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Dispatches From Direct-To-DVD Purgatory is a periodic check-in on what’s going on in the world of movies that didn’t…

In Commentary Tracks Of The Damned, we look to the commentary track to glean further insight on a failed film, be it…

1. Bob’s Burgers, “It Snakes A Village” (2013)
Across television’s seven-plus decades of existence, TV writers have…

A note from AVQ&A curator Tasha Robinson: The day this publishes will be my final day as the National Associate…

It’s almost impressive how the moronic new ensemble comedy The Big Wedding manages to cram three hours’ worth of…

Intense physicality defines Kate Lyn Sheil’s volcanic lead performance in Sun Don’t Shine, the grimy, feature-length…

Michael Bay is spinning his new dark comedy Pain & Gain as a lower-budget personal project, a character piece that…

Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: Michael…

Dispatches From Direct-To-DVD Purgatory is a periodic check-in on what’s going on in the world of movies that didn’t…

Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…

“The Boy Who Knew Too Much” (season five, episode 20; originally aired 05/05/1994)

I’m turning 50 in April, but I’m putting aside how shocking that is. I’ve been pulling together a mix of one…

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Diminutive Canadian Nathan Fielder looks and acts like the kind of clammy, Poindexter co-workers actively avoid at…

Ricky Jay’s life poses unique challenges for documentarians, since preserving an air of mystery—along with zealously…

Author, podcaster, bon vivant, and all-around delight Julie Klausner is to redhead rights and redhead pride what…

Welcome to Random Roles, wherein we talk to actors about the characters who defined their careers. The catch: They…

1. Fran Kranz, The Cabin In The Woods (2011)
Traditionally, the stoner character in film is the comedy relief, the…

Dispatches From Direct-To-DVD Purgatory is a periodic check-in on what’s going on in the world of movies that didn’t…

Death has a way of washing away sins and transforming people into paper saints. But the joyous memorial for Roger…