Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" is well-positioned in the Oscars race, particularly with the anti-ICE ...

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Behind nearly every chart-topping hit is a story, and sometimes, the name on the album cover isn’t the one who […] ...

A movie that makes it onto The A.V. Club‘s best films of the year list probably also includes at least one of the best scenes of the year. But a film also doesn’t need to be an indisputable success as ...

Life is rarely defined by rigid calendar dates, let alone the permanent markers of time. One day moves into the next, one year flips into another. As such, some of the most compelling stories told in ...

We’re wrapping up the year by naming some of the best of the best anime to come out this year. Japanese animation has quickly become the genre to prioritize for studios and streamers, with American ...

Clockwise from top left: Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo); Despelote (Panic); Baby Steps (Devolver Digital); Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Kepler Interactive); Skate Story (Devolver Digital) Like so much ...

Of everything I saw on TV in 2025, the one show I thought was the very best, and has haunted me ever since, was the four-part Netflix drama Adolescence. It's the story of a young teen accused of ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Metacritic has unveiled its annual rankings of the best albums of the year, highlighting a diverse and genre-spanning collection of critically acclaimed releases. From ...

Podcasting has suffered a series of blows over the past few years: industry layoffs, the rise of AI-produced slop, and, perhaps most existentially, a growing focus on video platforms. But 2025 ...

2025 has been a great year for movies in general, but it’s been an absolutely fantastic year for cinematography. The range of approaches and power of the images in this year’s best movies has made ...

2025: strange year! For Polygon and society at large. Familiar grounds shifted and the internet continued its chaotic transformation into becoming something else entirely. But if there’s one thing ...