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2016 Retrospective

By The A.V. Club | December 24, 2016 | 6:00am

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A look back at some of our favorite pieces from 2016.

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games Kirby Air Riders is a so-so racing game, but a nifty little addiction By William Hughes November 28, 2025 | 7:00am
games Dispatch shows how player choice doesn't always work with telling a story By Willa Rowe November 27, 2025 | 2:00pm
anime Cracking Angel's Egg is a fool's errand, but let's try anyway By Elijah Gonzalez November 27, 2025 | 12:00pm
film C'mon Zootopia 2, let's stop with the conspiracy theorist heroes By Matt Goldberg November 27, 2025 | 10:00am
film It's time to give "On The Nature Of Daylight" a rest By Kayleigh Donaldson November 27, 2025 | 7:00am
tv Major returns and a killer cliffhanger move Stranger Things up a notch By Saloni Gajjar November 27, 2025 | 5:00am
tv South Park clearly thankful it can drill into some of this Saudi Arabia stuff By William Hughes November 27, 2025 | 12:47am
tv Buffy reviver Chloé Zhao has some pretty specific Spike vs. Angel thoughts By William Hughes November 26, 2025 | 9:53pm
tv Rhea Seehorn says Pluribus team sprung that Better Call Saul cameo on her By William Hughes November 26, 2025 | 8:27pm
tv Stranger Things' bloated runtimes continue to dull a lot of the fun By Saloni Gajjar November 26, 2025 | 8:01pm
film Quentin Tarantino is still very mad about The Hunger Games By William Hughes November 26, 2025 | 7:40pm
games Retrace the Light's take on AI isn't thoughtless, but it is uninspired By Grace Benfell November 26, 2025 | 4:30pm
games Board games are always on the table at PAX Unplugged By Keith Law November 26, 2025 | 3:00pm
news, tv David Letterman praises Seth Meyers amid continued Trump attacks By Drew Gillis November 26, 2025 | 2:23pm
tv The Beast In Me, Task, and the thrill of TV's anti-whodunits By Saloni Gajjar November 26, 2025 | 1:00pm
news Bari Weiss reportedly has ideas for CNN, too By Drew Gillis November 26, 2025 | 11:38am
games Insert credit: Games still struggle to credit the people who actually make them By Catherine Masters November 26, 2025 | 11:00am
tv Apple TV postpones The Hunt after plagiarism allegations By Drew Gillis November 26, 2025 | 10:35am
books 5 new comics to read in December, including Marvel's Ultimate Endgame By Oliver Sava November 26, 2025 | 9:00am
film A slight comedy takes its love triangle into the afterlife's Eternity By Tim Grierson November 26, 2025 | 7:00am
tv In a moody, cartoony Pluribus, the hive mind finally gets fed up with Carol By Noel Murray November 26, 2025 | 3:00am
film Vin Diesel buries "candy ass" hatchet and praises Dwayne Johnson By Matt Schimkowitz November 25, 2025 | 11:44pm
film Chasing Red, an adaptation of the hit Wattpad YA rom-com, is filming in Saudi Arabia By Matt Schimkowitz November 25, 2025 | 10:39pm
film Glen Powell is chartering a Fuckboat By Matt Schimkowitz November 25, 2025 | 9:23pm
film TÁR director and Eyes Wide Shut star Todd Field says Kubrick's swansong was a "first cut" By Matt Schimkowitz November 25, 2025 | 8:03pm
tv Zach Braff administers 50 CCs of nostalgia with Scrubs reboot teaser By Matt Schimkowitz November 25, 2025 | 6:31pm
film Universal determined to make more in Wicked "universe" By Drew Gillis November 25, 2025 | 4:40pm
anime Cowboy Bebop director Shinichirō Watanabe on what it takes for art to "survive beyond" By Elijah Gonzalez November 25, 2025 | 4:00pm
games The Xbox Crocs make their mark in canon of outrageous gamer fashion By Farouk Kannout November 25, 2025 | 2:46pm
film Hamnet is an emotional wrecking ball By Jesse Hassenger November 25, 2025 | 2:00pm
film Sounds like Paramount really is moving ahead with Rush Hour 4 By Drew Gillis November 25, 2025 | 1:32pm
film Miraculously, Wake Up Dead Man is another vital Benoit Blanc whodunit By Jacob Oller November 25, 2025 | 1:00pm
film Zootopia 2 is a stagnant sequel with one stellar subplot By Caroline Siede November 25, 2025 | 12:00pm
books, film This Welcome To The Family excerpt is for the most hardcore Fast & Furious fans By Danette Chavez November 25, 2025 | 12:00pm
news, tv John Oliver's auction closes with over $1.5 million raised for public media By Drew Gillis November 25, 2025 | 12:00pm
film Glen Powell wants his family's money in How To Make A Killing trailer By Drew Gillis November 25, 2025 | 10:30am
games Keep Thanksgiving on track this year with these family-perfect multiplayer games By Bee Wertheimer November 25, 2025 | 9:00am
film December film preview: Avatar and Marty Supreme play ping-pong for the holiday crowd By Matt Schimkowitz November 25, 2025 | 6:00am
film "Sorry, Ted," James Cameron thinks Netflix's theatrical strategy is "rotten to the core" By Matt Schimkowitz November 25, 2025 | 12:20am
tv Rob Mac and Noah Hawley are loading up a Far Cry TV show By Matt Schimkowitz November 24, 2025 | 10:56pm