FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesGeorge Miller in the Thunderdome: Ranking his movies, from Fury Road to Happy FeetAs the Australian director's Furiosa arrives in theaters, The A.V. Club dives deep into his eclectic filmographyByBrett Buckalew, Mark Keizer, Don Lewis, Ian Spelling, Luke Y. Thompson, Todd Gilchrist, Tara BennettPublishedMay 24, 2024Comments (42)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesFilm Trivia Fact Check: The feminist origins of Mad Max: Fury RoadDid the playwright of The Vagina Monologues really spend time in the Wasteland?ByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedMay 23, 2024Comments (37)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesAn oral history of Roger Corman's unreleased Fantastic Four movieAs The Fantastic Four approaches its 30th anniversary, we talked to the actors, writer, and director behind Roger…ByShaurya ThapaPublishedMay 22, 2024Comments (62)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesHow The Crow captured the angst of the 1990sAlex Proyas' 1994 movie perfectly encapsulated a very specific moment in timeByCharles MossPublishedMay 17, 2024Comments (40)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesNo one has done more to rehabilitate The Phantom Menace than Dave FiloniThere's no bigger fan of the Star Wars prequels than Lucasfilm's Chief Creative OfficerByCindy WhitePublishedMay 17, 2024Comments (69)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesRevisiting Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, director John Krasinski’s first pancake of a filmIF at first you don't succeed, try directing againByCindy WhitePublishedMay 15, 2024Comments (32)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesStar Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace marked a beginning for more than Star WarsGeorge Lucas let it all hang out in the first Star Wars prequel, influencing a generation of blockbustersByJesse HassengerPublishedMay 14, 2024Comments (165)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesThe Phantom Menace's podrace grew out of George Lucas’ neverending need for speedAnakin Skywalker's victory in Episode I is a Star Wars all-timer thanks to the director’s life-long passion for…ByJarrod JonesPublishedMay 13, 2024Comments (77)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesHow The Fall Guy is leading the charge to add an Oscar category for stuntsAccording to Ryan Gosling at the film's Los Angeles premiere: "This movie is just a giant campaign to get stunts an…ByCindy WhitePublishedMay 10, 2024Comments (13)
FilmFeaturesRun The SeriesFilmFeaturesRun The SeriesThe rebooted Planet Of The Apes series looks perpetually forward to an uncertain futureAmazing feats of mo-cap accompany movies that act as wormholes to Fox's pastByJesse HassengerPublishedMay 10, 2024Comments (32)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeatures10 movies to check out on Prime Video this MayThe Idea Of You, American Fiction, Pearl, and a bunch of Alfred Hitchcock classics lead Amazon's offerings this monthByRobert DeSalvoPublishedMay 7, 2024
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesGaslight at 80, or his and hers realitiesGeorge Cukor's 1944 film Gaslight is a bridge between the classic and the modernByDrew GillisPublishedMay 4, 2024Comments (24)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeatures11 movies to check out on Netflix this MayJerry Seinfeld's Pop Tarts comedy Unfrosted, the sci-fi action-thriller Atlas starring Jennifer Lopez, and the anime …ByRobert DeSalvoPublishedMay 3, 2024Comments (1)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeatures11 movies to check out on Hulu this MayEileen, Ferrari, The Promised Land, and Sympathy For The Devil are among the highlightsByRobert DeSalvoPublishedMay 2, 2024Comments (1)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesSummer 2024 movie preview: everything else worth paying attention toGenre fans will be eating well this summer—and there are still plenty of blockbusters on offer, tooByJen Lennon, Drew Gillis, Cindy White, Jacob Oller, Matt Schimkowitz, and Saloni GajjarPublishedApril 30, 2024Comments (19)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesSummer 2024 movie preview: 15 films to watch (or avoid)Yeah, Ti West is probably going to crush it with MaXXXine, but who asked for a Twister sequel?ByJen Lennon, Jacob Oller, Saloni Gajjar, Mary Kate Carr, Emma Keates, Matt Schimkowitz, Cindy White, and Drew GillisPublishedApril 29, 2024Comments (67)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesGentlemanly warfare: Guy Ritchie's gangster etiquette in 8 films and 2 TV showsThe British filmmaker has given us a pantheon of fascinating characters in his crime movies, with manners both…ByCindy WhitePublishedApril 23, 2024Comments (8)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesDoes it still shimmer? The A.V. Club revisits AnnihilationAlex Garland's Civil War divided critics after storming into theaters last week. How does the director's latest…ByJosh Jackson, Drew Gillis, Matt Schimkowitz, Mary Kate Carr, Saloni Gajjar, Emma Keates, Cindy White, and Jacob OllerPublishedApril 18, 2024Comments (34)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesThe art of the training montageMonkey Man is the latest movie to feature a training montage, but it's just one example in a long, rich film historyByIan SpellingPublishedApril 17, 2024Comments (31)
FilmFeaturesFilmFeaturesCinemaCon 2024 dispatch: The view from the cheap seats at the annual gathering of movie theater mogulsAlongside advances in popcorn flavoring and concern about box-office revenue, studios share lots of news and…ByBrent SimonPublishedApril 12, 2024