The director announced on social media today that he's now on the books to write and direct a 2025 sequel to his recent slasher flick, which was one of the more pleasant surprises of the…
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Nov 30, 2023
At the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland's Peter Parker moves into the MCU version of the crappy apartment from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies before swinging off for some more adventures in a new (yet traditional) crime-fighting costume. The implication, presumably, was that after a movie with enormous…
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Nov 30, 2023
It seems like a minor miracle that Ronald Gladden, the subject/victim/star of Freevee's Jury Duty never really overstayed his welcome. It's probably because he never chose to be a subject/victim/star and simply had the experience thrust upon him, but—just as he did on the show—he seems to be handling it all well…
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