Dig Boen in T2Photo: CBS via Getty Images Count Boen passed away. A veteran character and voice actorwill be boon best known by ffilm audience for his role in the first three terminator movies, playing the endlessly tormented Doctor Peter Silberman in The terminator, T2: Judgment Dayand Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. With a … Read more
Bob OdenkirkPhoto: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Since You better call Saul shut down last year, intense TV nerd strict supervision is focused on what its stars would do next. There is the new Vince Gilligan/Rhea Seehorn Apple TV+ series, of course, currently set for two seasons at the streamer. But what about Bob Odenkirk? After-Saulafter-heart … Read more
Everything everywhere at onceGraphic: A24 Sure, we had our fun with Spotify Wrapped and all, but Letterboxd year-end review is finally here. The cinema-focused social site has revealed its community’s stats for the top-rated and most-watched movies of 2022. The A24 hive ranks strong among Letterboxd users, with high ranks ahead Everything everywhere at once, … Read more
The abyss (Courtesy of 20th Century Fox), Dawn of the dead (Courtesy of United Film Distribution Company), Turn up the volume (Courtesy of New Line Media)Graphic: The AV Club To all you digital disciples, ever wonder why some friends still collect physical media? After all, why mess around when everything is available on streaming? Maybe … Read more
Tim Blake NelsonPhoto: Vittorio Zunino Celotto (Getty Images) Okay, so this is going to drive us crazy: THR reported earlier today about yet another (and very afterwards) casting announcement for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel, Dune: Part 2with which the filming ended in December of 2022. Tim Blake Nelson is specifically reported to be everyone’s favorite … Read more
Celine DionPhoto: John Lamparski (Getty Images) Today, in “Oh thank goodness, something very trivial to worry about” news: The offices of the venerable rock magazine Rolling stone have found themselves ravaged by Celine’s assembled forces. That’s right: responding to the magazine’s recent publication of a list of the “greatest singers of all time”, a hardcore … Read more
61st streetPhoto: George Burns/AMC In an increasing (and depressing) common practiceAMC announced today that it is withdrawing an already-granted second season order for its legal drama set in Chicago 61st street. This, despite the fact that the show starring Courtney B. Vance had already filmed its second season, which will now presumably be dumped in … Read more
Tao Tsuchiya in Alice in BorderlandPhoto: Kumiko Tsuchiya/Netflix Every Friday, AV club staffers start our weekly open thread discussing game plans and recent game glory, but of course the real action is in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What are you playing this weekend? During the holiday season — … Read more
Movement from bottom left:Graphic: The AV Club You could love them or you could loathe them, but there’s no denying that jump scare has blossomed and evolved into a cornerstone of modern horror filmmaking. Their presence (or lack thereof) has the power to dictate the entire pace of a movie, and can ramp it up … Read more
Aubrey Plaza (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN) and Michael B. Jordan (Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) And so it begins: the tide of movie stars, comedians, and the occasional deeply bizarre and embarrassing choices ending another year of Saturday Night Live hosting choices. To be fair, the show seems to be off to a pretty … Read more