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Jul 19, 2018
What Are You Listening To? is a weekly run-down of what A.V. Club staffers are streaming. This week, we're looking at tracks by artists we're excited to see at the Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend. Listen to these songs and more on our Spotify playlist, updated weekly with new stuff.
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Jul 19, 2018
The weighted blanket boom that you've seen on Amazon over the last year can be traced back to a very successful Kickstarter for the Gravity Blanket. It wasn't the first weighted blanket, but it was the first marketed to average consumers to help them stay cozy and combat anxiety, and now, it's on sale on Amazon for…
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Jul 19, 2018
I know Comic-Con is mostly about new movie trailers at this point, but ComiXology is staying true to the convention's name by offering a ton of sales on...wait for it...comics.
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Jul 19, 2018
Beloved actor Nathan Fillion has had a fairly charmed career ever since his breakthrough role as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly almost 15 years ago. Since then, he's become a geek convention favorite, appearing in niche projects like Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, making cameos in major films like Guardians Of…
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Jul 19, 2018
Sure, it might be the 10th anniversary of superhero movie benchmark The Dark Knight, but the DC movie universe isn't exactly the place to be these days. That's the conceit of the star-studded skit from last night's kickoff of Conan's annual trip to Comic-Con, anyway, as Conan O'Brien's Caped Crusader glumly sidles up…
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Jul 19, 2018
Sure, it might be the 10th anniversary of superhero movie benchmark The Dark Knight, but the DC movie universe isn't exactly the place to be these days. That's the conceit of the star-studded skit from last night's kickoff of Conan's annual trip to Comic-Con, anyway, as Conan O'Brien's Caped Crusader glumly sidles up…
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Jul 19, 2018
Here's what's happening in the world of television for Thursday, July 19. All times are Eastern.
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Jul 19, 2018
Although he eventually put the kibosh on rumors that he was dropping an album this week, Chance The Rapper has now made it abundantly clear that his claims about being in the studio lately were right on point. Per Pitchfork, the Chicago-based independent dropped four new singles onto the internet tonight, his first…
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Jul 19, 2018
Although we carried exclusive coverage of its comic book predecessor just the other day, it's been a few months since we'd gotten any new or concrete information about Netflix's latest superhero show, Umbrella Academy. Based on a series of comics by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, the series focuses on a fractured family…
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Jul 18, 2018
Damn it, people, can't Quentin Tarantino have one thing go right lately? First, his personal patron Harvey Weinstein gets rightly brought down for his abhorrent treatment of women (with the director admitting he "knew enough" about Weinstein's behavior to do more than he did); then, Tarantino himself comes under fire…
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Jul 18, 2018
Here at The A.V. Club, we try not to get worked up over the personal lives of celebrities, because it's harder to make fun of their acting performances or movie choices when we think of them as real people with real feelings. That being said, even stone-hearted cynics like us can sometimes fall into the trap of—blegh—…
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Jul 18, 2018
Welcome back to Trailer Happy Hour, where sometimes we just can't keep our bloodlust in check. Today we've got three different flavors of cinematic violence on-deck—from satirical, to dramatic, to low-budget but alluringly shiny—so let's dive right in.
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Jul 18, 2018
Last week, one of our Trailer Happy Hour roundups included a teaser for The Miseducation Of Cameron Post, a ‘90s-set coming-of-age story starring Chloë Grace Moretz as a girl escaping from a gay conversion camp with her friends. As we noted then, it seemed to be more about lame religious people trying to stamp down a…
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Jul 18, 2018
Asked recently to describe Alexander McQueen to a friend with little knowledge of fashion, the best I could think of was to say, "He basically gave Lady Gaga her entire aesthetic." That's, of course, an overly simplistic way of looking at it, not least because Gaga isn't the only one whose approach to sartorial…
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Jul 18, 2018
Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and everything else that's new and mildly interesting in the Boschian phantasmagoria of the entertainment industry.
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Jul 18, 2018
It's clear that the producers of upcoming kaiju-smash-em-up Godzilla: King Of The Monsters know that they've got more assets on their side this time than just a big lizard with a dyspeptic temperament; why else would they be careful to center the first teaser trailer for their new film around Millie Bobby Brown,…
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Jul 18, 2018
As we dive headfirst into the dog days of summer—so named because dogs are the hottest animal, scientifically—it becomes increasingly important that we never go outside, for any conceivable reason. Luckily, there are now numerous libraries of online content—and more, every day!—out there to ward off the dreaded…
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Jul 18, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
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Jul 18, 2018
There's a moment in UnREAL's fourth and final season when Faith—the friendly country girl who came out as a lesbian in season one—shows up and is shocked at how the state of affairs has worsened on the set of Everlasting. Keep in mind: On Faith's season of the dating competition, a woman fell to her death. At first,…
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Jul 18, 2018
According to Deadline, Amber Tamblyn has joined the cast of FX's adaptation of Y: The Last Man (which will just be called Y, possibly to avoid any Tim Allen associations). Like, Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's original comic, Y takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where all men have wiped out except for a monkey…
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Jul 18, 2018
Here we are again, back in Greece, enchanted land of weathered baby-blue everything and swarthy fishermen who smack their chests and shout "Opa!," for another two hours of watered-down soap opera and ABBA karaoke. What did these creators of catchy '70s Europop par excellence do to deserve not one, but two dull jukebox…
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Jul 18, 2018
Perhaps the sentiments contained in the above sitcom trailer are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing funny, gives it a superficial appearance of being unfunny, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of a basic sense of humor. But the tumult…
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Jul 18, 2018
Hey, you guys remember malls? Those places with the Spencer Gifts and Fashion Bugs and K-B Toys? Remember how we used to fart around there for a few hours while dad melted into the massage chairs at The Sharper Image?
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Jul 18, 2018
Since late last year, Bruce Springsteen has been bringing his workin' man tunes to the bright lights of Broadway with a run of perpetually sold-out solo shows at the Walter Kerr Theatre. At the end of this year, though, he's going to pack up his guitar, bring the show to a close, and go back to working in a factory in…
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Jul 18, 2018
With Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft basically created the Netflix of video games, and it's a great deal at its usual $10 per month. But for a limited time, that same $10 will get you three months of the service.
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Jul 18, 2018
What good is technology if we don't use it to better ourselves as a species? That was likely the question running through the mind of Reddit user duncsmaps while they spent an untold amount of time recreating the entire apartment set from Friends using the Far Cry 5 engine. Upon completion of their masterwork,…
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Jul 18, 2018
Twenty-two years into its run, the Fantasia International Film Festival is the grande dame of North American genre film festivals. And like any institution, it has its milestones—Fantasia was the first festival to screen Takashi Miike's work in North America, and arguably launched the J-horror trend…
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Jul 18, 2018
In 2015, when we were all so young and the future seemed so bright, we reported that four movies based on Robin Hood were in development, ranging from gritty reboots of the classic story to different gritty reboots of the classic story. It seemed like a lot, especially since we were just coming off of the days when a…
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Jul 18, 2018
After a two-year hiatus, supernatural horror series Outcast finally brings its second season to the U.S. (it already aired in the U.K.) this Friday. Created by The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman, Outcast centers around Kyle Barnes, a young father who's been plagued by demonic possession for his entire life, and the…
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Jul 18, 2018
It's no seven Robin Hoods in development at once, but Hollywood is piling on the horror anthology series like bloodthirsty creatures on a fresh corpse. It seems as though only Tales From The Crypt remains in its grave at this point: Jordan Peele is developing a new iteration of The Twilight Zone for CBS, Guillermo del…
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Jul 18, 2018
It's been 10 years since Christopher Nolan unleashed The Dark Knight, which has more or less been praised as the best Batman movie, if not the best superhero movie of all time. Heath Ledger's Joker is often cited as the film's masterstroke, and has earned further praise for the way Ledger and Nolan successfully created…
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Jul 18, 2018
Here's your weekly open thread. Thank you for making our site's community vibrant, intelligent, and fun!
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Jul 18, 2018
Seeing performers break on SNL can be fun, assuming it's not just Jimmy Fallon ruining every sketch he's in. It shows that, despite all the glitz and glamor, these professional comedians are still having fun. It's also a reminder that the show is actually live. But if you thought SNL cast members broke a lot during…
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Jul 18, 2018
Lay's, it seems, is always looking for a new flavor for its line of potato chips. Previously, the chip-maker as hosted a "Do Us A Flavor" contest, resulting in customer suggestions like the Crispy Taco and Chicken & Waffle potato chips. But the company's latest effort appears to be even more ambitious: Lay's "Tastes…
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Jul 18, 2018
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Jul 18, 2018
Anker's "official" Prime Day deals are gone now, but you can still take advantage of their Kinja Deals reader exclusives, listed below. Just be sure to note the promo codes, and if you don't see the links, try pausing your ad blocker.
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Jul 18, 2018
Deadspin Reports: Kawhi Leonard Is Going To The Raptors And He Hates It | The Root Papa John's Founder Regrets Resigning, Whines About Board Making Him Step Down ‘Without Any Investigation' | Jezebel Michelle Williams ‘Proudly' Checks Into Mental Health Facility As Friends Shower Her With Support | Splinter
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Jul 18, 2018
INT. SEWAGE TUNNEL
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Jul 18, 2018
Finally, a place of worship that everyone can agree on. After being made a god (of sorts) in the Marvel universe, Jeff Goldblum has officially reached pure deification status here on Earth. A 25-foot statue of the actor has been erected on London's south bank, just next to the Tower Bridge. As the BBC reports, it's a…
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Jul 18, 2018
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening is taking another shot at addressing the debate around Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. In an interview with The New York Times, Groening says he loves the character, and claims to "politically" agree with critics like comedian Hari Kondabolu, who brought concerns about how Apu's…
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Jul 18, 2018
The clear highlight of Who Is America?'s premier was the final segment: a nauseating series of interviews with American gun advocates, eagerly endorsing programs like arming preschool-aged children with firearms. Among the writhing snake pit featured in this part of the show, one particularly notable serpent, the…
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Jul 18, 2018
Prime Day's over but there are still plenty of deals out there. Pick up discounts on a Nintendo Switch bundle, an Instant Pot DUO Plus, a
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Jul 18, 2018
In the pages of Euthanauts, death is something to be celebrated rather than mourned. This new series from IDW's Black Crown imprint has writer Tini Howard, artist Nick Robles, and letterer Aditya Bidikar venturing into the vast frontier of death, a territory ripe for exploration by those brave enough to leave their…
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Jul 18, 2018
It would have been easy to miss during the Prime Day commotion, but Walmart put up a pretty enticing Nintendo Switch deal to combat Amazon, and it's still available.
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Jul 18, 2018
If you're ready to make the leap to a projector-based home theater, but your budget is tight, you won't find a better value than this $400 ViewSonic.
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Jul 18, 2018
Update: All of the Prime Day Instant Pot deals are gone, but this morning, the 6 qt. IP DUO Plus dropped from $130 to $100.
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Jul 18, 2018
Late Night With Seth Meyers writer and regular onscreen delight Amber Ruffin has a few funny recurring bits where she routinely makes her New Hampshire-raised boss comically uncomfortable. Alongside fellow writer Jenny Hegel, Ruffin gleefully pokes at Meyers' white privilege in "Jokes Seth Can't Tell," and, in…
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Jul 18, 2018
I'm a 20-year-old submissive woman. I'm currently in a confusing affair with a 50-year-old dominant married man. He lives in Europe and has two kids close to my age. We met online when I was 17 and starting to explore my BDSM desires—out of the reach of my overbearing, sex-shaming, disastrously religious parents—and…
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Jul 18, 2018
Here's what's happening in the world of television for Wednesday, July 18. All times are Eastern.
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Jul 18, 2018
He doesn't wear a costume or even go by the titular moniker. All the same, Robert McCall, the ex-special-ops vigilante Denzel Washington plays in The Equalizer and its crummy new sequel, is essentially a superhero. Like Spider-Man, he seems to possess a kind of infallible danger sense, and he shares with Batman keen…
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Jul 17, 2018
Welcome back to Trailer Happy Hour, where everybody knows your name. (It's "Human being who wants to watch some teasers and promos for upcoming films," right? We thought we recognized you!) Today we've got chatty zombies, sentimental methadone lovers, and some very bad things happening in Texas, so let's dive right in.
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Jul 17, 2018
One prominent issue with the last few episodes of The 100 has been the show's insistence on creating life or death stakes for each and every character. It's a flaw that's familiar to regular viewers, as nearly every season has included a stretch of episodes where the stakes just felt too big, the scope too large to…
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Jul 17, 2018
Today in terrible ideas, a site called The Information (via Variety) is claiming that Walmart is developing its very own subscription-based streaming service like Netflix. The Information's anonymous sources say that Walmart is considering launching this thing at $8 per month, with an additional ad-supported model…
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Jul 17, 2018
The Bold Type knows itself. It knows its audience, its tone, its format, its strength and weaknesses. It knows what it can pull off, and what it can't. It knows how messy it can get without overtaxing itself. In that way, "Betsy" is essentially the baby-bear-porridge of Very Special Episodes. It's doesn't overreach.…
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Jul 17, 2018
Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and everything else that's new and mildly interesting in the Boschian phantasmagoria of the entertainment industry.
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Jul 17, 2018
For many years now, Dr. Martha Lauzen and San Diego State University's Center for the Study of Women
in Television and Film have been a reliable source for sobering statistics on the industry's treatment of women, both in front of, and behind, the camera. The Center issues annual reports on female representation in…
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Jul 17, 2018
While filming the first It film, director Andy Muschetti made sure to keep the kids away from Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) when they weren't filming so the diabolic clown would stay as terrifying as possible to them. However, now that Pennywise is a celebrity—and It: Chapter Two's actors are adults—Skarsgård is thrilled…
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Jul 17, 2018
Last year, a YouTuber named Mike Martin who posted on a channel called DaddyOFive came under fire when viewers began to point out that the wacky "pranks" he and his wife played on their kids were definitely child abuse. The Martins had amassed nearly 800,000 subscribers with videos about screaming at their kids,…
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Jul 17, 2018
The photographer Lauren Greenfield, whose documentary The Queen Of Versailles profiled a mega-rich Florida family and their unfinished 85,000 square foot house, offers a career survey in Generation Wealth, revisiting her earlier books, photo assignments, and short docs in a purported overview of our global culture of…
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Jul 17, 2018
You might have seen this 200GB microSD card as part of Amazon's SanDisk Prime Day savings, but it bears a special callout now, because it just got a couple bucks cheaper than it was yesterday, which was already an all-time low price. $44 is an absurdly good price for a Switch-compatible memory card with this much…
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Jul 17, 2018
The first and second murders in The Third Murder take place some 30 years before the movie begins, and are never shown on screen, even in flashback. No need to wait around for number three, though. Just a few seconds into the very first shot, a middle-aged man named Misumi (Kôji Yakusho), who's walking with another…
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Jul 17, 2018
2017 Oscar-winner Call Me By Your Name is a touching, rapturous, bittersweet story about love, acceptance, and loneliness. It's also a movie where a guy fucks a peach, an irresistible talking point both for puerile minds, and for those who have adopted that moment of harvested intimacy as a symbol of secret connection…
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Jul 17, 2018
Recently, Netflix has adopted an approach to producing original content that involves making as many things as possible and releasing them all at once, resulting in a flood of movies, TV shows, and stand-up specials that can be pretty hard to keep up with—especially when every episode of Friends is just right there.…
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Jul 17, 2018
As reported by Vulture, former California state judge Anthony Filosa—best known as the surprisingly cooperative legal consultant on Comedy Central's Nathan For You—has died. Filosa appeared on Nathan four times, warning host Nathan Fielder about times he had broken the law or was about to break the law, and on one…
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Jul 17, 2018
Much as Papa John's corporate wishes founder and former chairman John Schnatter would just go gently into that good night, he adamantly will not. Yes, this already-batshit story is now even crazier: So last week, the embattled face of the pizza franchise resigned after reports emerged that he used a racial slur in a…
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Jul 17, 2018
The $59 Instant Pot Duo is still sold out, but the Instant Pot Ultra is on sale in two different sizes for Prime Day. Unfortunately, neither of those sizes is the standard 6 qt., but if you need the apartment-friendly 3 qt. or the family-sized 8 qt., you're in luck.
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Jul 17, 2018
The teaser trailer for Bryan Singer and Rami Malek's famously troubled Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody was all foot stomping and roaring crowds, but the full-length trailer for the film—released this morning by Fox Searchlight—gives Malek the chance to prove that not only can he look a whole hell of a lot like Freddie…
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Jul 17, 2018
Writer Maria Bustillos first connected with Anthony Bourdain after she wrote a lengthy piece for Eater diving into his early career as a crime novelist. Bourdain tweeted his appreciation for the article, which inspired Bustillos to ask for an interview with Bourdain for her blockchain-backed, "alt-worldly" website …
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Jul 17, 2018
If you're overwhelmed by the sheer deluge of Prime Day deals, here are our 75-ish favorites that you can still buy, ranked scientifically* from best to worst.
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Jul 17, 2018
The lights are dimmed, the annual viewing of The Emoji Movie has just ended, and the children are getting ready to lay their spherical, eggy yellow heads down to dream of "Wrapped Present" and "Party Popper." That's right: it's the best day of the year. It's World Emoji Day.
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Jul 17, 2018
1994's Interview With The Vampire adaptation captured a very traditional take on vampires, with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise playing aristocratic bloodsuckers with long hair who are kind of sad and sensitive but also violent and dangerous. They were basically the ideal vampires until Blade came along and said they should…
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Jul 17, 2018
This weekend, thousands of people will gather in Central Park in New York City to see what can only be described as the most confusing festival lineup in history. It's called OZY Fest. No, not Ozzfest. That's a different thing that could potentially be fun. OZY Fest, on the other hand, bills itself as "part music…
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Jul 17, 2018
When it comes to drinking alcohol, there's nothing more annoying than a person who thinks they know everything about their drink of choice, or at least is trying very hard to give off that appearance. Think about the guy who judgmentally insists on drinking only the hoppiest of IPAs or who yells at you for putting ice…
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Jul 17, 2018
It's been almost a decade since writer Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá told a new story about the dysfunctional superhero family of The Umbrella Academy, and after years of teases, the series finally returns in October with The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion. Conveniently timed to coincide with the debut of…
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Jul 17, 2018
Sugru is right up there with binder clips and the Raspberry Pi in Lifehacker's pantheon of must-have gear, and you can stock up today with eight packs from Amazon for just $16, for Prime members only. Unlike most Sugru deals, this one's available for every combination of colors Amazon sells, at least as of now.
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Jul 17, 2018
Some of the most popular podcasts today are about murder or tabletop roleplaying games. While it's not the only show of its type, The Adventure Zone has grown a large and enthusiastic audience, large enough to (hopefully) support a published graphic novel. The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins (First Second) is…
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Jul 17, 2018
Films based on video games are, for some reason, incredibly difficult to do well. Super Mario Bros., Assassin's Creed, and whatever was going on in Doom are all perfect examples of how wildly successful properties can be completely mishandled. The Street Fighter movie on the other hand—with its frenetic fight scene…
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Jul 17, 2018
The CW family of live-action superhero shows may soon have a new sibling, as Variety reports that Batwoman is in development at the network as a series. The character, as you may recall from our report back in May, was already set to make her live-action debut in December as part of the DC superhero show's…
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Jul 17, 2018
Today's a really great day to expand your 4K movie collection. You'll pay just $15 each for all the movies in this sale - that's three pages of films with classics like The Matrix, Jumanji, King Kong, The Bourne movies and more. Head over to Amazon to start picking out your favorites, this sale will end at midnight.
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Jul 17, 2018
Attention, everybody: Keanu Reeves is on a horse. How do we know he's on a horse? Well, while the actor was hard at work shooting John Wick 3: Parabellum (whose goofy subtitle can totally be explained, if you're curious), photographers caught wind of a distinctive, barnyard smell drifting down the streets of Brooklyn.…
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Jul 17, 2018
In Page To Screen, we compare a movie to the book that spawned it. The analysis goes into deep detail about specific plot points—in other words, you've been warned.
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Jul 17, 2018
Hey remember how everyone on the internet with an eagle in his or her Twitter avatar made fun of you for suggesting that Donald Trump was acting like a Russian sleeper agent? Yeah, those particular treasonous goalposts were irrevocably moved this weekend, as the—let's still call him "president," for tradition's…
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Jul 17, 2018
Are Amazon's new co-branded Toshiba Fire TVs the best sets you can buy? No, of course not, especially not with limited HDR support. But they're extremely affordable, have 4K resolution, and include Amazon's excellent Fire TV software and an Alexa voice remote. For some buyers, or for certain rooms in your house,…
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Jul 17, 2018
Our A.V. Club Field Guide To Parenting is designed to guide you toward the best kids' books, shows, movies, and music, just like we do with The A.V. Club for adults. Every month or so, we will feature a new subject with a few essential pop culture takes parents should know, saving you from the mountains of kids' dreck…
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Jul 17, 2018
In every episode of Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People, Chris Gethard gets on the phone with a complete stranger, and plays a role that's equal parts interviewer, confessor, and confidant. Over the course of 120 episodes, he's heard from the likes of an Australian aerialist turned sexual education teacher, a…
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Jul 17, 2018
Here's what's happening in the world of television for Tuesday, July 17. All times are Eastern.
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Jul 17, 2018
This Amazon sale is going boldly where no sale has gone before with Star Trek Box Sets', '');window.ga('unique.send', 'event', 'Commerce', 'avclub - Live Long, and Save On These Star Trek Box Sets', '');" data-amazontag="kinjaavclub-20" href="https://www.amazon.com/dlp/3913a5a1/ref=gbph_img_m-5_c234_3913a5a1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=de8de7a2-90f6-40fa-a5e1-a4b922f1c234&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=13887280011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=99PQZEGAZZK00H4SDFJG&tag=kinjaavclub-20&ascsubtag=25a3330cc8bd8ce04fd3ddf07ef1d998aa5f88af&rawdata=[t|link[p|1827646992[au|5876237249237193038[b|avclub"savings on the original series, Enterprise, Voyager, Next Generation, and more. But, it will end at midnight tomorrow or when the products sell out, so grab what you need before it's gone.
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Jul 16, 2018
Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and everything else that's new and mildly interesting in the Boschian phantasmagoria of the entertainment industry.
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Jul 16, 2018
Though you'll still need an expensive-ass computer to run it, the Oculus Rift VR system is finally approaching affordability, with the And Controllers For $350', 'B073X8N1YW');window.ga('unique.send', 'event', 'Commerce', 'avclub - Now You Can Get an Oculus Rift Headset And Controllers For $350', 'B073X8N1YW');" data-amazontag="kinjaavclub-20" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073X8N1YW?tag=kinjaavclub-20&ascsubtag=58a1608cb9b0627ca11403e8be43ea51068955be&rawdata=[t|link[p|1797515104[a|B073X8N1YW[au|5727177402741770316[b|avclub"headset and controller bundle now available for $349. That's the price we've seen since Black Friday, and in fact, it's less than the headset by itself cost not that long ago.
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Jul 16, 2018
We're deep in the hot days of summer, and there's no better way to cool off than by jumping into the ocean and going on a journey in a colorful submersible. Granted, you won't feel a refreshing splash of water if you're in a submersible, but we needed a way to introduce the fact that Yellow Submarine is now streaming…
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Jul 16, 2018
The best thing about today's reboot-happy culture is that none of us ever really need to grow up and move on from the things we liked as children, and nothing has ever illustrated that more clearly than Nickelodeon announcing today that it's bringing back Rugrats. In a press release, the network announced that it's…
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Jul 16, 2018
A lot of right-wing political figures have been falling over each other to reveal that they got tricked into doing interviews for Sacha Baron Cohen's new Showtime series Who Is America?, as if supporting Trump just makes people really proud to admit how easily they can get conned, but Sarah Palin was one of the first…
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Jul 16, 2018
Sony has been talking about developing a movie based on its Uncharted series of blockbuster action games for nearly a decade now. What started as a David O Russell-directed Mark Wahlberg vehicle that sounded nothing like the games morphed into a different adaptation with a script from Joe Carnahan and in its latest…
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Jul 16, 2018
Amazon Prime Day 2018 officially starts at 3PM ET today, but as per usual, Amazon has already started rolling out a few select deals that Prime members can take advantage of right now.
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Jul 16, 2018
According to Deadline, Timothée Chalamet is in "final talks" to star in Denis Villeneuve's new Dune movie. He'll reportedly be playing Paul Atreides, the character Kyle MachLachlan played in David Lynch's 1984 adaptation and the main hero of the story. Like Lynch's version, Villeneuve's Dune will be based on the 1965…
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Jul 16, 2018
It's 1978, and Robin Williams is one month into his Mork & Mindy tenure and most of the way through his episode of HBO's On Location. His set has been a ferocious demonstration of the quick wit and willingness to go for a laugh that, in the brief time he's been in Los Angeles, have already caught the eye of George…
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Jul 16, 2018
If you're a Prime member, you can get yourself a bonus $5 Amazon credit card when you buy a $25 gift card right now for Prime Day, with basically no restrictions. Why wouldn't you do this? Go do this. Just
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Jul 16, 2018
We're probably going to get the first trailer for director James Wan's Aquaman movie later this week during Comic-Con, so to try and go fishing for a little bit of hype, Wan has shared the first teaser poster for the film on social media. It's a pretty standard one-sheet, with Jason Momoa's eponymous man wearing…
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Jul 16, 2018
Matthew Rhys donned many disguises in his time on The Americans, including a really brief stint as a reporter (otherwise known as the greatest threat to democracy, if President "I Heart Russia" is to be believed). Variety reports he'll have a chance to expand on that role as part of the Fred Rogers biopic, You Are My…
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