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Welcome to Film Club, the A.V. Club’s movie discussion series. Each week, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife (and occasionally some special guests) will gab about the week's new releases, explore various corners of the film industry, and examine the lasting impact of some of history's biggest films.

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Film Club's favorite movies of 2021

2021/12/17

Ahead of The A.V. Club's list of the best films of the year, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife talk about the ones that mattered to them most.

Looking back on our favorite movies of 2001

2021/12/10

Mulholland Drive and The Royal Tenenbaums still shine 20 years later

Where does Licorice Pizza rank in Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography?

2021/11/26

We cap our four-part Paul Thomas Anderson series with a conversation about his latest: Licorice Pizza

The films of Paul Thomas Anderson (4): The Master & Inherent Vice

2021/11/26

Joaquin Phoenix brought out the mysterious, ambiguous side of Paul Thomas Anderson

The films of Paul Thomas Anderson (3): There Will Be Blood & Phantom Thread

2021/11/19

Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson are a match made in obsessive heaven

The films of Paul Thomas Anderson (2): Magnolia & Punch Drunk Love

2021/11/12

Is Magnolia brilliant, exhausting, or both? Film Club's four-part series on Paul Thomas Anderson continues with Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love

The films of Paul Thomas Anderson (1): Boogie Nights & Hard Eight

2021/11/05

In the run-up to Licorice Pizza, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife are revisiting Paul Thomas Anderson's entire filmography, starting with Boogie Nights and Hard Eight.

The year in horror

2021/10/29

A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discuss the year in horror movies

Let's talk about Dune, The French Dispatch, and Last Night In Soho

2021/10/21

On this week’s episode of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife review three of October’s major auteur works.

How does Halloween Kills compare to the slasher movies before it?

2021/10/15

A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discuss the latest entry in this undying slasher saga, the middle entry in David Gordon Green’s reboot trilogy, Halloween Kills.

Revisiting 40 years of Halloween movies

2021/10/15

Film Club is taking a deep dive into the whole Halloween franchise, looking back on a dozen slasher movies (and one weird magic-mask outlier) released over the last 40-plus years.

Our James Bond marathon covers six eras of 007

2021/10/08

We’ve programmed a prospective marathon of 007 adventures, selecting one movie for each of the six actors that have played the superspy.

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112 reviews

★★★★★

bruceevan 2022/02/15

Come back!

This is a really fun, really interesting podcast. I love movies so much I can’t stand it. There are no other podcasts out there that treat films, film...

★★★★★

iheartmovoes 2022/02/09

Return!!!

Listening to old episodes over again. Please restart podcast.

★★★★★

Turtlemountain 2022/02/07

Please come back!

I miss Alex and Katie

★★★★★

bailatony 2021/12/21

Funny & Passionate Reviews

I’m so lucky to have stumbled across this duo’s review podcast. It’s like being in a coffee shop with friends, discussing what u saw last night at the...

★★★★★

heylightt 2021/12/20

My favorite movie podcast

Whatever is happening at av club please don’t cancel this podcast. I look forward to listening to the two of you discussing movies every Friday so mu...

★★★★★

ZeroDullBits 2021/12/19

New Favorite Movie Podcast

It’s been surprisingly difficult to find a podcast that does great general overview discussions on film and this one is pretty close to perfect. It’s ...

★★★★★

KCHNC 2021/12/17

Honest and smart

I’ve been listening to this podcast for about six months now—I always find it no-holds-barred and insightful. Also love that the episodes are a little...

★★★★★

bbbtour 2021/11/24

This show rules

This show rules gimme more !!! Fun.

★☆☆☆☆

Dbatarse 2021/10/18

Everything woke turns to s&$@.

Woke nonsense I couldn’t finish a episode. Hearing them complaining about Myers killing people shows they know nothing about horror. Stick to indy fi...

★☆☆☆☆

Kbraidz 2021/08/16

Disappointing

I had heard good things about the AV club so I gave this podcast a two episode test. And it was tough to make it through the second one. Typical movie...

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