John Hodgman asks, “How did I get here?” in the comic and somber Medallion Status

The ghosts and monsters are all internal in Liz Phair’s Horror Stories

With Grand Union, Zadie Smith proves she’s a master of short stories, too

Eleanor Davis challenges readers to find hope in The Hard Tomorrow

Gotham City Monsters kicks off a spooky new creature feature for DC

Tillie Walden tackles trauma and survival in the poetic, poignant Are You Listening?

Okay, Jexi: Find a funnier comedy

The new Addams Family is all together okay

Parasite may be Bong Joon Ho’s most thrilling ride on the genre-hopping Snowpiercer express

Before Brian Eno made Music For Airports, Ernest Hood made music for Neighborhoods

On Ghosteen, Nick Cave invites us into his bright abyss

Angel Olsen’s All Mirrors is a gorgeous but fatiguing listen

The versions of Man Of Medan you don’t play are way more interesting than the one you do

Control is a fascinating work of video game storytelling that levitates above its limitations

The wacky criminal underworld of Judgment is frustratingly indifferent to your existence

The deliciously nasty Vampyr feels like a game from another era

Far Cry 5’s nihilistic ending tries to take the rest of the game down with it

Ni No Kuni 2’s final hours bring a conventional ending to an unconventional RPG

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