A truly bad sex scene is more than unconvincing; it’s the onscreen equivalent of a cold shower
Sean O'Neal
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Sean O'Neal has been writing for The A.V. Club since 2006.
So many movies, so little time. Every week brings a new crop of them, opening in multiplexes and arthouse theaters…
Whether sawing into his arm with a butcher’s knife or swallowing his own eyeball, The Amazing Johnathan was a…
So many movies, so little time. Every week brings a new crop of them, opening in multiplexes and arthouse theaters…
In 2017, actor and filmmaker Kentucker Audley created a video for Talkhouse where he married scenes from Wes…
Every rebooted franchise plays off our longing for the past—the implicit promise that it can make us feel just like…
1. Kim Carnes, “Bette Davis Eyes”
2. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, “Endless Love”
3. Kenny Roger, “Lady”
4. John Lennon,…
We recently heard some distressing news from a new-parent colleague: She hadn’t received any baby books for presents…
1. Wings, “Silly Love Songs”
2. Elton John & Kiki Dee, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”
3. Johnnie Taylor, “Disco Lady”
4.…
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, the day when Americans briefly set aside their differences and come together to…
Florence + The Machine open up old wounds (and stick to old sounds) on High As Hope, while both Gorillaz’s The Now…
Disappointing season of your favorite prestige drama got you down? Let down by the big sitcom revival that promised…
Sunday night was the season finale of Westworld—an episode whose plot points I will not be spoiling here, because to…
“Danny Don’t You Know,” the new video from 1980s schlock-rocking comedy band Ninja Sex Party, practically begs for…
Bad Witch is a thin, if rewarding, listen from Nine Inch Nails; while Kamasi Washington’s cinematic soul-jazz is…
A shirtless Nick Cave, his bad seeds swaddled in a loincloth, straddling a bucking stallion as he hoists a flaming…
While most of the nation is caught up watching the Mexican border with soul-sick revulsion, there’s been another big…
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