Новости за 28.09.2020

Last Monday, when we looked at the weekend’s box office numbers, we noted that Warner Bros.’ long-term plan for Tenet—to keep it in theaters for as long as possible and make a little bit of money for a long time rather than a lot of money at once, like normal movies did in the before-times—was starting to show some…

For a generation of horror fans, The Monster Squad was a movie that subverted its kid-friendly premise—suburban pre-teens take on the Universal monsters—by pushing the dial further than its contemporaries. It was a stepping stone of sorts, a transitional film for kids growing more and more curious about the horror…

A week after declaring that “THANKSGIVING IS CANCELED,” Mariah Carey has reemerged with her upcoming memoir’s most shocking revelation yet. In a tweet on Sunday, the singer says she would unwind from her 1995 Daydream sessions by moonlighting as an alt-rocker with the band Chick. As reported by Pitchfork, Carey wrote,…

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: In honor of the Netflix release of Sundance sensation Dick Johnson Is Dead, we’re looking back on other documentaries with deeply personal angles.

Grammy-winning pop standout Billie Eilish is ready to show fans a little more than her neon green roots and undying love of The Office. Apple and the “Bury A Friend” just announced the release date for an in-depth documentary called The World’s A Little Blurry, which will be arriving early next year. Directed by R.J.…

Punchline though it may be, Emmy Award winner Quibi is continuing to flood its airy, sparsely occupied digital halls with big-name talent. Today, the no-longer-strictly-mobile streamer shared a trailer for 50 States Of Fright’s new batch of episodes, and fans of modern (and indie) horror might just want to sign up for…

Putting together a stand-up special is not easy. Michelle Buteau learned that the hard way when she was putting together her new Netflix special, Buteaupia. Sure you could just rent a theater and go out there and do your material, but don’t audiences deserve more? What will make your special stand out from the…

Back in 2009, when Facebook was really pushing the use of in-platform apps and games, one adorable, low intensity simulator swept social media and turned just about everyone you knew into knowledgeable agronomists. FarmVille became—and remained, at least for a while—one of the most popular (or most annoying, if you…

As someone who reviewed both Glitter and its soundtrack for an alt-weekly a long, long time ago, I was curious to hear what the hosts of this recently launched shadefest had to say about the notoriously reviled 2001 musical/flop starring the one and only Mariah Carey. It turns out the movie is a favorite of producer…

In a slight detour on his path to becoming the first U.S. president to flex his suit into tatters during his inauguration, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has endorsed Joe Biden ahead of this fall’s elections. While this isn’t all that exceptional to most people, there are plenty out there who have taken his public support…

Not to be outdone by stadium seat-fillers like a bunch of dancing, singing robot freaks or the cardboard corpse of Weekend At Bernie’s Bernie Lomax, the Denver Broncos decided to enlist the population of (the TV version of) South Park for last night’s match against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

I have a new part-time job. The pay is terrible. I am the unpaid secretary and bookkeeper for my son’s game of Pokémon Go. I’m apparently a tutor for others, too.

Ol’ Jimmy Cameron went and finished an Avatar sequel, well how about that! For those keeping count at home, that’s one Avatar sequel down and three to go. And according to Cameron, Avatar 3 isn’t far behind: During a (virtual) chat with his old pal-inator Arnold Schwarzenegger for the 2020 Austrian World Summit,…

Sufjan Stevens made everyone cry with his performance of “Mystery Of Love” at the 90th Academy Awards, but no one, it seems, was weeping harder than the songwriter was on the inside. In a new interview with The Guardian pegged to his fascinating new album, The Ascension, Stevens called the evening “one of the most…

There are corners of the internet worn down, softened with use—too much use, some of them. (Seems like we as a global community may have overdone it during the “two girls, one cup” era; if you are young enough that such a phrase means nothing to you, please, do not google it.) There are corners impervious to such wear…

Marilynne Robinson’s books are open questions to the reader, each thoughtful, considered moment in the lives of her characters quietly inviting you to consider your own present moment in the world; not to compare circumstances, but to acknowledge that circumstances are always more than they seem. That your life, at…

Everyone knows that falling down sucks. It’s embarrassing, you can get hurt, and even if you’re able to turn it into some sort of “I meant to do that” moment, there’s still a nagging part of your brain that thinks, “God, that was stupid.”

Technology has advanced so much that our robots are fast becoming indistinguishable from living beings. We have robot animals tricking flesh and blood creatures into thinking they’re real; we have robot cheerleaders, robot cleaners, and robot factory workers busying themselves with human jobs—we even have robot…

Nick Hornby has strayed from autobiographical personas like High Fidelity’s Rob and About A Boy’s Will before. He channeled, for instance, a 1960s comedienne in his 2014 novel Funny Girl. In his latest novel, Just Like You, he inhabits the perspectives of two Londoners—Lucy, a 42-year-old white divorcée, and Joseph,…

Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing platforms. So every month, The A.V. Club narrows down the endless options to five of the books we’re most excited about.

For seven seasons now on Last Week Tonight (and The Daily Show and The Bugle before then), John Oliver has channeled his anger at injustices large and small through an inimitably cheeky comic persona that’s equal parts “What the fuck can you do?” and “Stop being a jerk and fucking do something.” But 2020, having laid…

The condemned: Exit Plan (2020)

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Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Monday, September 28. All times are Eastern.

Here’s a question for yah: is Fargo (the TV show) actually smart?

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Finally, Hippolyta arrives in all her stunning glory, as Lovecraft County looks to the stars for the first time. It’s hard to overstate my anticipation for Aunjanue Ellis’ standalone episode. Her performance earlier this year in, The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, was easily one of the most important and…