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"In The Pitt, you have a lot of characters who look at the world with a cynical view and some who are optimists. You can have a real back-and-forth depending on who the protagonist of a particular scene is."
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Noah Wyle on The Pitt's ode to David Crosby and plans for season two
Noah Wyle on The Pitt's ode to David Crosby and plans for season two
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December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"In The Pitt, you have a lot of characters who look at the world with a cynical view and some who are optimists. You can have a real back-and-forth depending on who the protagonist of a particular scene is."
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Neon's latest nightmare arrives in theaters on May 1, 2026.
Adam Scott teases pure Hokum
Adam Scott teases pure Hokum
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December 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Neon's latest nightmare arrives in theaters on May 1, 2026.
The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025
The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025
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December 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
One half of the soap opera supercouple, Luke and Laura, Anthony Geary was 78.
R.I.P. Anthony Geary, General Hospital's Luke Spencer
R.I.P. Anthony Geary, General Hospital's Luke Spencer
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December 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One half of the soap opera supercouple, Luke and Laura, Anthony Geary was 78.
A series you can either appreciate on a strict gut level of spectacle—although I’d argue that it’s one of the least actually scary horror shows I’ve ever seen—or as a showcase of craft and performance.
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IT: Welcome To Derry drowns its finale's promise under tons of franchise business
IT: Welcome To Derry drowns its finale's promise under tons of franchise business
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December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A series you can either appreciate on a strict gut level of spectacle—although I’d argue that it’s one of the least actually scary horror shows I’ve ever seen—or as a showcase of craft and performance.
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"We’ve gone from practicing on the beach to feeling like we’re a hundred feet in the air.”
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Changing the game: How Dropout broke through in 2025
Changing the game: How Dropout broke through in 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"We’ve gone from practicing on the beach to feeling like we’re a hundred feet in the air.”
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It sounds like the Shark Tank star received a great education about the magic of filmmaking on the set of Marty Supreme.
Kevin O'Leary kinda sorta changes tune on AI actors
Kevin O'Leary kinda sorta changes tune on AI actors
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December 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It sounds like the Shark Tank star received a great education about the magic of filmmaking on the set of Marty Supreme.
Taylor Swift: The End Of An Era, like its titular tour, prioritizes maximalism and joy.
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Taylor Swift: The End Of An Era, like its titular tour, prioritizes maximalism and joy
Taylor Swift: The End Of An Era, like its titular tour, prioritizes maximalism and joy
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December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Taylor Swift: The End Of An Era, like its titular tour, prioritizes maximalism and joy.
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In 2011, Robert Reiner walked us through some of his most impactful acting roles
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Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
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December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
In 2011, Robert Reiner walked us through some of his most impactful acting roles
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Giving voice to one murdered child out of thousands, The Voice Of Hind Rajab is a heartwrenching reenactment of Israeli war crimes.
Our review:
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Our review:
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Real-life atrocities haunt The Voice Of Hind Rajab
Visceral docudrama The Voice Of Hind Rajab captures the final moments of one silenced child out of thousands.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Giving voice to one murdered child out of thousands, The Voice Of Hind Rajab is a heartwrenching reenactment of Israeli war crimes.
Our review:
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Our review:
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Nick Reiner was booked for murder after authorities found Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner dead in their home Sunday afternoon.
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Rob Reiner's son held for $4 million bail amid homicide investigation
Rob Reiner's son held for $4 million bail amid homicide investigation
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December 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Nick Reiner was booked for murder after authorities found Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner dead in their home Sunday afternoon.
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Hacks, The Pitt, Long Story Short, and more
Our list of the 25 best TV shows of 2025
Our list of the 25 best TV shows of 2025
The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025
The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hacks, The Pitt, Long Story Short, and more
Our list of the 25 best TV shows of 2025
Our list of the 25 best TV shows of 2025
Dropout's CEO and talent walk us through the comedy streaming service's very good year.
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Changing the game: How Dropout broke through in 2025
Changing the game: How Dropout broke through in 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Dropout's CEO and talent walk us through the comedy streaming service's very good year.
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"Stand By Me—of all of the films that I’ve made—it’s certainly the one that means the most to me, because it was the first time I made a film that really was reflective of my personality and my sensibility"
Revisit our 2016 interview with Rob Reiner
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Revisit our 2016 interview with Rob Reiner
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Rob Reiner on his favorite films, and why he changed the ending of When Harry Met Sally…
Rob Reiner on his favorite films, and why he changed the ending of When Harry Met Sally…
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December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Stand By Me—of all of the films that I’ve made—it’s certainly the one that means the most to me, because it was the first time I made a film that really was reflective of my personality and my sensibility"
Revisit our 2016 interview with Rob Reiner
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Revisit our 2016 interview with Rob Reiner
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Analgesic's latest RPG is a sharply designed counterpoint to open world excess.
Angeline Era is a shrewd and poetic examination of the past
Sprawling yet intimate, the new RPG Angeline Era offers sharp, personal design in an age of open world excess.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Analgesic's latest RPG is a sharply designed counterpoint to open world excess.
Behold: The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025.
The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025
The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Behold: The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025.
Resolution? Emotional payoff? They're here—if you can get through all the clunky setup.
IT: Welcome To Derry drowns its finale's promise under tons of franchise business
IT: Welcome To Derry drowns its finale's promise under tons of franchise business
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December 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Resolution? Emotional payoff? They're here—if you can get through all the clunky setup.
Even in a relatively okay episode, too much of Landman still consists of people in expensive Texas office buildings yelling numbers at each other.
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Halfway through Landman's second season, the vibes are (somewhat) improving
Halfway through Landman's second season, the vibes are (somewhat) improving
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December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Even in a relatively okay episode, too much of Landman still consists of people in expensive Texas office buildings yelling numbers at each other.
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"Divas Down" takes a page out of Friends and delivers the stakes needed to make Maia finally grapple with the person she's becoming.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"Divas Down" takes a page out of Friends and delivers the stakes needed to make Maia finally grapple with the person she's becoming.
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Resolution? Emotional payoff? They're here—if you can get through all the clunky setup in Welcome To Derry's season closer.
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IT: Welcome To Derry drowns its finale's promise under tons of franchise business
IT: Welcome To Derry drowns its finale's promise under tons of franchise business
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December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Resolution? Emotional payoff? They're here—if you can get through all the clunky setup in Welcome To Derry's season closer.
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Max Richter's signature piece is becoming a cheap needle drop, and Hamnet's emotionally destructive finale might be the last time he can get away with it.
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It's time to give "On The Nature Of Daylight" a rest
"On The Nature Of Daylight" is becoming a cheap needledrop, and Hamnet's finale might be the last time a filmmaker can get away with it.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Max Richter's signature piece is becoming a cheap needle drop, and Hamnet's emotionally destructive finale might be the last time he can get away with it.
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If these audiences are able to step outside of their comfort zone, they will find an entire world of art waiting.
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With anime more popular than ever, it's time to go beyond shonen
Anime features a wide variety of genres aimed at many audiences, and it's time overseas viewers recognize that.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If these audiences are able to step outside of their comfort zone, they will find an entire world of art waiting.
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In the world imagined by series creator Scott Cawthon, death isn’t even the merciful end.
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Is it an Easter egg that Five Nights At Freddy's 2 is so terrible?
The malfunctioning video game adaptation goes fully on the fritz with the inane, sprawling Five Nights At Freddy's 2.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In the world imagined by series creator Scott Cawthon, death isn’t even the merciful end.
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On TV this week: Fallout, Emily In Paris, IT: Welcome To Derry's finale, a drag-queen zombie comedy, and more.
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What's on TV this week—Fallout and Emily In Paris return
What's on TV this week—Fallout and Emily In Paris return
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December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
On TV this week: Fallout, Emily In Paris, IT: Welcome To Derry's finale, a drag-queen zombie comedy, and more.
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