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Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…

Production has begun on Paul Thomas Anderson’s eighth film, and it might even have a title now: Phantom Thread. A…

One week a month, Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This…

Back in December, we asked you to vote for your favorite A.V. Undercover of 2016. After some pontificating about…

This weekend’s above-average Saturday Night Live—we credit host Aziz Ansari and current MVP Kate McKinnon—featured a…

It’s like hiring a business manager… and then instead of managing your money, he steals it and pretends to invest in…

Obsessive music fans are a strange ilk. Not only will they fill their homes with every deluxe reissue of a record,…

Perhaps it’s the vicarious thrill, perhaps I’m a masochist for stomach-churning sights, but I’m really into watching…

While it’d be nice if music releases fit nicely into a year-by-year narrative, the end of 2016 proved that wasn’t…

It’s time for you, the reader, to help us, The A.V. Club staff, pick the 25 songs that will be features in this…

Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…

The A.V. Club, as you might have guessed, is staffed with no shortage of music nerds, casually tossing off comments…

The A.V. Club receives a ludicrous quantity of promotional junk from studio marketing people who are eager to remind…

Our list of the best films of 2016 is out now, and every year after all the ballots are counted, there are always…

When things get hard, you can always retreat into a good book. For all the drawbacks of 2016, the year produced some…

This week, we continue our look back at the year that was (a shitshow). After last week’s exploration of the…

Yesterday, The A.V. Club ran down the first half of the year’s best television, from Last Week Tonight to You’re The…

This week’s question is an annual favorite:

The A.V. Club’s list of 2016’s best television came together with contributions from 25 writers, who nominated 99…

We love it when bands don’t take the “holiday” part of Holiday Undercover too literally; while it’s nice to have…