Reviews

Jason Segel is a rock of selflessness in the sugarcoated cancer drama Our Friend

Identifying Features is among the greatest, most devastating films about Mexico’s drug war

1982 muddies a compelling historical snapshot with Jojo Rabbit whimsy

A young girl acquires deadly power in Nnedi Okorafor’s latest sci-fi journey

Both the living and the dead haunt the unsettling stories of The Dangers Of Smoking In Bed

A new biography explores the rebellious, bohemian life of the author of Harriet The Spy

Inkbots is a 3D comic like no other

Batman Black And White #1 is good, but not as good as its namesake

Hellblazer #12 is a master class in high-stakes storytelling

Taylor Swift’s deeply affecting evermore continues folklore’s rich universe-building

With McCartney III, Paul McCartney offers lessons from a legendary life

Ariana Grande finds her bliss with Positions

Spider-Man: Miles Morales doesn’t always wield its great power responsibly

Amnesia: Rebirth asks the question: Is there such a thing as playing not to win?

Star Wars: Squadrons comes alive when other people want you dead

Little Hope is a crappy horror movie, but a strangely satisfying game

The most popular movies on Netflix, reviewed by The A.V. Club

Self Care is a timely beach read that skewers wellness and performative feminism

Marvel’s Avengers Pt. 2: Earth’s mightiest heroes battle Earth’s crappiest matchmaking

Marvel’s Avengers has a story so good, it’s almost worth playing Marvel’s Avengers to see it

The deliciously nasty Vampyr feels like a game from another era

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