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The last time The A.V. Club spoke with Carey Mulligan, she was promoting her role in Paul Dano’s 2018 film Wildlife, …
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Bubble-gummy singles, a relentless touring schedule, and a viral TikTok tune helped pave the way for last year’s Hone…
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For over a decade, Michaela Watkins has been one of film and television’s most reliable comedy knockouts, making hay…
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Apple TV+’s Dickinson returns January 8 in more assured form but with the same irreverence and inspired…
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Christmas comes early for Stephen King fans this year, as last week marked the premiere of CBS All Access’ The Stand,…
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Riz Ahmed has been thinking a lot about identity lately. The British actor and rapper has been doing a lot of press…
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Jane Curtin is comedy royalty. One of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players on Saturday Night Live when the…
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For years, the world thought that Hugh Grant was actually the charming, stammering Brit that we’d seen light up…
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As Glenn Close’s Mamaw claims in the trailer for Hillbilly Elegy, “Everyone in this world is one of three kinds:…