Jessica Chastain sticks to her guns in the tired assassin thriller Ava

Sofia Coppola reunites with Bill Murray but leaves youthful rapture behind in the charming On The Rocks

Netflix’s Boys In The Band isn’t as claustrophobic as the original, but still packs a punch

Séance Tea Party teaches us the magic of growing up

Frankie Comics will bring a smile to any cat lover’s face

The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott tells a poignant story of youth, art, and purpose

Sufjan Stevens rages and despairs through The Ascension’s bloated protest bangers

With Smile, Katy Perry is desperately trying to have fun again

Bright Eyes brings the drama on the sad, lovely Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was

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

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The deliciously nasty Vampyr feels like a game from another era

With Wagnerism, Alex Ross complicates the image of fascism’s favorite composer

A lib gets triggered into madness in Hari Kunzru’s smart, savage Red Pill

A girl obsesses over The Lying Life Of Adults in Elena Ferrante’s latest novel

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

Ghost Of Tsushima is one of the most beautiful games ever made—and it knows it

The Last Of Us Part II boldly reckons with its predecessor and its own violent design

Though set during a terrifying outbreak, the Resident Evil 3 remake is delectable comfort food

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