The Good Place, annotated: “The Book Of Dougs”
In addition to being one of the best shows on TV, The Good Place is a dense knot of running jokes, visual humor,…
The year in swag 2018: Crass commercialism and some surprisingly useful promotional material
Every year The A.V. Club office is sent a lot of weird shit. The majority is promotional material from television…
Doctor Who’s latest season is the show at its most revolutionary—and its most traditional
From the moment Jodie Whittaker was revealed as the 13th Doctor in July 2017, incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall began…
The Faculty is the bleakest and most subversive film of the ’90s studio teen-horror cycle
On its surface, The Faculty is a conceptually clever if fairly unsurprising tweak on the Invasion Of The Body Snatchers…
Once Upon A Deadpool just might be a better way to rewatch Deadpool 2
Note: This article contains plot revelations for Deadpool 2—though, honestly, if you haven’t seen that by now, why are…
The ostentatious Gris has got one thing going for it: A damn fine double-jump
I cannot say that I am entirely sold on Gris, the extremely art-directed game from the Spanish studio Nomada. Credit…
Jamila Woods’ final performance of Heavn was one of 2018’s best live shows
Any dyed-in-the-wool Chicagoan will tell you that the summers make sticking out the nearly six-month winters worth it…
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate makes you work for your fan service
Although it has merits as a serious fighting game, the Super Smash Bros. series is at its best when it’s a fun…
The Good Place, annotated: “Janet(s)”
In addition to being one of the best shows on TV, The Good Place is a dense knot of running jokes, visual humor,…
Battlefield V’s campaign tries to argue that WWII had very fine people on both sides
This week, EA released “The Last Tiger,” the final mission for Battlefield V’s single-player campaign. Unlike the rest…
Fallout 76 is a waste of a perfectly good wasteland
The robots own Appalachia now.
Dirty John tells a terrifying story with a lot of melodrama and not much else
Note to readers: Dirty John is about emotional and financial domestic violence.
Beware the corporate video game canon
Sony’s PlayStation Classic will be released on December 3rd. You’ve likely seen the lead marketing image—a miniature…
New traditions and old standbys: 17 TV shows to stream this Thanksgiving
Because the parade eventually has to end, because not everyone is into football: If you’re gathering with family and/or…
Television in 2018 looks more and more like movies from the 1970s
Sam Esmail is hardly the first person to bring a little visual panache to television. In the decade after The Sopranos…
Red Dead Redemption 2’s ending is worth the wait
This article discusses the end of Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.
The Good Place annotated: “Don’t Let The Good Life Pass You By”
In addition to being one of the best shows on TV, The Good Place is a dense knot of running jokes, visual humor,…
MST3K, Turkey Day, and 30 years of taking over the world before pie is served
“Thanksgiving’s always been a little bit bewildering to me because it’s not a religious holiday,” Mystery Science…
The Good Place, annotated: “The Worst Possible Use Of Free Will”
In addition to being one of the best shows on TV, The Good Place is a dense knot of running jokes, visual humor,…
Losing Rick Grimes is the best thing that can happen to The Walking Dead
Even though The Walking Dead has shuffled and slurred and growled a long way from its heyday as must-see Sunday TV,…