Matt Schimkowitz

Los Angeles

Staff Writer at The A.V. Club

writer @theavclub

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Steven Spielberg wanted E.T. to have the hots for Elliott's mom

1 week ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Today in subplots that would’ve improved a perfect film, Dee Wallace revealed that Steven Spielberg wanted E.T. to put the moves on Elliott’s mom, Mary (Wallace), in the 1982 children’s sci-fi adventure film E.T. In the film, Elliott (C. Thomas Howell) plays E.T.’s 12-year-old, Reese’s Pieces-rich best friend, who helps the spaceman contact his lost family and return home after flying through the skies on his bicycle.
The Righteous Gemstones ascends to comedy heaven

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matt Schimkowitz

The Righteous Gemstones‘ fourth season ended how it began: with a prayer. Highlighting all the genre dexterity, rhapsodic vulgarity, and indelible performances that made the series a worthy counterpoint to HBO’s other show about uber-wealthy failchildren, Danny McBride’s faith-based comedy found inner peace before meeting its maker.
Another Alamo Drafthouse votes to unionize

1 week ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

In another organizing win for employees of the dine-in theater chain, workers at an Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX, have voted to unionize their workplace. Per The Hollywood Reporter, a vote held by workers at Drafthouse’s Slaughter Lane location resulted in a 52-16 vote in favor of unionizing with the United Auto Workers.
White House wishes "Radical Left Lunatics" a happy May 4th with Star Wars eye poison

1 week ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Joining Studio Ghibli and the Pope’s death in having its meaning and cultural import stripped away for tacky trolls by the U.S. government, Star Wars has become part of the White House’s official social media strategy. Stretching the world’s water supply to the absolute limits, the White House used AI to generate an image of an absolutely shredded Jedi Donald Trump holding the red lightsaber, just like the ones used by the series’ many good guys.
White House wishes "Radical Left Lunatics" a happy May 4th with Star Wars eye poison

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Matt Schimkowitz

7 hours agoPresident Trump — when asked if he thinks he needs to uphold the Constitution on "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker" — said, "I don't know," but added that his lawyers "are obviously going to follow what the Supreme Court said." The response came after a series of questions regarding the right to …
Steven Spielberg wanted E.T. to have the hots for Elliott's mom

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Steven Spielberg wanted E.T. to have the hots for Elliott's momSun, May 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM UTCToday in subplots that would’ve improved a perfect film, Dee Wallace revealed that Steven Spielberg wanted E.T. to put the moves on Elliott’s mom, Mary (Wallace), in the 1982 children’s sci-fi adventure film E.T. In the film, Elliott (C.
Canceled Equalizer Queen Latifah vows to kick ass again

1 week ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Following the Friday night killshot that put down CBS’ The Equalizer, Queen Latifah addressed her grieving public on Instagram. Across 74 episodes, the series saw Latifah play vigilante Robyn McCall, an update of Robert McCall of the original ’80s Equalizer TV show. Though it ran for nearly as many episodes as the original and operated concurrently with a Denzel Washington-led film series of the same name, CBS determined that two Equalizers was one too many.
Brazilian bombing plot fails to blow up Lady Gaga

1 week ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Authorities apprehended two individuals in connection with a plot to bomb a Lady Gaga concert in Rio De Janeiro, the Associated Press reports. Lady Gaga’s free May 3rd concert at Copacabana Beach attracted over 2 million Little Monsters. That wouldn’t stand with the country’s homophobes, seething with resentment over the strength Gaga’s artistry provides the country’s LGBTQ+.
Another Alamo Drafthouse votes to unionize

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Another Alamo Drafthouse votes to unionizeSun, May 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM UTCIn another organizing win for employees of the dine-in theater chain, workers at an Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX, have voted to unionize their workplace. Per The Hollywood Reporter, a vote held by workers at Drafthouse’s Slaughter Lane location resulted in a 52-16 vote in favor of unionizing with the United Auto Workers.
White House wishes "Radical Left Lunatics" a happy May 4th with Star Wars eye poison

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Search queryWhite House wishes "Radical Left Lunatics" a happy May 4th with Star Wars eye poisonSun, May 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM UTCJoining Studio Ghibli and the Pope’s death in having its meaning and cultural import stripped away for tacky trolls by the U.S. government, Star Wars has become part of the White House’s official social media strategy.