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tv Once again, Doctor Who is here to wish you a Merry Christmas
By Les Chappell December 25, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: December 23 - 25
By AV Club Staff December 25, 2016 | 6:00am
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aux Today’s best deals: Downton Abbey, mule mugs, and more
By Shep McAllister December 24, 2016 | 4:32pm
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aux Happy holidays from The A.V. Club
By Katie Rife December 24, 2016 | 3:00pm
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games The 10 Best Ways To Kill 'Em With Christmas In Dead Rising 4
By Holly Green December 24, 2016 | 9:30am
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aux 2016 Retrospective
By The A.V. Club December 24, 2016 | 6:00am
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film A holiday dessert, vintage seasonal cartoons, and a Home Alone alternative
By Gwen Ihnat, Danette Chavez, Laura Adamczyk December 24, 2016 | 6:00am
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aux UPDATE: Carrie Fisher rushed to hospital after “massive heart attack” on plane
By Sam Barsanti December 24, 2016 | 3:00am
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aux The Bad Moms are getting back together for Christmas
By Sam Barsanti December 24, 2016 | 1:35am
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aux Lex Luthor and Wonder Woman’s mom join Justice League
By Sam Barsanti December 23, 2016 | 11:55pm
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aux A&E clarifies that its KKK documentary series is not a reality show
By Sam Barsanti December 23, 2016 | 11:17pm
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aux BAFTA takes bold steps to support diverse filmmaking
By Mike Vago December 23, 2016 | 8:40pm
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aux The Cruel Intentions TV show is now totally dead
By Sam Barsanti December 23, 2016 | 7:47pm
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aux UPDATE: The Rockettes will perform at Trump’s inauguration, whether they like it or not
By Sam Barsanti December 23, 2016 | 6:57pm
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aux Hey hey, you you, Avril Lavigne doesn’t like Facebook’s Nickelback bullying
By Sam Barsanti December 23, 2016 | 5:23pm
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aux Today’s best deals: A Hugo-winning novel, $1 movie rentals, and more
By Shep McAllister December 23, 2016 | 5:07pm
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aux Behold, a catalog of ways live news broadcasts can go horribly awry
By Clayton Purdom December 23, 2016 | 5:00pm
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aux Seinfeld Festivus
By Baraka Kaseko December 23, 2016 | 3:00pm
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games The Next Pokémon Go Event Is Giving Away Free Incubators
By Holly Green December 23, 2016 | 3:00pm
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tv Fancy lecterns, Antonio Brown’s dance, and other NFL stocking stuffers
By John Teti December 23, 2016 | 11:46am
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games The 15 Best PlayStation 4 Games of 2016
By Garrett Martin December 23, 2016 | 11:00am
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tv Sense8’s Christmas special is the most Sense8 to ever Sense8
By Rowan Kaiser December 23, 2016 | 10:00am
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games 2016's Hitman Game Is a Master Class in Character Design
By Ed Smith December 23, 2016 | 9:30am
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tv What’s your 2016 pop culture gift to the world?
By Jesse Hassenger, Nathan Rabin, Caroline Siede, Nick Wanserski, Leonardo Adrian Garcia, Annie Zaleski, Esther Zuckerman, Joe Blevins, Zack Handlen, Becca James, Brandon Nowalk, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, LaToya Ferguson, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi December 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Share more than just gifts with the bittersweet Sense8: A Christmas Special
By Dennis Perkins December 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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music From Train to Star Wars electronica, this is 2016’s least essential music
By Nick Wanserski, Leonardo Adrian Garcia, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, David Anthony, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Marah Eakin December 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Eric McCormack on being dumped by Jenny McCarthy and getting back with Will & Grace
By Danette Chavez December 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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games Now’s our chance to catch up on the games we missed in 2016
By Matt Gerardi December 23, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv The chefs cook “trash fish” in a challenge that brings out their best and worst qualities
By Randall Colburn December 23, 2016 | 5:42am
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aux The Beach Boys are mulling a request to play Trump’s inauguration
By Esther Zuckerman December 22, 2016 | 11:30pm
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aux HBO firms up your holiday vacation plans with a Game Of Thrones marathon
By Esther Zuckerman December 22, 2016 | 9:30pm
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aux Wes Anderson’s Isle Of Dogs will hit theaters in 2018
By Esther Zuckerman December 22, 2016 | 8:30pm
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aux Earth sucks for a talking raccoon in this Rocket Raccoon #1 exclusive
By Oliver Sava December 22, 2016 | 7:30pm
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aux Could you actually survive these horrific Christmas movie injuries?
By Joe Blevins December 22, 2016 | 7:00pm
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film Charlie Hunnam sets out on a quest for The Lost City Of Z in first teaser
By Esther Zuckerman December 22, 2016 | 6:30pm
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aux Today’s best deals: Holiday keepsakes, Cities: Skylines, and more
By Shep McAllister December 22, 2016 | 5:34pm
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aux The best and worst swag of 2016
By John Teti, Josh Modell December 22, 2016 | 5:05pm
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aux Chance The Rapper’s Christmas gift to the world is a new mixtape
By Esther Zuckerman December 22, 2016 | 5:00pm
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aux Céline Dion reportedly joins lineup of stars who won’t play the inauguration
By Esther Zuckerman December 22, 2016 | 4:00pm
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music Mac DeMarco charms, delights in this new Pickathon clip
By Marah Eakin December 22, 2016 | 3:59pm
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games Living in the Shadows: Virginia's Critique of Society's Power Systems
By Reid McCarter December 22, 2016 | 2:00pm
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tv Top Chef throws a feast of seven trash fishes
By Caroline Siede December 22, 2016 | 6:00am
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film Maren Ade on bringing to life the bizarre Toni Erdmann
By Esther Zuckerman December 22, 2016 | 6:00am
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aux Help for the holiday procrastinator: 10 gift books that don’t say “last minute” at all
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Laura Adamczyk December 22, 2016 | 6:00am
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games Our favorite games of 2016, part 2
By Nick Wanserski, Drew Toal, Samantha Nelson, Alex McLevy, Derrick Sanskrit, Clayton Purdom, Patrick Lee December 22, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv A pair of kings regretfully ponder the inevitable on a haunting Vikings
By Dennis Perkins December 22, 2016 | 3:00am
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aux Denis Villeneuve may get spicy with the Dune remake
By Esther Zuckerman December 21, 2016 | 11:30pm
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aux FX counts a whopping 455 original scripted series this year
By Esther Zuckerman December 21, 2016 | 10:00pm
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aux YouTuber alleges Delta removed him from flight for speaking Arabic
By Esther Zuckerman December 21, 2016 | 9:15pm
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tv The new Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee trailer takes Christoph Waltz for a spin
By Esther Zuckerman December 21, 2016 | 7:00pm
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aux Alan Tudyk auditions for Eliza Dushku in this exclusive clip from Con Man
By Esther Zuckerman December 21, 2016 | 6:00pm
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aux Today’s best deals: Anime essentials, Watch Dogs 2, and more
By Shep McAllister December 21, 2016 | 5:39pm
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aux Lena Dunham blames abortion comment on “delusional girl” persona
By Esther Zuckerman December 21, 2016 | 5:30pm
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aux Reasonable Discussions: December 21
By AV Club Staff December 21, 2016 | 5:00pm
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tv On The Man In The High Castle, impulsive decisions lead to new beginnings
By Scott Von Doviak December 21, 2016 | 4:57pm
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aux Forest Whitaker is playing his Rogue One character in Star Wars Rebels
By Esther Zuckerman December 21, 2016 | 4:01pm
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aux Win any white elephant competition with this devilish competitive theory
By Caroline Siede December 21, 2016 | 4:00pm
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aux Wes Anderson is going to the Isle Of Dogs with Greta Gerwig and Yoko Ono
By Esther Zuckerman December 21, 2016 | 3:15pm
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games Civilization VI DLC Adds Poland and Vikings Scenarios
By Cameron Wade December 21, 2016 | 11:53am
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games Building a World with Dishonored 2's Harvey Smith
By Cameron Kunzelman December 21, 2016 | 10:00am
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tv A forward-moving SmackDown! channels the Ruthless Aggression Era
By LaToya Ferguson December 21, 2016 | 9:21am
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aux Hurts so good: A year in pans from our chief film critic
By The A.V. Club December 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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film Director André Øvredal on performing The Autopsy Of Jane Doe
By Katie Rife December 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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aux The intern
By Dan Savage December 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv If you were worried about Christmas, Terry Crews has it covered
By LaToya Ferguson December 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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film What’s missing from our list of 2016’s best films?
By Leonardo Adrian Garcia, Esther Zuckerman, A.A. Dowd, Mike D'Angelo, Josh Modell, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Noel Murray, Jesse Hassenger December 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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games Our favorite games of 2016, part 1
By Alexander Chatziioannou, Zack Handlen, Anthony John Agnello, Sam Barsanti, William Hughes, Matt Gerardi December 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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film Adam Driver mellows out in Jim Jarmusch’s beautiful ode to ordinary living, Paterson
By A.A. Dowd December 21, 2016 | 6:00am
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aux Lena Dunham is concerned about her abortion street cred
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 11:15pm
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aux Holy charcoals, Batman!: Adam West debuts his Batman-themed art
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 9:57pm
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aux The cast of Fargo season 3 is really taking shape, don’t cha know
By Joe Blevins December 20, 2016 | 9:24pm
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aux Starz doesn’t want any more Blunt Talk from Patrick Stewart
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 9:07pm
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aux The first trailer for The Emoji Movie is pretty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 8:14pm
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aux Soft-rock hero Richard Marx helps stop violent attack aboard Korean Air flight
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 8:02pm
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tv The 2016 A.V. Club readers’ poll results are in
By Caitlin PenzeyMoog December 20, 2016 | 7:42pm
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film A fetus orders its mother to kill in the trailer for horror-comedy Prevenge
By Joe Blevins December 20, 2016 | 7:15pm
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aux Merriam-Webster names “surreal” its Word of the Year for 2016
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 6:34pm
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aux Samantha Bee and Glenn Beck make peace over ugly Christmas sweaters
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 6:07pm
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aux Today’s best deals: Final Fantasy XV, a pizza stone, and more
By Shep McAllister December 20, 2016 | 5:53pm
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aux Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur lead this year’s class of Rock Hall inductees
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 5:17pm
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music Cheap Girls cover Counting Crows’ “A Long December”
By David Anthony December 20, 2016 | 5:05pm
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aux Jediism doesn’t count as a religion, English Charity Commission rules
By Mike Vanderbilt December 20, 2016 | 4:27pm
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aux Viola Davis demands respect in an exclusive clip from Fences
By Esther Zuckerman December 20, 2016 | 4:00pm
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aux Meet the newest female protagonist in the Star Wars comics universe
By Shea Hennum, Oliver Sava, merged-5876237249237173262-z3or5dc, Tegan O'Neil December 20, 2016 | 4:00pm
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tv The OA goes out with an unfortunate bang
By Esther Zuckerman December 20, 2016 | 4:00pm
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games Blizzard Officially Confirms First Gay Character in Overwatch
By Holly Green December 20, 2016 | 3:28pm
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aux Learn the death-filled true story behind Disney’s 7th Air Bud movie
By Joe Blevins December 20, 2016 | 3:00pm
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games The Unexpected Dark Side Of Pokémon Sun and Moon Lore
By Robert Rodriguez December 20, 2016 | 1:00pm
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games Pokémon GO Players Have Walked Around The Earth 200,000 Times
By Cameron Wade December 20, 2016 | 12:51pm
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film Spoiler Space: Passengers
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 12:15pm
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film Passengers strains the considerable charms of Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence
By Katie Rife December 20, 2016 | 12:15pm
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games Pelt Like a Pro In Overwatch’s New Snowbrawl
By Jacob Oller December 20, 2016 | 10:09am
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film Martin Scorsese finally gets his solemn, powerful Silence off the ground
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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film Toni Erdmann is the 3-hour, achingly sad prankster comedy of the year
By Mike D'Angelo December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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film Good performances can’t blast Hidden Figures out of prestige convention
By Jesse Hassenger December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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film Patriots Day turns the Boston Marathon bombing into a mostly gripping procedural
By Benjamin Mercer December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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film Mike Mills writes more memoir-in-montage with the intoxicating 20th Century Women
By A.A. Dowd December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Trollhunters has the heart to save an uninspiring story
By Nick Wanserski December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Bublé and Bennett are the last men standing (and crooning) in the TV holiday war
By Dan Caffrey December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv The year that broke: 16 ways 2016 let us down
By William Hughes, Sean O'Neal, Danette Chavez, Katie Rife, Sam Barsanti December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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aux Our 20 favorite books of 2016
By Laura Adamczyk, Ryan Vlastelica, Esther Zuckerman, Josh Modell, David Anthony, Samantha Nelson, Sean O'Neal, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky December 20, 2016 | 6:00am
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tv Raw channels the best and worst of the Attitude Era
By Kyle Fowle December 20, 2016 | 5:51am
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tv People Of Earth’s season finale answers several questions while also creating more
By John Hugar December 20, 2016 | 3:54am
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aux Matthew McConaughey is still down for True Detective season 3
By Katie Rife December 19, 2016 | 11:24pm
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aux Today’s best deals: Universal Remote, DJI Phantom, and more
By Shep McAllister December 19, 2016 | 11:20pm
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tv The CW’s new Riverdale trailer is predictably bonkers
By Katie Rife December 19, 2016 | 10:47pm
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aux Seeso renews its commitment to Take My Wife
By Katie Rife December 19, 2016 | 9:59pm
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aux Showtime brazenly renews Shameless for an eighth season
By Katie Rife December 19, 2016 | 8:54pm
