A Family Affair review: A movie star sleeps with his assistant's mom, and it's excruciatingThe age-gap rom-com between Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron is completely lifelessByJacob OllerPublishedJune 27, 2024
What's your essential piece of queer pop culture?To celebrate Pride Month, The A.V. Club staff is recommending our favorite queer projectsBySaloni Gajjar, Drew Gillis, Matt Schimkowitz, Emma Keates, Tim Lowery, Jen Lennon, Jacob Oller, and Cindy WhitePublishedJune 25, 2024
The 25 best films of 2024 (so far)At the mid-year mark, we celebrate the best the big screen has had to offer, ranging from tennis triads to a Furiosa…ByJacob Oller, Murtada Elfadl, Cindy White, Brent Simon, Matthew Jackson, Matt Schimkowitz, Luke Y. Thompson, Leigh Monson, and Manuel BetancourtPublishedJune 24, 2024
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is bad. The movie that introduced it to the world is worseAs Neptune’s Daughter turns 75, let's look back at the absurd way this Christmas classic entered pop cultureByJacob OllerPublishedJune 10, 2024
In A Violent Nature special effects lead Steven Kostanski on juicing up the killsThe guy behind one of the year's goriest horror movies spills his gutsByJacob OllerPublishedMay 30, 2024
In A Violent Nature director Chris Nash on getting the slasher details rightThe In A Violent Nature filmmaker discusses one of the year's gnarliest horror moviesByJacob OllerPublishedMay 30, 2024
What movie feels like summer to you?Heat radiating off the sidewalk, water lapping at the shore, charged emotions—and sometimes sharksByJen Lennon, Saloni Gajjar, Drew Gillis, Tim Lowery, Emma Keates, Cindy White, Jacob Oller, and Mary Kate CarrPublishedMay 10, 2024
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2024: Five movies you shouldn't missCatch some of the year's best movies early at Chicago's critic-run festivalByJacob OllerPublishedMay 1, 2024
Summer 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, 2024
Summer 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, 2024
What's your go-to "the weather is getting warm" album?You know the one; the sun comes out, the jacket comes off, and this music comes onByDrew Gillis, Emma Keates, Tim Lowery, Saloni Gajjar, Jen Lennon, Jacob Oller, Matt Schimkowitz, Cindy White, William Hughes, and Mary Kate CarrPublishedApril 26, 2024
Does 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, 2024
AVQ&A: What’s your favorite debut feature from an actor turned director?Dev Patel blew us away with Monkey Man, following in the footsteps of these actors who nailed it the first time they…ByMary Kate Carr, Saloni Gajjar, Drew Gillis, William Hughes, Matthew Jackson, Jarrod Jones, Emma Keates, Jacob Oller, Matt Schimkowitz, and Cindy WhitePublishedApril 12, 2024
An evil legacy overshadows the complexities of Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story Of Roy CohnThe second recent documentary focused on Roy Cohn, Bully. Coward. Victim.: The Story Of Roy Cohn is as stuffed and…ByJacob OllerPublishedJune 16, 2020
Ryan Murphy’s imperfect Hollywood paints an inclusive picture of what could have been“Could one movie change the way a nation sees itself?” That’s how a newsreel announcer gleefully boils down Hollywood…ByJacob OllerPublishedApril 29, 2020
Watchmen, The Boys, and The Tick turn superhero burnout into a TV movementIf you walked into either San Diego or New York Comic Con this year, you’d have been bombarded by inescapable…ByJacob OllerPublishedDecember 2, 2019
Starz’s new spy-fi show The Rook is already contributing to the LGBTQ+ canonSuperhero characters with multiple personalities are often tactless treatments of mental illness masquerading as…ByJacob OllerPublishedJuly 23, 2019