Podcasts by The A.V. Club Presents Film Club

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The films of Christopher Nolan (4): Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For the past three weeks on Film Club, our critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife have embarked on a deep dive into the films of Christopher Nolan. And our final installment in the series is as twisting ...

The films of Christopher Nolan (3): Insomnia and The Prestige from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Last week on Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discussed Christopher Nolan’s massively popular Dark Knight trilogy. This week, in the third part of our month-long series on Nolan’s filmog...

The films of Christopher Nolan (2): The Dark Knight trilogy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For the second installment in our month-long series on the films of Christopher Nolan, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife revisit the blockbuster comic-book franchise that made him one of the world’s...

The films of Christopher Nolan (1): Memento And Following from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Later this month, audiences around the world (including—though this is less certain—some in the United States) will finally lay eyes on what once looked like the movie event of the summer, Tenet. I...

The best movies of 2020 so far from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The year is about halfway over, and though no new movies have hit theaters in months, plenty of very good ones have made their way to streaming platforms, video-on-demand, and virtual cinemas since...

Will The King Of Staten Island make you a Pete Davidson fan? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It’s almost July, and if release calendars can be believed (they probably can’t), we might see a few movies creep into theaters again. (Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and the live-action Mulan remake ar...

Remember video stores? Our critics do from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A few weeks ago on Film Club, our critics reminisced about movie theaters, many of which are still closed because of the pandemic. But the multiplex will reopen eventually. What, by contrast, will ...

On the long and exhilarating career of Spike Lee from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

There’s a new Spike Lee joint available today on Netflix. Da 5 Bloods, about a group of Black veterans returning to Vietnam decades later in search of both their fallen brother-in-arms and some gol...

BONUS | TV Club? Our critics discuss The X-Files from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to this week’s second installment of Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie-discussion series. On this very special, format-breaking episode, our critics encroach on TV editor Danette Chav...

Our critics review indie sci-fi hit The Vast Of Night from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to a brand new episode of Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie-discussion series. The culmination of a remarkable rise from an independent production helmed by a self-taught filmmaker to...

Are The Lovebirds and Capone worth a watch? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We’re rolling into a long weekend, and with multiplexes around the country still closed, movie lovers will have to get their fix at home. Among the more high-profile options available to rent or st...

Friday The 13th turns 40 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to a brand new episode of Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie-discussion series. The original Friday The 13th film was released on May 9, 1980 to middling reviews but staggering financi...

What's the best year ever for summer blockbusters? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ever since 1975, when Steven Spielberg’s Jaws gobbled up every box-office record in sight, Hollywood has treated the warmer weeks of the year like a launching ground for its most expensive, extrava...

Which streaming service is right for film lovers? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to a brand new episode of Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie-discussion series. Though some states are permitting theaters to begin re-opening with restrictions, it will be sometime be...

Our critics get a Bad Education in the True History Of The Kelly Gang from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome back to Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie discussion series. This week, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife get back to basics again with an extended discussion of two new releases. First, they ...

Bloodshot, Sea Fever & The Way Back from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Over the last couple weeks, Film Club has taken a few creative detours. With no new wide releases to discuss, our critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife have taken this opportunity to examine the pandemi...

Is an "F" CinemaScore actually a good thing? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

CinemaScore, for the uninitiated, is a Las Vegas-based market research firm that bills itself as “the industry leader in measuring movie appeal.” On a film’s opening day, their representatives stan...

White House Down or Olympus Has Fallen? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

With nothing new coming to theaters for the foreseeable future, Film Club, our weekly movie-discussion series, is switching gears and entering the Premise Dome. Each week our critics A.A. Dowd and ...

How COVID-19 is shaping the future of film from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome to a brand new episode of Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie-discussion series. Normally on the show, cohosts A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife talk about the most notable new films coming to a...

The Hunt and Never Rarely Sometimes Always from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Since its trailer was released last July, Blumhouse’s The Hunt has drawn the eyes and ire of many on folks in the MAGA crowd—with the President himself weighing in on the matter. The studio subsequ...

Onward and First Cow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For the better part of two decades—starting with Toy Story in 1995—Pixar seemed like one of the most reliable forces in Hollywood filmmaking. But their latest—Onward, starring Tom Holland and Chris...

The Invisible Man and The Whistlers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome back to another edition of Film Club. This week, senior writer Katie Rife is joined by contributor Ignatiy Vishnevetsky to discuss a pair of new releases: writer/director Leigh Whannell’s i...

Sonic the Hedgehog and Downhill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome back to another episode of Film Club. Today, our critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife sit down to discuss Sonic The Hedgehog—Paramount’s completely unnecessary adaptation of the beloved 90s vid...

Birds of Prey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome back to another edition of Film Club. After hitting all of Sunday’s Best Picture nominees, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife are back to discussing the week’s new releases, starting with the latest ...

OSCARS | Parasite and Jojo Rabbit from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In honor of the fast-approaching 92nd Academy Awards—airing this Sunday, February 9—Film Club is looking back at the Best Picture nominees we didn’t cover last year. Today, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife...

The Rhythm Section and Beanpole from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome back to another edition of Film Club. Film editor A.A. Dowd is unable to join us this week, as he is in Park City, Utah covering this year’s Sundance Film Festival—check out his excellent c...

OSCARS | Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Joker, and Ford v Ferrari from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In honor of the fast-approaching 92nd Academy Awards, airing Sunday, February 9, Film Club is taking a break from covering this week’s film releases (do we really need to cover The Gentlemen?) to l...

Dolittle and 1917 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome back to Film Club! For the first episode of 2020, Our critics discuss Dolittle—the wholly unnecessary reboot of Hugh Lofting’s children’s lit series starring Robert Downey Jr. in his first ...

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, Little Women, and Cats from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For the final Film Club of the year, our critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discuss the final chapter in the new Star Wars trilogy, The Rise Of Skywalker, and Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Wome...

Bombshell and Uncut Gems from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join our critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife for discussion of Jay Roach’s toothless dramatization of the Fox News-Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal, Bombshell, and Josh and Benny Safdie’s anxiety...

Knives Out and Portrait Of A Lady On Fire from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join our critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife as for a spoiler-free discussion of the twisty murder mystery, Knives Out—one of the year's most entertaining films—and the rapturous romance from Céline S...

Netflix nabs two filmmaking heavyweights for Marriage Story and The Irishman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This season’s second installment of Film Club is all about Netflix. Earlier this fall, the streaming giant reunited with Noah Baumbach for the tragicomedy Marriage Story, and debuted Martin Scorses...

Frozen II and the Mr. Rogers movie compete for your family's love from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Welcome back to Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie discussion series, now available in podcast form. In the first episode of our new season, film critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discuss two f...

BONUS | Ryan Oestreich of Chicago's Music Box Theatre from 2020-04-17T20:15

Welcome back to Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie-discussion series. In addition to this week’s regularly scheduled installment—which you can listen to here—we’re coming to you again with our...

Remember going to the movies? Our critics sure do from 2020-04-17T19:00

Remember going to the movies? Our critics sure do. Multiplexes and arthouses are shutdown around the world, but that won’t stop film editor A.A. Dowd and senior writer Katie Rife from waxing nostal...

Frozen II and the Mr. Rogers movie compete for your family's love from 2019-11-22T20:30

Welcome back to Film Club, The A.V. Club’s weekly movie discussion series, now available in podcast form. In the first episode of our new season, film critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discuss two f...