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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Spent some time untangling Digger's knotty twist and didn't like what I found. But you might—read more here!

matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Saw the new cut of Miami Vice at Beyond Fest last night. Cool to see the film with all the pieces and much more Jamie Foxx back in it. Definitely a more coherent version, but I prefer the immediacy of the theatrical cut. Save the go-fast boats; just needle-drop me in with Jay-Z and Linkin Park

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Spent some time untangling Digger's knotty twist and didn't like what I found. But you might—read more here!

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New Mandela effect just dropped: It's "Run Hide Fight," not "Run. Hide. Fight."

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William Hughes @plumberduck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here's a piece I'm really excited to roll out: An in-depth interview with Dropout's Sam Reich, diving deep on the game design of Game Changer season 8. Do I make a parody of myself by bringing up the concept of "the magic circle"? Oh baby, you bet I do. avclub.com/game-changer...

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“We really aren’t control of that dial”: Sam Reich on designing the games of Game Changer season 8

The Dropout CEO on encouraging competition in his players and the ways he stops himself from turning into Mr. Beast.

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Are we allowed to stop being nice about Digger? The movie absolutely sucks. The sad thing is, it doesn't know how unfunny it is. A laugh-free experience that constantly praises itself for its humor, which, charitably, has the flop-sweat energy of bad improv. They're DYING up there so they get louder

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RJ City @rjcity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The instinct to share something personal about Pac, but the amount of respect, care and commitment he had to wrestling and to being a professional is a line I can't bear to cross - but let that remind you just how good he was. Forever loved, forever respected. What a fucking Bastard.

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This week, I reviewed Forgotten Island, which I mostly enjoyed but started forgetting as it was happening. Still, I think kids and 'dults alike will find a lot to love

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

No clue how it holds up, but I definitely enjoyed some Bump In The Night back then

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Alison Herman @aherman2006.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

also MAD MEN is not just quite clearly the best tv show of the 21st century, it's the great american novel. lol

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Lacy Baugher Milas @lacymb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Reminder: Hang out and watch #TheTraitorsNewBlood with me for the @avclub.com's @surf.social feed! Who survived the Traitors internship program? What will Alan be wearing? Let's find out together. surf.social/feed/surf%2F... #TheTraitorsUS

Alan Cumming in the season prmeiere of "The Traitors" New Blood" wearing a tartan cape over a denim kilt situation.

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's not a musical, but jesus, you'll wish it was

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

No spoilers, but I hated Digger, which felt like the worst episode of Veep played at the loudest possible volume. I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up making less than Coyote Vs. Acme.

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Beyond being a fantastic film, Hays and Ryan Holladay's Resident Evil soundtrack is perfect for writing. Destined to be a workday staple www.youtube.com/watch?v=emT9...

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Hays Holladay, Ryan Holladay - Full Album: Resident Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

YouTube video by SonySoundtracksVEVO

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 17/09/2026

Join us tonight in The Circle Of Truth, our new @surf.social feed dedicated to The Traitors! @lacymb.bsky.social will be live-watching #TheTraitorsNewBlood and posting her way through the two-episode premiere. This new season is going to be murrrrder. surf.social/feed/surf%2F...

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 14/09/2026

It's #Emmys night, and @avclub.com will be your guide through the red carpet, actual ceremony, and the aftermath (for the victors and the better-luck-next-years). Tell us who you want to see walk away with the night's biggest prizes: www.avclub.com/emmys-2026-p...

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Who will and should win at the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards?

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 11/09/2026

Our TV team, senior editor @erikadams.bsky.social and critic @salonig.bsky.social, make their predictions for who will win (and stump for who should win) at this year's #Emmys. Get up to speed and follow all the news with #EmmysWatch over @surf.social! #promoted www.avclub.com/emmys-2026-p...

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Who will and should win at the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards?

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Next: Some thoughts on the fascinating new documentary, Black Zombie, about the thorny route zombies took to become a national horror pastime, and why zombie movies should reckon with their past www.avclub.com/black-zombie...

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's only a few days until my birthday, so everyone must read the cool stuff I wrote this week. First up, I spoke with the folks at the Alamo Drafthouse in St. Louis about their unionization efforts and how Alamo's recent changes have exacerbated employee issues. www.avclub.com/alamo-drafth...

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Listen I'm Scary OK @katiemcvay.cryptoanarchy.network · 04/09/2026

new zine please clap drive.proton.me/urls/Y87Z0R8...

two pictures of ants chatting, with a speech bubble that reads “feed us crumbs!”
the title says: “we are ants"

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The real question I want answered is DOES BLUESKY HAVE AN ANNOYING GUY PROBLEM

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Erik Adams @erikadams.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you've wondered "Is Erik going to talk to the RiffTrax guys about the new MST3K episodes?"—well, wonder no more! www.avclub.com/mst3k-rifftr...

Crow T. Robot, Mike Nelson, and Tom Servo on the Satellite Of Love in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I went to the George Lucas Museum and had a blast walking through George Lucas' mind. I could stare at those Paul Gregory LOTR paintings for hours. My field piece and some photos! www.avclub.com/george-lucas...

Lord of the Rings paintings by Paul Raymond Gregory

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Confident dumb guys being loud and getting hurt is my favorite genre, so I really, really wanted to love IDIOTS. Alas, Freddy Got Fingered it ain't www.avclub.com/idiots-review

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Even a comedy called Idiots should be smarter than this

The frenetic, R-rated comedy Idiots moves at a chaotic clip, but strains to find meaning in its shades of stupidity.

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

TIL Tim Curry got the only Emmy nod of his career for that Tales From The Crypt episode where Curry pulls triple duty and plays Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Ed Begley Jr. It's haunted me since childhood. I exorcised some of those demons here. www.avclub.com/tim-curry-be...

Tim Curry as all three members of the Brackett family on Tales From The Crypt's Death Of Some Salesman

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 21/08/2026

The A.V. Club talked to the Free Blockbuster President and Secretary about the give-and-take of the little neighborhood video store. www.avclub.com/gji-free-blo...

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Great Job, Internet!: Little Free Blockbusters are bringing back video stores one block at a time

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Haggerty speaks! www.avclub.com/brad-holbroo...

AV Club: Brad Holbrook spews the truth on The Onion’s Jim Haggerty
For nearly 20 years, the actor-turned-anchorman-turned-actor has grounded The Onion’s video parodies as the satirical outlet's most beloved onscreen character.

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Also got confirmation that The Jim Haggerty Show will be spewing even more truth in season two, and which Haggerty clip Holbrook wants played at his funeral (it's a good one!)

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🚨dream interview alert🚨 I spoke to Brad Holbrook, who for 20 years has delivered one of the great comedic performances as The Onion's lead anchor Jim Haggerty. We get into how a real anchorman became America's funniest fake one and being turned into a pig www.avclub.com/brad-holbroo...

Brad Holbrook as Jim Haggerty ranting about how "they" changed the formula for gummy worms

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Erik Adams @erikadams.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

For the purposes of this link to @schimkowitz.bsky.social's interview with the man behind Jim Haggerty, just pretend that it's been posted by Dennis Clemmons, 32, of Boston www.avclub.com/brad-holbroo...

Actor Brad Holbrook as The Onion's Jim Haggerty holds up a gummy worm and shouts into the camera

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Writing obits, eulogies, condolences, or really anything about a dead loved one is supposed to be hard. That's what makes it mean something

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It's also, like, it's not canonically a good year in the grand scheme of film criticism, but it's a huge movie year for me, personally, and, I think, the other critics polled. It's the nature of the beast: Some gems will inevitably get left off in favor of others

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm saying this for the very last time: Thanks, Obama.

Man holding sign that reads "obama bring back arrested development"

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Can't get enough of me? I also contributed to our Best of '06 ranking. I put my year-long Lost rewatch to good use and wrote about season two/three, as well as the last four episodes of Arrested Development, which are four of the best of the show's run. Would've been a perfect finale

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Definitely a good call! I'm surprised, too, but it wasn't on my top 10, so I have no one to blame but myself

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matt schimkowitz @schimkowitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Wrote up a murderer's row of all-time favs for our Best of 2006: Miami Vice, Jackass 2, Crank, The Prestige, and Inland Empire. The real delight was writing about Jean-Pierre Melville's Army Of Shadows, which opened in theaters that year after 25 years in exile. Andor fans do not sleep on Shadows!

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Erik Adams @erikadams.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@avclub.com's 2006 Week is coming at you like a spider monkey, beginning with this correct and accurate ranking of the year's best TV

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The best TV of 2006

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I remember standing at the top of the Hollywood Arclight parking garage post-premiere, and Defamer's Mark Lisanti waving his hand over the spotlight-drenched ceremony. "You did this." We both knew I'd done something uniquely stupid. I don't want this to be my legacy, but, career-wise, it's fitting.

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