A.V. Talk

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The A.V. Club — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:39 +0000 GMT

Two A.V. Club writers wonder why a film about the war between vampires and werewolves isn't more exciting.

2012 / Fantastic Mr. Fox

The A.V. Club — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:32:33 +0000 GMT

Three A.V. Clubbers talk about two rather disparate films.

A Christmas Carol / The Box

The A.V. Club — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:32:11 +0000 GMT

This week: we talk about two very different movies featuring men and money: Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol and Richard Kelly's The Box

Where The Wild Things Are

The A.V. Club — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:05:41 +0000 GMT

Three A.V. Club staffers marvel at Spike Jonze's new joint.

Zombieland / The Invention Of Lying

The A.V. Club — Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:29:47 +0000 GMT

Four A.V. Club staffers discuss two movies about alternate realities.

Surrogates

The A.V. Club — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:39:30 +0000 GMT

Let's talk about robots. And crime.

The Informant!

The A.V. Club — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:11:57 +0000 GMT

Does Steven Soderbergh's latest earn that titular exclamation point? Three A.V. Club writers say yes.

The Beatles Box Set and Rock Band

The A.V. Club — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:01:39 +0000 GMT

Three A.V. Club writers talk about the past, and future, of The Beatles.

Extract

The A.V. Club — Thu, 3 Sep 2009 22:24:55 +0000 GMT

Keith Phipps, Scott Tobias, and Josh Modell explore the hilariously mundane world of Mike Judge's latest film, Extract.

Summer Movie Roundup

The A.V. Club — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:44:35 +0000 GMT

Scott Tobias, Tasha Robinson and Keith Phipps break down the highs and lows of their summer at the movies.

Inglourious Basterds

The A.V. Club — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:05:22 +0000 GMT

An insightful conversation about scalping Nazis.

District 9

The A.V. Club — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:02:32 +0000 GMT

Scott Tobias and Tasha Robinson agree about District 9, except when they disagree about Starship Troopers.

Julie & Julia / Paper Heart

The A.V. Club — Thu, 6 Aug 2009 20:59:15 +0000 GMT

Steve Heisler, Keith Phipps, and Tasha Robinson talk about two new (sort-of) fact-based movies.

Funny People

The A.V. Club — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:47:59 +0000 GMT

Are the people in Funny People really funny?

(500) Days Of Summer and In The Loop

The A.V. Club — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:58:03 +0000 GMT

Scott Tobias and Josh Modell debate the merits of two notable new movies, (500) Days Of Summer and In The Loop.

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

The A.V. Club — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:38:34 +0000 GMT

Tasha Robinson and Genevieve Koski dissect the grim sixth movie in the Harry Potter franchise.

Brüno

The A.V. Club — Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:11:31 +0000 GMT

Nathan, Kyle, and Tasha discuss Sacha Baron Cohen's methods, his madness, and whether he's going to get himself killed one of these days. Oh, and his latest movie, Brüno.

Public Enemies / Hung

The A.V. Club — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:27:09 +0000 GMT

We talk about two different sorts of stories set in the Midwest.

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen / Moon

The A.V. Club — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:45:08 +0000 GMT

First, Tasha, Scott and Nathan get fired up about Transformers. Then, Tasha and Nathan make a case for Moon.

Whatever Works

The A.V. Club — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:18:25 +0000 GMT

Tasha Robinson, Nathan Rabin, and Scott Tobias talk about the insular world of Woody Allen, particularly in his new film, Whatever Works.

The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 / Away We Go

The A.V. Club — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:30:38 +0000 GMT

The A.V. Club tackles The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 and Away We Go.

The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien

The A.V. Club — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 18:57:47 +0000 GMT

Keith Phipps, Scott Tobias and Nathan Rabin chat about the new Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien.

The viability of 3D

The A.V. Club — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:37:45 +0000 GMT

Three A.V. Club film writers discuss the present and possible future of 3D technology.

Terminator Salvation

The A.V. Club — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:54:59 +0000 GMT

Keith Phipps, Nathan Rabin, and Scott Tobias break down the apocalyptic world of Terminator Salvation.

Star Trek

The A.V. Club — Fri, 8 May 2009 16:16:37 +0000 GMT

Three A.V. Club writers talk through the new Star Trek reboot.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The A.V. Club — Fri, 1 May 2009 19:15:31 +0000 GMT

Wolverine gets his own movie. But is that a good thing?

Parks and Recreation / Sit Down, Shut Up

The A.V. Club — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:55:17 +0000 GMT

Can two new comedy series withstand the weight of fan expectations?

Observe And Report

The A.V. Club — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:21:24 +0000 GMT

We couldn't stop thinking about Observe And Report so we decided he had to talk it out together.

The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love

The A.V. Club — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:51:06 +0000 GMT

Instant-classic or concept-album nightmare?

Last House on the Left

The A.V. Club — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:32:10 +0000 GMT

A.V. Talk: Watchmen

The A.V. Club — Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:28:03 +0000 GMT

We saw the movie. Then we had to talk about it.

A.V. Talk: Gran Torino

The A.V. Club — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:18:11 +0000 GMT

Josh, Tasha and I all saw Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino and walked away with different reactions. (They're wrong. I'm...

A.V. Talk: Twilight

The A.V. Club — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:48:47 +0000 GMT

The film adaptation of Twilight is targeted directly at the popular young-adult book series' squealing hordes of (mostly) teenage, female...

A.V. Talk: W.

The A.V. Club — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:17:03 +0000 GMT

Three film writers dissect the good, bad, and ugly parts of Oliver Stone's W.

A.V. Talk: Rachel Getting Married

The A.V. Club — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:31:54 +0000 GMT

Noel Murray, Scott Tobias, and I talk about the new Jonathan Demme movie Rachel Getting Married (don't expect too much sparring) and the...

A.V. Talk: Religulous

The A.V. Club — Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:41:31 +0000 GMT

The Bill Maher-starring, Larry Charles-directed anti-religion documentary Religulous is pretty much designed to provoke controversy. It...

A.V. Talk: Burn After Reading, The Women

The A.V. Club — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:22:10 +0000 GMT

Here's a discussion between three of us about two of this week's new movies, Burn After Reading and The Women. [audio:86426]

A.V. Talk: Summer Movie Recap

The A.V. Club — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:54:02 +0000 GMT

As the summer movie season finally drawsor rather, sputtersto a close, four A.V. Club writers measure 2008 against 2007, discuss the onset...

A.V. Talk: Pineapple Express

The A.V. Club — Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:54:19 +0000 GMT

With opinions ranging from love to indifference, four A.V. Club writers talk their way though the new comedy Pineapple...

A.V. Talk: The X-Files: I Want To Believe

The A.V. Club — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:10:46 +0000 GMT

Three reviewers with widely varying X-Files experience and adherence. One unified reaction: Meh.

A.V. Talk: The Dark Knight

The A.V. Club — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:24:26 +0000 GMT

Below you'll find a roundtable discussion about The Dark Knight conducted by Kyle Ryan, Tasha Robinson, Nathan Rabin, and myself. It's...

A.V. Talk: Hellboy

The A.V. Club — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:29:14 +0000 GMT

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A.V. Talk: Hancock

The A.V. Club — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:08:52 +0000 GMT

Neither Tasha Robinson nor Nathan Rabin got the movie they were expecting when they walked out of Hancock. Click below to hear the...

A.V. Talk: Wanted

The A.V. Club — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:28:52 +0000 GMT

Here's a discussion Tasha Robinson and I had about the movie Wanted which I kind of

A.V. Talk: The Happening

The A.V. Club — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:16:14 +0000 GMT

When we started talking about M. Night Shyamalan's new film The Happening around the office last week it was with a mixture of awe and dread....