Oct 28
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From the opening shot of Emma Roberts’ Sloane stubbing out a cigarette on a plastic Santa and sighing, “Fucking…
Caroline Siede
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Contributor, The A.V. Club. Caroline Siede is a pop culture critic in Chicago, where the cold never bothers her anyway. Her interests include superhero movies, feminist theory, and Jane Austen novels.
Oct 27
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B+
When This Is Us’ fourth season finale aired at the end of March, we were just entering what many assumed would be a…
Oct 23
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The ’90s were a big time for witches. The Craft and Charmed found loyal teen audiences as Sabrina The Teenage Witch, …
Oct 23
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Note: The writer of this review watched After We Collided from home. Before making the decision to see it—or any…
Oct 9
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I can’t buy a watermelon without thinking of Dirty Dancing. In one of the film’s funniest scenes, resort guest…
Sep 25
1
On first watch, My Super Ex-Girlfriend seems like it’s building to a subtle visual punchline. Each time…
Sep 11
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Sep 8
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From choreographing Dirty Dancing and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to helming Newsies, Hocus Pocus, High School Musical, …
Sep 4
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Note: The writer of this review watched The Broken Hearts Gallery from home on a digital screener. Before making…
Aug 28
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The 1970s are a hallowed time in film history. As the classic studio system gave way to the rebellious innovations…
Aug 14
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It only took three years for Edward Norton to solidify his entire Hollywood persona. After his explosive debut in Pri…
Aug 12
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and 9 moreJust about everyone agrees that 1999 was a great year for movies. We here at The A.V. Club do not beg to differ: We…
Aug 10
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Stargirl’s impressive debut season has had two big things going for it: A sense of surprise and a welcome commitment…
Aug 9
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The best episodes of The Umbrella Academy tend to feature the Hargreeves saying “yes and” rather than “no but.” It’s…
Aug 8
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Though “743” is the penultimate episode of the season, in many ways it feels like the climax. It seems to wrap up…
Aug 7
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A lot of my praise for this season of The Umbrella Academy has come with the caveat that I just have to have faith…
Aug 6
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The Umbrella Academy isn’t particularly great at plot. For instance, “Öga For Öga” is a pointless runaround story…
Aug 5
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Two episodes in a row where The Umbrella Academy’s characters actually sit down and have a full conversation? Be…
Aug 4
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“Hell yeah, family meeting!” You took the words right out of my mouth, Diego. Halfway through season two someone…
Aug 3
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After an early test screening of The Little Mermaid, Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg had one big…