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 ...

2025 wasn't just a good year for JRPGs. It was a year where the genre stretched in every direction at once without losing sight of where it came from. Sure, it helps that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ...

Owen Cooper in "Adolescence," Skye P. Marshall in "Matlock" and Noah Wyle in "The Pitt" (Netflix, CBS, HBO) The TV landscape of today may be smaller than a few years ago, but its ability to captivate ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The actor and cast member of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ discusses the latest season, the presidential ...

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 ...

These are the 11 best metalcore and hardcore records of 2025. Hardcore and metalcore remain an ever-shifting landscape in the world of heavy music, representing both tradition and the future, ...

“Continue?” It’s one of the oldest words in video games. You stumble. You put in another quarter. You try again. Hey, you’ll get ‘em next time. Never has that sentiment been more true than in 2025 — ...

Variety is, as they say, the spice of life, and 2025 provided a fantastic array of different video games. We’ve survived and extracted from the robot-ruled battlefields of Arc Raiders, adventured ...

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri—about the year in cinema. Dear Alison, Bilge, and Justin, For ...

In the age of streaming, reissues are literally a volume business. Of 2025’s 10 best archival collections and anniversary editions, five box sets, in their super-deluxe iterations, have 37 CDs among ...