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Combining the relatability of adolescent messiness with the chilly formality of upper-crust manners, a boarding…

If you’ve never had to descend into the basement of a store, go behind the cash register and through the maternity…

There’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-Si…

Note: The writer of this review watched Spiral: From The Book Of Saw in a sparsely attended press screening with…

Productions don’t get much leaner than Oxygen, which is set in a single, coffin-sized location and has a cast list…

In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the…

This week’s AVQ&A is in honor of the upcoming Mass Effect remaster, out next Friday:

Note: The writer of this review rented and watched Mainstream digitally from home. Before making the decision to see…

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

There’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-Si…

Henry Zebrowski needs an outlet for his yelling. That might seem harsh, but we’re not saying anything he doesn’t. On…

May is usually the month that kicks off the summer movie season. For obvious reasons, that wasn’t the case last…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, May 6. All times are Eastern.

Summer is on its way, and unsurprisingly, the list of albums coming out in May is at least partially a reflection of…

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

Our main reviewer didn’t much care for the new Mortal Kombat movie. Actually, he basically died from boredom…

Last week, a new movie based on the popular fighting game series Mortal Kombat made its way to theaters and HBO Max.…

The murder mystery is a cousin to the ghost story. Both revolve around an untimely, tragic death; it’s just that one…

Quinta Brunson is what marketing consultants might call a “digital native.” Her breakthrough in comedy came with an…

You’d think that once someone committed to embodying an archetype of forbidden and mysterious power, they’d relax a…