The Best of The A.V. Club
6 most popular The A.V. Club articles, as voted by our community.
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The A.V. Club on Politics
Kevin Costner doesn’t care what you think about his politics
Yellowstone star Kevin Costner doesn't "really care how the cookie crumbles" when it comes to his political endorsements
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The 100 best TV shows of the 2010s
Trying to define television in the 2010s has proven just as great a task as keeping up with the surge in series, which crested in 2018 with 495 scripted shows. The plethora of options—not just in…
A guide to Every Game Of Thrones spin-off in development at HBO
House Of The Dragon isn't the only GOT-related series in the works. Here's everything you need to know about the seven other shows in the franchise's queue
Avatar's cultural footprint goes far beyond the obvious
How James Cameron's blockbuster—still the worldwide box office champ—changed Hollywood, influenced the MCU, and even inspired the likes of Scorsese and Herzog
Ethan Hawke on Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and why there are no more movie stars
Hawke's new HBO Max docuseries, The Last Movie Stars, uses Newman and Woodward's careers to explore America in the 20th century
The Little Mermaid and the big casting controversy
How should Hollywood respond to the latest racist firestorm? By casting even more stars of color
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