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A six-minute prologue to The Odyssey may appear before 70mm IMAX screenings this month.
Previews of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey may wash ashore in 70mm IMAX very soon
Previews of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey may wash ashore in 70mm IMAX very soon
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December 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A six-minute prologue to The Odyssey may appear before 70mm IMAX screenings this month.
Can Lee Pace resurrect a TV show with the power of his touch?
Bryan Fuller still wants to resurrect Pushing Daisies for season three
Bryan Fuller still wants to resurrect Pushing Daisies for season three
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December 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Can Lee Pace resurrect a TV show with the power of his touch?
The baseless childhood fear of a monster lurking under the bed becomes a tangible threat to those of all ages in Dust Bunny.
Our review:
Our review:
A monstrous murder-for-hire plot is child's play in the delightful Dust Bunny
TV visionary Bryan Fuller makes his debut feature with Dust Bunny, a macabre yet whimsical tale of kids and killers.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The baseless childhood fear of a monster lurking under the bed becomes a tangible threat to those of all ages in Dust Bunny.
Our review:
Our review:
"It was funny because, like, 'Oh, wow, Adam is saying it,' and that's the big surprise of the year."
Daisy Ridley was as surprised as anyone that Adam Driver wanted more Star Wars
Daisy Ridley was as surprised as anyone that Adam Driver wanted more Star Wars
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December 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"It was funny because, like, 'Oh, wow, Adam is saying it,' and that's the big surprise of the year."
For those tuned in, Unbeatable has been a long time coming, and the promise of a punchy new rhythm game has left many eager to shred.
After a rocky opening act, Unbeatable eventually finds rhythm game harmony
Unbeatable is rough around the edges, but it eventually finds its sound through powerful visuals and punchy rhythm gaming.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
For those tuned in, Unbeatable has been a long time coming, and the promise of a punchy new rhythm game has left many eager to shred.
A widely derided AI-generated ad about how McDonald's is better than Christmas has been hidden on YouTube.
McDonald's AI-generated Christmas ad didn't last long
McDonald's AI-generated Christmas ad didn't last long
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December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A widely derided AI-generated ad about how McDonald's is better than Christmas has been hidden on YouTube.
Months after the band left the platform, King Gizzard's subjects discovered AI-generated Lizard Wizard clones on Spotify.
It didn't take long for Spotify to supplant King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard with AI clones
It didn't take long for Spotify to supplant King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard with AI clones
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December 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Months after the band left the platform, King Gizzard's subjects discovered AI-generated Lizard Wizard clones on Spotify.
Horror has been a major boon to the 2025 box office, it’s just that none of this year’s hits have been tailored for younger viewers.
Hollywood's gateways to horror are crumbling
The disconnect between Dust Bunny and Five Nights At Freddy's 2 encapsulates an industry's confused approach to gateway horror.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Horror has been a major boon to the 2025 box office, it’s just that none of this year’s hits have been tailored for younger viewers.
Kirby Air Riders is a kaleidoscopic journey across Planet Popstar.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Kirby Air Riders is a kaleidoscopic journey across Planet Popstar.
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Our review: www.avclub.com/kirby-air-ri...
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*a gift guide with presents people really want
*a gift guide with presents people really want
The A.V. Club's guide to the best pop culture gifts of 2025
The A.V. Club's guide to the best pop culture gifts of 2025
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December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
You come to The A.V. Club for magic*
*a gift guide with presents people really want
*a gift guide with presents people really want
TV auteur Bryan Fuller takes his morbid whimsy to the big screen with Dust Bunny, a charming fable about a monster under the bed.
Our review: www.avclub.com/dust-bunny-r...
Our review: www.avclub.com/dust-bunny-r...
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
TV auteur Bryan Fuller takes his morbid whimsy to the big screen with Dust Bunny, a charming fable about a monster under the bed.
Our review: www.avclub.com/dust-bunny-r...
Our review: www.avclub.com/dust-bunny-r...
So much of television in the last five years has only offered the illusion of a “fictional post-pandemic world” at the expense of reflecting the one in which we actually live.
In 2025, TV finally reflected the lingering effects of living through COVID-19
In 2025, TV finally reflected the lingering effects of living through COVID-19
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December 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So much of television in the last five years has only offered the illusion of a “fictional post-pandemic world” at the expense of reflecting the one in which we actually live.
Hollywood once cultivated legions of genre fans. But gateway horror has shifted elsewhere, and mainstream film can't keep up.
Hollywood's gateways to horror are crumbling
The disconnect between Dust Bunny and Five Nights At Freddy's 2 encapsulates an industry's confused approach to gateway horror.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hollywood once cultivated legions of genre fans. But gateway horror has shifted elsewhere, and mainstream film can't keep up.
Paramount alleges that after wining and dining WBD CEO David Zaslav for weeks, he went radio silent on them before going public with Netflix.
Paramount accuses David Zaslav of ghosting right before Netflix sale
Paramount accuses David Zaslav of ghosting right before Netflix sale
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December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Paramount alleges that after wining and dining WBD CEO David Zaslav for weeks, he went radio silent on them before going public with Netflix.
This music-themed journey is about a band discovering its sound (and punching lots of cops in the process).
After a rocky opening act, Unbeatable eventually finds rhythm game harmony
Unbeatable is rough around the edges, but it eventually finds its sound through powerful visuals and punchy rhythm gaming.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This music-themed journey is about a band discovering its sound (and punching lots of cops in the process).
“If you’re going to bring back early 2000s geopolitics, I’m gonna have to bring back early 2000s Daily Show gotcha clips"
The Daily Show host throws it back to the 2000s while examining the Trump administration's latest fixation.
The Daily Show host throws it back to the 2000s while examining the Trump administration's latest fixation.
Jon Stewart can't help but see parallels between Iraq and Venezuela
Jon Stewart can't help but see parallels between Iraq and Venezuela
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December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“If you’re going to bring back early 2000s geopolitics, I’m gonna have to bring back early 2000s Daily Show gotcha clips"
The Daily Show host throws it back to the 2000s while examining the Trump administration's latest fixation.
The Daily Show host throws it back to the 2000s while examining the Trump administration's latest fixation.
Nintendo's second high-profile Switch 2 racing game laps Mario Kart World.
Our review of Kirby Air Riders ⭐
Our review of Kirby Air Riders ⭐
Kirby Air Riders inhales the checkered flag
Move over, Mario: Nintendo has released another racing game for the Switch 2, and it's better than Mario Kart World. Read our review of Kirby Air Riders.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nintendo's second high-profile Switch 2 racing game laps Mario Kart World.
Our review of Kirby Air Riders ⭐
Our review of Kirby Air Riders ⭐
Dakota Fanning stars alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman, Nick Offerman, Marcia Gay Harden, and Greg Kinnear in Margo's Got Money Troubles
Margo's Got Money Troubles but is lousy with stars, in first look at David E. Kelly's latest
Margo's Got Money Troubles but is lousy with stars, in first look at David E. Kelly's latest
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Dakota Fanning stars alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman, Nick Offerman, Marcia Gay Harden, and Greg Kinnear in Margo's Got Money Troubles
In this special edition of Staff Picks, you'll find gifts for the cinephiles, troubadours, and gamers in your life
The A.V. Club's guide to the best pop culture gifts of 2025
The A.V. Club's guide to the best pop culture gifts of 2025
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December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In this special edition of Staff Picks, you'll find gifts for the cinephiles, troubadours, and gamers in your life
The series, executive-produced by James Wan, stars Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia as the doomed lovers.
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Get your exclusive look here
Romance is murder in this exclusive first look at Prime Video's erotic thriller 56 Days
Romance is murder in this exclusive first look at Prime Video's erotic thriller 56 Days
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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The series, executive-produced by James Wan, stars Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia as the doomed lovers.
Get your exclusive look here
Get your exclusive look here
In 2025, TV finally reflected the lingering effects of living through COVID-19
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Read more here: www.avclub.com/2025-tv-covi...
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In 2025, TV finally reflected the lingering effects of living through COVID-19
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Read more here: www.avclub.com/2025-tv-covi...
Despite a brief bout with capitulating to nonsense, Disney has signed a new deal with Jimmy Kimmel that extends through 2027.
In another blow to cancel culture, Disney extends Jimmy Kimmel's contract
In another blow to cancel culture, Disney extends Jimmy Kimmel's contract
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December 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Despite a brief bout with capitulating to nonsense, Disney has signed a new deal with Jimmy Kimmel that extends through 2027.
Animal Crossing: Wild World established a blueprint that future games in the series would follow, eventually culminating in New Horizons’ cultural tour de force
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Animal Crossing: Wild World established a blueprint that future games in the series would follow, eventually culminating in New Horizons’ cultural tour de force
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The traumatized family drama received 8 Golden Globe nominations, including a nod for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Pain runs in the family in Joachim Trier's affecting, well-cast Sentimental Value
Joachim Trier follows The Worst Person In The World with the traumatized family drama Sentimental Value, led by a stellar Stellan Skarsgård.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The traumatized family drama received 8 Golden Globe nominations, including a nod for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nation's parents to nation's children: Here's $20, go see a Five Nights At Freddy's.
Audiences were very much up for spending another Five Nights At Freddy's
Audiences were very much up for spending another Five Nights At Freddy's
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December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Nation's parents to nation's children: Here's $20, go see a Five Nights At Freddy's.