Reviews

Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy feels like it ends before it truly begins

Keanu Reeves makes his comics debut with the hyper-violent BRZRKR

ShortBox’s Patreon, where comics survive and thrive

The Truffle Hunters is a rare treat for gourmets and dog lovers alike

It’s a firm no on Jennifer Garner’s parenting comedy Yes Day

A Black collective turns a house into a sanctuary in the nimble and Godardian The Inheritance

Patricia Engel explores an Infinite Country of immigration stories in her breathless new novel

Stephen King’s Later isn’t his best, but it’s got one hell of a surprise for his Constant Readers

The South got something to say in Chronicling Stankonia

Julien Baker’s Little Oblivions is her most vulnerable record yet—and her best

On Open Door Policy, The Hold Steady evolve from bar hounds into lounge lizards

Hayley Williams’ Flowers For Vases/Descansos dreamily wades between grief and acceptance

Spider-Man: Miles Morales doesn’t always wield its great power responsibly

Amnesia: Rebirth asks the question: Is there such a thing as playing not to win?

Star Wars: Squadrons comes alive when other people want you dead

Little Hope is a crappy horror movie, but a strangely satisfying game

The most popular movies on Netflix, reviewed by The A.V. Club

Self Care is a timely beach read that skewers wellness and performative feminism

Marvel’s Avengers Pt. 2: Earth’s mightiest heroes battle Earth’s crappiest matchmaking

Marvel’s Avengers has a story so good, it’s almost worth playing Marvel’s Avengers to see it

The deliciously nasty Vampyr feels like a game from another era

With Dr. Strangelove, Kubrick shot a brilliant satire like a straight thriller

Fantastic Planet looks as strange today as it must have 40 years ago

Jean Renoir’s path to greatness began with La Chienne

Wyatt Cenac’s latest album finds the funny in world-weariness

Taylor Negron isn’t exactly himself on this posthumous collection

On Effable, Guy Branum imbues observational humor with personal pain