Conventional critical wisdom holds that the floor and the ceiling of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are not so far apart—that…
The A.V. Club's best films of 2021 so far
This list uses U.S. theatrical and streaming release dates only.
Right now, at the midway of 2021, a couple things…
18 movies about coming of age in under 24 hours
"Yesterday’s history. Tomorrow’s the future. Tonight’s the party.”
A list of movies about kids having one, momentous day that sets…
Age Of Heroes: the most important superhero movie of every year
With Age Of Heroes, Tom Breihan picks the most important superhero movie of every year, starting with the genre’s early…
A History Of Violence: the most important action movie of every year
With A History Of Violence, Tom Breihan picks the most important action movie of every year, starting with the genre’s…
The January Canon: 16 good movies released during Hollywood’s dump month
Historically and annually speaking, January is a bad month for Hollywood movies. It’s a “dump month,” that time of year…
The A.V. Club's best films of 2020
This list uses U.S. theatrical release dates only.
In this year without blockbusters (and less middlebrow awards contenders), our critics…
9 genuinely frightening documentaries
For those seeking a different and maybe deeper chill than the kind your typical Halloween staple provides, there’s a growing…
The 25 scariest opening scenes in horror-movie history
The A.V. Club is counting down the scariest, creepiest, and most nerve-shredding opening scenes in horror-movie history.
The scenes themselves…
The best bad movies of the ’00s
Here are our picks for the most entertaining bad movies produced in the ’00s.
This…
The A.V. Club's best movies of 2000
To narrow things down, we as usual limited ourselves to films released in America sometime over the year in question.…
The A.V. Club's best movies of 1998
We’ve singled out the 20 best movies that opened in American theaters in 1998, from the multiplex hits to the…