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More Marvel shows should narrow their focus—and lose the MCU tie-ins—like Wonder Man.
Wonder Man nods to the MCU without feeling like homework
Wonder Man nods to the MCU without feeling like homework
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February 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
More Marvel shows should narrow their focus—and lose the MCU tie-ins—like Wonder Man.
A new report from Semafor claims that executives and lobbyists are trying to bypass the attorney general in charge of the anti-trust case.
Live Nation is reportedly lobbying to get out of its anti-trust trial
Live Nation is reportedly lobbying to get out of its anti-trust trial
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February 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A new report from Semafor claims that executives and lobbyists are trying to bypass the attorney general in charge of the anti-trust case.
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Join me, won't you, for a journey to the land of Tinkerdee, the end of sex and violence on television, and Kermit doing King Lear opposite a Coke can potentially voiced by Kelsey Grammer
It's time to lower the curtain: The Muppet shows that weren't
It's time to lower the curtain: The Muppet shows that weren't
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February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Join me, won't you, for a journey to the land of Tinkerdee, the end of sex and violence on television, and Kermit doing King Lear opposite a Coke can potentially voiced by Kelsey Grammer
If you've got movie questions, Matt has movie answers. Don't forget to submit your cinema trivia! 🎬
Film Trivia Fact Check is back! Ahead of the return of this subscriber-exclusive column, we’re asking you to submit cinema trivia that you want confirmed or debunked. Leave your suggestions in the comments below. For more on becoming a subscriber head here: www.avclub.com/membership-a...
February 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If you've got movie questions, Matt has movie answers. Don't forget to submit your cinema trivia! 🎬
It's no KPop Demon Ballers, but Goat is an enjoyable and sweet sports story from Sony. Our review:
Sony's sports cartoon Goat knows just enough ball
Goat isn't as inventive as recent Sony-produced cartoons like Across The Spider-Verse or KPop Demon Hunters, but it's a sweet movie for kids.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
It's no KPop Demon Ballers, but Goat is an enjoyable and sweet sports story from Sony. Our review:
The Radiohead guitarist says he wasn't asked for permission to have his composition featured in the doc.
Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood want Phantom Thread track removed from Melania
Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood want Phantom Thread track removed from Melania
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February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The Radiohead guitarist says he wasn't asked for permission to have his composition featured in the doc.
Relooted, a game about freeing African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists.
Relooted challenges who gets to own and tell African history
Relooted, a game about freeing African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists. Read our review.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Relooted, a game about freeing African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists.
A musical adaptation of Practical Magic is in the works
A Practical Magic musical from Norah Jones is on the way
A Practical Magic musical from Norah Jones is on the way
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February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
A musical adaptation of Practical Magic is in the works
Pillion is a full-hearted depiction of kink as something sweet, fun, and completely average, which puts it in rare company among mainstream film
Pillion is the sweetest S&M movie since Secretary
In contrast to the kink-shaming history of mainstream cinema, Pillion normalizes the non-vanilla with its sweet BDSM romance.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Pillion is a full-hearted depiction of kink as something sweet, fun, and completely average, which puts it in rare company among mainstream film
Now that Kermit & co. have a new special on Disney+, let's take a close look at the Muppet shows that didn't make it to series.
It's time to lower the curtain: The Muppet shows that weren't
It's time to lower the curtain: The Muppet shows that weren't
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Now that Kermit & co. have a new special on Disney+, let's take a close look at the Muppet shows that didn't make it to series.
In his Super Bowl LX halftime performance, Bad Bunny defined what "All-American" actually means.
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Whether or not you speak Spanish, there's no misunderstanding what Bad Bunny meant
Whether or not you speak Spanish, there's no misunderstanding what Bad Bunny meant
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February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
In his Super Bowl LX halftime performance, Bad Bunny defined what "All-American" actually means.
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Ser Dunk puts a team together in an ace episode of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms. Our recap:
Justice gathers the worthy in a rousing A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
Justice gathers the worthy in a rousing A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
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February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Ser Dunk puts a team together in an ace episode of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms. Our recap:
All roads lead to Accra in the latest Industry. Our recap of "Eyes Without A Face":
Industry shifts into corporate-thriller mode in "Eyes Without A Face"
Industry shifts into corporate-thriller mode in "Eyes Without A Face"
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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
All roads lead to Accra in the latest Industry. Our recap of "Eyes Without A Face":
The trailer didn’t even feature the film’s title (The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, as far as we know), much less a release date.
Heavily-censored trailer for Cliff Booth movie debuts during Super Bowl LX
Heavily-censored trailer for Cliff Booth movie debuts during Super Bowl LX
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February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The trailer didn’t even feature the film’s title (The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, as far as we know), much less a release date.
Team Ninja’s latest adds a theme park version of open world exploration to its buffet of highly enjoyable hollowness.
Nioh 3 perfects a certain brilliantly soulless style of game design
Dumb as a brick and better for it, Nioh 3 is another wonderful entry in Team Ninja's charmingly mindless video game series.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Team Ninja’s latest adds a theme park version of open world exploration to its buffet of highly enjoyable hollowness.
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wrote about JM DeMatteis and Shawn McManus’s Dr. Fate
Get acquainted with Jim Barne and Kit Buchan's musical and one of DC's oldest characters.
Staff Picks: Two Strangers, a cake, and a date with Fate
Staff Picks: Two Strangers, a cake, and a date with Fate
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February 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
wrote about JM DeMatteis and Shawn McManus’s Dr. Fate
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House Party helped kick off New Jack Cinema in style
Kid 'n Play are now in The Criterion Collection as their movie, House Party, solidifies its place in Black film history.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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On TV this week: Catch The 'Burbs, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl, and more.
What's on TV this week—The 'Burbs, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
What's on TV this week—The 'Burbs, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
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February 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
On TV this week: Catch The 'Burbs, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl, and more.
One leg of Rock's Rock The Country festival has now been canceled amidst news that he's lost the critical Shinedown vote.
What if they held a Kid Rock country music festival and no one came?
What if they held a Kid Rock country music festival and no one came?
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February 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
One leg of Rock's Rock The Country festival has now been canceled amidst news that he's lost the critical Shinedown vote.
Trump declared that bending the FCC's rules about station ownership to their breaking point was necessary to defeat "THE ENEMY"—i.e., network news. www.avclub.com/nexstar-tv-n...
Nexstar gets a big, all-caps Trump thumbs-up for plan to own TV stations in 80 percent of the U.S.
Nexstar gets a big, all-caps Trump thumbs-up for plan to own TV stations in 80 percent of the U.S.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Trump declared that bending the FCC's rules about station ownership to their breaking point was necessary to defeat "THE ENEMY"—i.e., network news. www.avclub.com/nexstar-tv-n...
Arnold spent more than 20 years as the band's frontman—notably writing its breakout hit "Kryptonite" in math class while still a teen. www.avclub.com/brad-arnold-...
R.I.P. Brad Arnold, lead singer of 3 Doors Down
R.I.P. Brad Arnold, lead singer of 3 Doors Down
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February 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Arnold spent more than 20 years as the band's frontman—notably writing its breakout hit "Kryptonite" in math class while still a teen. www.avclub.com/brad-arnold-...
Green Day is scheduled to play at the Super Bowl opening ceremony this year, ahead of Bad Bunny's halftime show performance. www.avclub.com/billie-joe-a...
Billie Joe Armstrong offers ICE agents career advice at pre-Super Bowl party: "Quit that shitty job"
Billie Joe Armstrong offers ICE agents career advice at pre-Super Bowl party: "Quit that shitty job"
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February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Green Day is scheduled to play at the Super Bowl opening ceremony this year, ahead of Bad Bunny's halftime show performance. www.avclub.com/billie-joe-a...
Get acquainted with Jim Barne and Kit Buchan's musical and one of DC's oldest characters.
Staff Picks: Two Strangers, a cake, and a date with Fate
Staff Picks: Two Strangers, a cake, and a date with Fate
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February 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Get acquainted with Jim Barne and Kit Buchan's musical and one of DC's oldest characters.
"Jared approached us, because he loves Skeletor and has his own history with the character."
Masters Of The Universe director declares Jared Leto's Skeletor "the embodiment of toxic masculinity”
Masters Of The Universe director declares Jared Leto's Skeletor "the embodiment of toxic masculinity”
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February 7, 2026 at 3:43 AM
"Jared approached us, because he loves Skeletor and has his own history with the character."
James Watkins' Clayface movie has now been bumped back on the Warner Bros. schedule, to October 23, 2026. www.avclub.com/dcs-clayface...
We'll have to wait a little longer to see if DC's Clayface will live up to that "body horror" label
We'll have to wait a little longer to see if DC's Clayface will live up to that "body horror" label
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February 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
James Watkins' Clayface movie has now been bumped back on the Warner Bros. schedule, to October 23, 2026. www.avclub.com/dcs-clayface...