matt schimkowitz

Emma is such an incredible writer with elite taste & I am so bummed we are not coworkers anymore!!! a huge loss for us at AVC!

Last month, I was laid off from The A.V. Club. Still trying to figure out what comes next after officially becoming a #MediaLayoffVictim, but in the meantime feeling very thankful to have spent 3 years writing for a publication I grew up reading and loving <3

The A.V. Club descends into hell to discuss R.F. Kuang's Katabasis The A.V. Club descends into hell to discuss R.F. Kuang's Katabasis

More bookishness from @avclub.com : with Horrors Week ongoing, @salonig.bsky.social @schimkowitz.bsky.social & book clubbed the dark academia fantasy Katabasis www.avclub.com/katabasis-rf...

Stephen King's literary rock band remains a top-shelf celebrity side project The Rock Bottom Remainders, Stephen King's literary rock band, has been the gold standard for vanity projects by totally eschewing vanity.

I'd never heard of the Rock Bottom Remainders before reading this piece by @schimkowitz.bsky.social, but I've been poring over all the band photos in Getty Images ever since

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We keep building Frankenstein's monster to keep from being alone The movie monsters inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein have recently embodied the modern terror of solitude.

We got the jump on Horrors Week last Friday with this astute feature by @schimkowitz.bsky.social on the many modern retellings of Frankenstein.

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The True Horror Behind “The Conjuring” Way back before I was living under an actual authoritarian theocracy, I enjoyed making videos about, well, relatively inconsequential bullshit. For those who are new here, I do what I do today beca…

Taking a break from fascism today to talk about Ed and Lorraine Warren, the weird con artists behind "The Conjuring" film franchise. It turns out the real scary monsters were humans all along skepchick.org/2025/09/the-...

What's the greatest action franchise of all time? Round One: Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to follow along in our 32-combatant tournament to find the best action franchise.

32 action franchises have been summoned to a tournament of champions. One will win the title belt. This is the first round of The A.V. Club's action franchise bracket:

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Very excited to launch this big ol' tournament, which I've been working on for a while and will feature folks like @brndnstrssng.bsky.social and @sinacolad.bsky.social. Stay tuned for daily features breaking down some killer series!

Get ready for a weeklong slugfest at The A.V. Club: Starting Monday, September 1, the biggest action film franchises will be battling it out in our bracket. You can have your say in the reader poll.

So sorry for your loss, Will. She looks beautiful in that picture

Never seen Raised By Wolves. It got kind of buried in one of the HBO rebrands. I'll have to check it out

Vidiots Launches Initiative to Preserve Rare VHS, with 1,500 Tapes Identified So Far Vidiots and BAVC are partnering to digitize rare VHS from Vidiots' legacy collection — starting with the first 100 of 1,500 titles.

Physical media forever 📼

G/O Media sells Kotaku and says it's "winding down" G/O Media sells Kotaku and says it's "winding down"

Love 2 write about The News Of The Day in a calm, sober, and impartial fashion www.avclub.com/g-o-media-se...

Feels insane to have to clarify this, but Jezebel does not use AI. So if you'd like to support journalism written and edited by humans, consider subscribing if you haven't already
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hi just a reminder that we don't use AI at all at The A.V. Club and in fact we mock it every chance we get because it sucks

Recognize IGN Creators Guild (2.0) Now!

It’s been-

One week since we asked IGN Entertainment to recognize our friends on the product, engineering, and Humble Bundle teams as part of the IGN Creators Guild.

The sooner that happens, the sooner we can start working with management to build towards a stronger future for us all!

The Righteous Gemstones ascends to comedy heaven

Danny McBride blesses us with a cathartic and satisfying series finale. @schimkowitz.bsky.social's recap:

I don't post because people hear enough from me, but when I do, it's to pump Katie's incredibly funny, wildly original, 100% DIY podcast about Christian influencers. RNR is sharp, knowing, and unapologetically dark. As if you need more reason, each episode is less than 15 minutes long!

In the cloud Podcast Episode · Redeemed, Not Refined · S1 E5 · 16m

The penultimate episode of my podcast is out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

newsletter — Katie McVay

I NEED YOU TO START A PHYSICAL NEWSLETTER.

we need to start sharing news person-to-person and I NEED YOU to start a neighborhood newsletter. I've created a redacted version of my newsletter for you to use as inspiration.

download a copy here!: www.katiemcvay.com/newsletter

A revelatory Righteous Gemstones takes us back to the beginning A revelatory Righteous Gemstones takes us back to the beginning

Watch new Righteous Gemstones, and *then* read this @schimkowitz.bsky.social recap summary.

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First day of bargaining on my 3rd union contract while at Kotaku begins today.

I'm pumped for us and the rest of the remaining sites at G/O to win another fair contract.

Despite Spanfeller's delays we're ready and not playing around.

In his screwball romances, Ben Stiller flirted with unlikability Across five romantic comedies, actor-producer Ben Stiller went from victimized prick to sympathetic victim.

As a romantic leading man, Ben Stiller's star persona evolved from a victimized prick to a sympathetic victim, @schimkowitz.bsky.social writes:

The 25 best films of 2024 A year of extremes led to massive blockbusters and indie movies that all but disappeared. From both camps come the best films of 2024.

The definitive and inarguable truth is here! @avclub.com's picks for the 25 best films of 2024: www.avclub.com/best-films-2...

Nice writeup in the AV Club about my favorite episodes of Factually, and my thoughts about how YouTube is taking over the industry. Thank you @marnieshure.bsky.social !

Film Trivia Fact Check: Were we robbed of a Gladiator product endorsement? Ridley Scott gets dragged for historical inaccuracies, but did product endorsements actually make their way into the Gladiator script?

You may know the rumor that Gladiator almost featured Maximus on a billboard endorsing olive oil, but it was cut because audiences wouldn't believe it. @schimkowitz.bsky.social spoke to the original screenwriter and some historians to get the truth: www.avclub.com/film-trivia-...

a woman is saying sorry i 'm late in front of a crowd . Alt: 30 Rock's Jenna Maroney saying "Sorry I'm late" at a bar

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YouTube video by Adam Conover How Trump Will Transform America Forever with Jamelle Bouie

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