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aux Hulu’s The Way is now The Path, and is coming your way in March
By Danette Chavez December 9, 2015 | 9:30pm
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aux Everything you need to know about Deadpool before the movie comes out
By Chris Dart December 9, 2015 | 9:17pm
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aux Margaret Atwood is writing a graphic novel for Dark Horse Comics
By Dennis DiClaudio December 9, 2015 | 9:15pm
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aux A Nikola Tesla biopic is in the works, unless Thomas Edison tries to stop it
By Sam Barsanti December 9, 2015 | 9:00pm
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aux President Obama’s favorite song of 2015 is “How Much A Dollar Cost”
By Danette Chavez December 9, 2015 | 8:30pm
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aux Read This: Fargo’s second season is a crash course in existentialism
By Joe Blevins December 9, 2015 | 8:27pm
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aux Syfy to air first episode of The Magicians after the end of Childhood’s End
By Dennis DiClaudio December 9, 2015 | 8:00pm
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aux A new app will block Donald Trump from entering your field of vision
By Joe Blevins December 9, 2015 | 7:46pm
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aux The SAG awards nominees include Mad Men and a blacklisted man
By Danette Chavez December 9, 2015 | 7:37pm
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music Paul McCartney wrote a simply rotten “Christmastime”
By Gwen Ihnat December 9, 2015 | 7:00pm
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film The drug war divides friendly border towns in an elegiac documentary
By Noel Murray December 9, 2015 | 7:00pm
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aux Adele, Nirvana, and Randy Savage collide in the weirdest mashup ever
By Chris Dart December 9, 2015 | 6:59pm
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aux Amazon will release all of the Mad Dogs in January
By Victor Beigelman December 9, 2015 | 6:10pm
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film Steven Spielberg introduces you to The BFG in a new teaser trailer
By Matt Wayt December 9, 2015 | 6:00pm
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aux Stephen Colbert’s Tolkien nerdery put in service of justice
By Marah Eakin December 9, 2015 | 5:45pm
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aux Kingsman actress could soon get wrapped up in The Mummy reboot
By Danette Chavez December 9, 2015 | 5:20pm
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tv This week we’re barely putting up with Obama on Running Wild
By Amelie Gillette December 9, 2015 | 5:00pm
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tv The League cast and creators discuss what made the show work for 7 seasons
By Kenneth Arthur December 9, 2015 | 5:00pm
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aux Asshole of the year buys ridiculously expensive Wu-Tang album
By Danette Chavez December 9, 2015 | 4:32pm
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music Grindcore Christmas albums pay tribute to music’s margins 25 seconds at a time
By Leor Galil December 9, 2015 | 3:00pm
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games Undertale dares players to make a mistake they can never take back
By William Hughes December 9, 2015 | 2:00pm
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games The Failed Follow-up to Minecraft: Behind the End of Scrolls
By Joseph Leray December 9, 2015 | 10:15am
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aux Hard work
By Dan Savage December 9, 2015 | 6:00am
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aux Our favorite books of the year
By Kyle Ryan, Jason Heller, Ryan Vlastelica, Randon Billings Noble, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Bill Jones, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Blake Maddux, Alex McLevy December 9, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv You’re The Worst, South Park, and that’s why we love you
By LaToya Ferguson December 9, 2015 | 6:00am
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aux A Christmas Story stayed on the kid side of a coming-of-age book
By Ryan Vlastelica December 9, 2015 | 6:00am
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music What’s your favorite song of 2015?
By Kate Kulzick, kenneth-partridge, David Brusie, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, Zach Schonfeld, Ryan Bray, Noel Murray, Corbin Reiff, William Hughes, Eric Swedlund, Evan Rytlewski, Annie Zaleski, Jason Heller, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Drew Fortune, Kyle Ryan, Philip Cosores, A.A. Dowd, John Everhart, Kevin Warwick, Jesse Hassenger, Chris Mincher, Kyle Fowle, Marah Eakin, Mike Vago December 9, 2015 | 6:00am
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aux Pepsi announces Crystal Pepsi sweepstakes, delighting dozens
By William Hughes December 9, 2015 | 4:51am
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aux Mad scientists create digital celebrity faces that will probably replace real humans
By Sam Barsanti December 9, 2015 | 3:34am
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aux Sam Raimi and Kevin Sorbo re-team for “miracles” drama at NBC
By William Hughes December 9, 2015 | 3:26am
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aux Netflix is planning to double its original content next year
By William Hughes December 9, 2015 | 1:07am
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aux Some members of Sigur Rós produced a “horrible” talking-dog movie
By Sam Barsanti December 9, 2015 | 1:00am
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aux Joel Hodgson plots live telethon to close out #BringBackMST3K
By William Hughes December 8, 2015 | 11:25pm
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aux Chicago, meet your new favorite “Fun Time Gals” this Thursday for free
By Katie Rife December 8, 2015 | 11:20pm
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aux Hamilton is coming to Chicago, will soon be even more inescapable
By Sam Barsanti December 8, 2015 | 11:00pm
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aux After a slow year, Warner Bros. threatens filmgoers with more superhero movies
By Katie Rife December 8, 2015 | 10:48pm
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aux Get all your Christmas viewing done at once with help from the Eclectic Method
By Joe Blevins December 8, 2015 | 10:43pm
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aux Kyle Mooney pulls a Stefan Urquelle in this new cut-for-time SNL sketch
By Marah Eakin December 8, 2015 | 10:30pm
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film Chicago, see Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Sisters early and for free
By Cameron Scheetz December 8, 2015 | 10:08pm
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aux Benedict Cumberbatch to play The War Magician in World War II drama
By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 8, 2015 | 10:06pm
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aux Things quickly got weird for John Lennon on The Mike Douglas Show
By Joe Blevins December 8, 2015 | 10:04pm
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tv Chelsea Handler does stuff in the trailer for her docu-series, Chelsea Does
By Dennis DiClaudio December 8, 2015 | 9:56pm
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aux Billy On The Street’s latest obstacle course pits Rachel Dratch against Scientology
By Marah Eakin December 8, 2015 | 9:46pm
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aux The Disaster Artist adds Zac Efron, the Franco brothers release a set photo
By Sam Barsanti December 8, 2015 | 9:43pm
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aux Abigail Breslin to have the time of her life in Dirty Dancing TV musical
By Danette Chavez December 8, 2015 | 9:15pm
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aux MetaFilter founder swaps GOP candidates’ guns for dildos with hilarious results
By Chris Dart December 8, 2015 | 9:13pm
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aux Scott Weiland’s family issues statement asking fans not to glamorize his addiction
By Sam Barsanti December 8, 2015 | 8:58pm
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aux Rick Springfield has an impressive collection of Star Wars action figures
By Mike Vanderbilt December 8, 2015 | 8:32pm
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aux Spike TV orders its first scripted series in 9 years, Red Mars, to series
By Matt Wayt December 8, 2015 | 8:18pm
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aux Did Google rip off the Last Week Tonight theme for a new commercial?
By Marah Eakin December 8, 2015 | 8:10pm
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aux Fuller House to offer winkingly ironic explanation for missing Tanner kid
By Danette Chavez December 8, 2015 | 8:00pm
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aux Rock Against Drugs PSAs were strangely trippy in the 1980s
By Joe Blevins December 8, 2015 | 7:52pm
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aux Prince posts his cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” without a trace of irony
By Mike Vanderbilt December 8, 2015 | 7:25pm
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aux Lionsgate to keep making Hunger Games movies in perpetuity
By Dennis DiClaudio December 8, 2015 | 7:14pm
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aux This Harmontown listener’s web comic is a love letter to podcasts
By Benjamin Cannon December 8, 2015 | 7:05pm
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music Frank Sinatra’s smarmy voice makes Christmas all about him
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 8, 2015 | 7:00pm
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film Ignore the fratty marketing and enjoy the sports spoofery of Balls Out
By Jesse Hassenger December 8, 2015 | 7:00pm
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aux The Mountain Goats will kick off a “low-key” tour in February
By Danette Chavez December 8, 2015 | 6:15pm
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aux Wait, is Amazon Prime offering a la carte cable service?
By Dennis DiClaudio December 8, 2015 | 6:05pm
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aux John Goodman to voice a CGI alien in Luc Besson’s Valerian
By Victor Beigelman December 8, 2015 | 5:45pm
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aux Texas theater to test Star Wars fan devotion with a marathon screening
By B.G. Henne December 8, 2015 | 5:04pm
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aux Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur is a worthwhile new comic Marvel should work to sustain
By Shea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, Tegan O'Neil December 8, 2015 | 5:00pm
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aux The Blacklist makes NBC’s early-renewal list
By Danette Chavez December 8, 2015 | 4:00pm
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music Solomon Burke’s Don’t Give Up On Me was a soul resurrection done right
By kenneth-partridge December 8, 2015 | 4:00pm
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aux Jon Stewart visits The Daily Show to call out Congress (again)
By Danette Chavez December 8, 2015 | 3:02pm
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aux It’s the 2015 A.V. Club Reader Poll
By Cameron Scheetz December 8, 2015 | 3:00pm
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aux You may know Phil Hartman from such classic albums as Aja, Seven, and America’s Greatest Hits
By Mike Vanderbilt December 8, 2015 | 2:02pm
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tv One of the best TV episodes of the ’00s is about death, dads, and deviled eggs
By Noel Murray December 8, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv “Dick In A Box” found the humor in junky Christmas packages
By Chris Mincher December 8, 2015 | 6:00am
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tv iZombie finally takes The CW’s hint, becomes a superhero show
By Alasdair Wilkins December 8, 2015 | 6:00am
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music The least essential albums of 2015
By Annie Zaleski, Kyle Ryan, J.J. Anselmi, David Anthony, Corbin Reiff, Randall Colburn, Marah Eakin December 8, 2015 | 6:00am
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music John Baizley discusses the simple beauty of “dad rock” and lists his favorite songs
By Jonathan K. Dick December 8, 2015 | 6:00am
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film Natalie Portman is a badass gunslinger in new Jane Got A Gun trailer
By Sam Barsanti December 8, 2015 | 3:04am
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aux Hannibal Buress and Kate Upton will also be in The Disaster Artist
By Sam Barsanti December 8, 2015 | 12:44am
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aux Sundance announces premieres from Kelly Reichardt, Todd Solondz, some guy named Werner Herzog
By Katie Rife December 7, 2015 | 11:57pm
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aux Netflix’s Iron Fist series hires former Dexter showrunner Scott Buck
By Sam Barsanti December 7, 2015 | 11:51pm
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aux Rush’s Neil Peart is retiring, but Geddy Lee might be up for a solo album
By Sam Barsanti December 7, 2015 | 10:38pm
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aux Read This: A chat with Anthony Daniels, the man in the shiny C-3PO suit
By Joe Blevins December 7, 2015 | 10:14pm
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aux Star Trek Beyond trailer to debut before The Force Awakens
By Sam Barsanti December 7, 2015 | 9:49pm
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aux The Star Wars cantina song like you’ve never heard it before
By Chris Dart December 7, 2015 | 9:27pm
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aux Katey Sagal to play another admirable TV mom on Brooklyn Nine-Nine
By Danette Chavez December 7, 2015 | 9:15pm
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aux You’re The Worst creator developing a “dirty, female-driven” comedy for FX
By Victor Beigelman December 7, 2015 | 8:55pm
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film Netflix’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel trailer twirls online
By Dennis DiClaudio December 7, 2015 | 8:51pm
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aux Read This: Why Elmo has had an insidious effect on Sesame Street
By Joe Blevins December 7, 2015 | 8:46pm
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aux Crossovers between Marvel movies and TV shows are complicated as hell
By Alex McLevy December 7, 2015 | 8:21pm
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tv It’s Always Sunny finally becomes an ’80s snowboarding comedy in new teaser
By Sam Barsanti December 7, 2015 | 8:08pm
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aux John Travolta is utterly bewildered in a GIF-centric Reddit meme
By Joe Blevins December 7, 2015 | 7:59pm
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aux Kill Bill 3 rumors awaken suddenly, begin preparing death list
By Katie Rife December 7, 2015 | 7:53pm
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aux Sylvester Stallone won’t be out for Rambo: New Blood after all
By Danette Chavez December 7, 2015 | 7:30pm
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aux Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, and Alabama Shakes lead the 2016 Grammy noms
By Danette Chavez December 7, 2015 | 7:15pm
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aux Video counts down top 25 films of 2015
By Rob Dean December 7, 2015 | 7:14pm
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music This novelty Christmas song only gets worse with age
By Alex McLevy December 7, 2015 | 7:00pm
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film A talented indie director taps into the spirit of Jonathan Demme
By Chuck Bowen December 7, 2015 | 7:00pm
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tv There’s a teensy bit of new Game Of Thrones footage in just-released HBO promo
By Dennis DiClaudio December 7, 2015 | 6:59pm
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aux R.I.P. Holly Woodlawn, Warhol superstar and Lou Reed’s muse
By Katie Rife December 7, 2015 | 6:47pm
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aux Winnipeg weirdness abounds in a pair of great short films
By Rob Dean December 7, 2015 | 6:16pm
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aux Weekend Box Office: Chicago goes for Chi-Raq, X-Mas comes early for horror fans
By A.A. Dowd December 7, 2015 | 6:09pm
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aux Podmass’ 2015 superlatives, including awards for Obama and Charles Manson
By Benjamin Cannon, Dan Telfer, Rebecca Bulnes, Erin Vogel, Dan Fitchette, Dan Caffrey, Becca James, Nowah Jacobs, Brianna Wellen, Randall Colburn, Colin Griffith, Marah Eakin, Dennis DiClaudio December 7, 2015 | 5:49pm
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aux Exclusive DC preview: Robin School is in session in Grayson’s “Robin War” tie-in
By Oliver Sava December 7, 2015 | 5:48pm
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aux A documentary about Winnipeg’s weird love for Phantom Of The Paradise is in the works
By Mike Vanderbilt December 7, 2015 | 5:35pm
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aux A visit to what was once the real-life Simpsons house in Nevada
By Joe Blevins December 7, 2015 | 5:25pm
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aux Chicago, win tickets to see Cameron Esposito live at Thalia Hall this Thursday
By Cameron Scheetz December 7, 2015 | 5:20pm
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aux Watch part 2 of our exclusive web series premiere, The Benefits Of Gusbandry
By Alex McLevy December 7, 2015 | 4:45pm
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film A first look at The Revenant, with a stop in Chi-Raq
By A.A. Dowd, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 7, 2015 | 4:05pm
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games Street Fighter, E-sports and Totino’s: A Recap of the Capcom Cup Tournament
By Suriel Vazquez December 7, 2015 | 4:00pm
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tv Jon Glaser on what makes him laugh, from Looney Tunes to Key & Peele
By Marah Eakin December 7, 2015 | 4:00pm
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aux Amber Heard to fight Australia on charges of dog smuggling
By Danette Chavez December 7, 2015 | 3:55pm
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aux Ah, the glory of sport: The Idiotarod is an annual downhill shopping-cart race
By Mike Vago December 7, 2015 | 3:00pm
