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When the future is uncertain and a little scary, it can be nice to relax in the low-stakes, comforting glow of a nice cartoon, which is a philosophy that Netflix seems to have embraced—if the announcement of its latest batch of original shows and movies is anything to go by. As reported by Variety, the streaming…

Though Ralph Breaks The Internet won’t make its theatrical debut until around Thanksgiving—just in time for all those arguments about what movie every single person in your family can enjoy seeing at once—early critical screenings have already revealed a dork-friendly deep cut Easter Egg.

Jim Cummings has had a pretty stellar voice acting career, lending his dulcet tones to beloved shows like Animaniacs, Spider-Man, Darkwing Duck. But his most iconic role by far is the honey-loving teddy bear Winnie The Pooh, which he’s been voicing since 1988. We recently sat down with the long-time voice star to talk…

Robert Eggers’ 2016 horror film The Witch was a slow burn of spookiness, gradually ramping up the unease and the general misery for 90 minutes or so right up until—spoiler alert—the goat starts talking, but his follow-up may just be an elaborate prank against star Robert Pattinson. Titled The Lighthouse, the movie is…

David Lowery is still early in his career, but the young director has already racked up an intriguingly diverse oeuvre. He’s dabbled in existential drama (A Ghost Story), romantic tragedy (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints), and animated children’s fare (Pete’s Dragon), and even offered up a proper send-off to Robert Redford…

For a few minutes early on, The Girl In The Spider’s Web seems to promise a kind of feminist Batman movie—specifically, Christopher Nolan’s modern breed of Batman movie, with all the edgy nihilism and slick, rain-soaked cinematography that comes with it. That’s thanks to a scene that was heavily excerpted in the…

Pop music is mercurial, changing in unexpected new ways as the result of an untold number of influences. Sometimes, a breakthrough artist puts on an old record to discover a new take on a forgotten genre. Sometimes, a technological innovation creates brand new sounds. And sometimes, as we’re now learning, DJs hear…

All things must come to an end, even TV shows and movies. No matter how much we happen to be enjoying a work of cinema or a serialized drama, there will inevitably come a time when things fade to black and we’re left reading the names of actors in the dark. But, as video essayist Kirby Ferguson notes in his new ode to…

Roughly a year and a half after Shrek 5 writer Michael McCullers said he was “reinventing the franchise,” Despicable Me producer Chris Meledandri has announced that, actually, he’s just gonna reboot the whole damn thing.

The ostensible subject of Corneliu Porumboiu’s Infinite Football is the Romanian writer-director’s childhood friend, Laurentiu Ginghină—by day a middle-aged, paper-pushing bureaucrat, but in his off time, a self-described revolutionary of football. When the film opens, Ginghină tells of how, in 1986, he fractured his…

Sinead O’Connor made headlines a few years ago due to a well-publicized mental breakdown. Since then, she changed her name to Magda Davitt and began work on a new album, No Mud No Lotus. Last month, she converted to Islam, which prompted her to change her name again, this time to Shuhada Davitt. “This is the natural…

We’ve been talking about Election Day a lot around A.V. Club HQ, headquartered in the city of “vote early, vote often.” Although we definitely do not condone voter fraud, we do hope that our U.S. readers will do their part to hang on to the vestiges of democracy and head out to your polling place (if you haven’t…

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There are plenty of striking visuals in Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House—many of which involve creepy bowler hats and bent necks—but it’s safe to say the most memorable visual moment happens in episode six, “Two Storms.” Well, maybe it’s more accurate to say that the impressive visual is episode six, considering…

As The Walking Dead does its damnedest to inundate us with subpar zombie content, another project is shambling its way over the horizon, its dangling intestines beckoning us towards a brighter future. Bloody Disgusting has revealed that a Night Of The Living Dead sequel is on the way, one that the team behind the…

With things getting dark and cultish in Riverdale, Dial M For Maple decided to take a quick trip across the Sweetwater River to Greendale, where things are downright witchy! In this special episode, Cameron and guest host Danette Chavez take a look at the thrilling first season of Netflix’s Chilling Adventures Of…

Colin is the worst kind of boss. He’s the guy that talks to hear himself talk. He’s the person convinced they already know everything you’re going to say before even initiating conversation with you. Arrogant to hide his insecurity, boorish to cover up his lack of knowledge, and unwilling to hear any opinion but his…

The Fast And Furious franchise has a lot going for it: high-octane action, a killer ensemble, and, as of last night, two of the world’s sexiest men. It was announced Monday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that, two years after Dwayne Johnson earned the distinction, Idris Elba is People Magazine’s Sexiest Man…

The Fast And Furious franchise has a lot going for it: High-octane action, a killer ensemble, and, as of last night, two of the world’s sexiest men. It was announced on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday that, two years after Dwayne Johnson earned the distinction, Idris Elba is People Magazine’s Sexiest Man…

Rihanna is the latest artist to politely ask that Donald Trump not use their music at his rallies, joining an illustrious list that also includes Elton John, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, and Pharrell Williams, who recently sent our messy president a cease and desist that, by this point, is probably sitting in the…

Mike Myers, seeing that America is eagerly awaiting further news on both the outcome of its midterm elections and sequels to its favorite Bond-parodying film series, took to late night TV to capture this specific moment in time. He did so, of course, by dressing up as Austin Powers villain Dr. Evil and announcing the…

The ultimate gift for the James Bond fan in your life is down to an all-time low price today. $130 gets you all 24 films on Blu-ray, including Spectre (previous box sets didn’t include it), digital copies, 120 hours of bonus features, and even a mini book. So get ready to shake yourself a vodka martini, and settle in…

As awareness of comic books and graphic novels continue to grow among mainstream audiences, one of the biggest challenges creators face is choosing the right projects and topics to tackle in their medium. There are stories that are ill-suited to the format, and it’s always disappointing to encounter one. Che: A…

Like a T-1000, the Terminator franchise keeps picking itself back up again. But after three so-so installments, and for the first time since 1991's Terminator 2, James Cameron is returning to the franchise as producer, bringing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton along with him. Because there’s so much to look…

On the night before Election Day (which is today as you read this, so vote, goddammit), the people who daily or weekly tear their hair out trying to find humor in the ongoing national nightmare that is the Republican-controlled Trump administration went all out. Samantha Bee aired a special Monday episode of Full…