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  1. album review
    On Plastic Hearts, Miley Cyrus Finally Owns a SoundBeneath the studded leather and early MTV rock fan service, Plastic Hearts is a reckoning.
    By Craig Jenkins
  2. movie review
    It’s the Uncozy Parts of Happiest Season That Make It InterestingThe Kristen Stewart-Mackenzie Davis Christmas rom-com is at its best when it acknowledges the cruelty underscoring its holiday hijinks.
    By Alison Willmore
  3. tv review
    Saved by the Bell Reemerges As a Self-Aware Satirical DelightA send-up of the original show and white privilege, the new Peacock series is much smarter than you may have assumed.
    By Jen Chaney
  4. movie review
    Hillbilly Elegy Is Not the Fun Kind of BadThe Amy Adams and Glenn Close–led adaptation of J.D. Vance’s memoir says more about an idea of prestige cinema than it does the white working class.
    By Alison Willmore
  5. movie review
    The Croods 2 Isn’t Nearly As Fun As Just Repeatedly Saying ‘The Croods’ Out LoudParty on, Croods!
    By Bilge Ebiri
  6. album review
    Megan Thee Stallion Can Do Better Than GoodGood News is a grab bag, full of reasons to love Meg but also areas where she could use a little more refinement.
    By Craig Jenkins
  7. tv review
    The Flight Attendant Is a Goofy-Sad Escapist Caper for Our TimesIt feels odd to call a thriller a romp, but that’s about where this snappy, Kaley Cuoco–starring HBO Max series lands.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  8. verzuz
    The Gucci Mane-Jeezy Verzuz Did Not Let Sleeping Dogs LieTrap’s deities battled it out at Magic City.
    By Lawrence Burney
  9. the inside track
    Megan Thee Stallion Murders the Narrative on ‘Shots Fired’And gets the last laugh while doing it.
    By Justin Curto
  10. movie review
    Sarah Paulson’s a Terror in Tasteful Mom Garb in the Hulu Thriller RunOne of the takeaways of 2020: Don’t let Sarah Paulson give you medical treatments.
    By Alison Willmore
  11. theater review
    The Best Online Staging of Chekhov’s The Seagull Is in The Sims. Really.“We were giddy.”
    By Helen Shaw
  12. movie review
    The Climb Is the Opposite of a BromanceIt’s a very funny movie about some very serious things.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  13. movie review
    The Santa Action Flick Fatman Is Too Enamored of Its Own ConceptOkay, okay, we get it. It’s got Mel Gibson playing angry Santa Claus.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  14. movie review
    Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan Have a Sexy, Empty Romance in AmmoniteThe pair’s period courtship doesn’t have to be Portrait of a Lady on Fire — but it doesn’t have to feel so hollow, either.
    By Alison Willmore
  15. mariah said it’s time
    Holidays Are Canceled, But Holiday Music Never Dies, BabyThe rules that used to govern mankind seem bent and broken. As such, let’s talk about Christmas.
    By Craig Jenkins
  16. movie review
    Freaky Is the Sweetest Body-Swap Slasher Comedy You’ll See This YearThe new film from Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton is clever about horror conventions, but its biggest surprise is its streak of sincerity.
    By Alison Willmore
  17. video games
    PlayStation 5 Argues That Games Don’t Need to ChangeSony’s new console isn’t too big of a leap forward — at least not yet.
    By Joshua Rivera
  18. movie review
    Kevin Costner and Diane Lane Give the Elegiac Let Him Go Its PowerAnd then a fire-breathing Lesley Manville steals it from them.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  19. album review
    Positions Flirts With Greatness But Isn’t Ready to CommitWhile Ariana Grande’s latest album is expertly constructed and pleasant, the formula is starting to feel a little safe.
    By Craig Jenkins
  20. movie review
    Netflix’s His House Is Terrifying on Just About Every LevelSocial thrillers are way better when they can actually scare the bejesus out of you.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  21. movie review
    The Craft: Legacy Is Progressive, Positive, and Tragically DullThe ’90s teen-witch classic gets a 2020 overhaul that leaves it feeling too woke for … conflict?
    By Alison Willmore
  22. movie review
    Netflix’s Over the Moon Is Visually Exquisite and (Sometimes) Quite MovingIt’s a fairy-tale about loss that becomes a boisterous techno-sci-fi extravaganza.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  23. movie review
    On the Rocks Is a Light Comedy About Some Heavy FeelingsRashida Jones and Bill Murray are a daughter and dad who turn up some repressed familial pain in Sofia Coppola’s new film, streaming on Apple TV+.
    By Alison Willmore
  24. song review
    Ariana Grande’s Run as Commander-in-Chief of the Charts Is Likely Safe“Positions” swings like rap music but it’s also light, breezy, and short; that versatility should aid it on the Hot 100.
    By Craig Jenkins
  25. movie review
    The Witches Contains the Most Extra Anne Hathaway Performance of All TimeI wouldn’t say it’s good, but it’s definitely big.
    By Alison Willmore
  26. tv review
    The Great How to With John Wilson Defies ExpectationIt’s incredibly poignant with a surprising number of dicks.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  27. movie review
    We Should Be Glad Borat Still ExistsHe might be a fake, but we’re still real, and that should be cause for concern.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  28. tv review
    The Frigid Allure of The UndoingWelcome to your next HBO obsession.
    By Jen Chaney
  29. theater review
    Circle Jerk’s Theatrical Erudition Includes a Dose of The O.C.A streaming production that doesn’t feel stripped-down.
    By Helen Shaw
  30. movie review
    Martin Eden Might Be the Best Film of the YearLuca Marinelli stars in a loose, agonizingly beautiful adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  31. movie review
    Honest Thief Is Dadsploitation in a Minor KeyYes, Liam Neeson is getting too old for this shit, but at least this movie realizes it.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  32. movie review
    American Utopia Speaks to the Recent Past and, Even More, the PresentIn a way, even the Spike Lee–directed version of David Byrne’s Broadway show, streaming on HBO, allows us to “leave our homes.”
    By Jen Chaney
  33. movie review
    Did I See The War With Grandpa? I Don’t Remember.Paycheck De Niro is back, baby.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  34. movie review
    In the Extraordinary Doc Time, a Family Chronicles Two Decades of IncarcerationGarrett Bradley’s remarkable film folds together years of home-movie footage to provide a glimpse into activist Fox Rich’s fight for her family.
    By Alison Willmore
  35. movie review
    Hubie Halloween Lets Adam Sandler Be Adam Sandler AgainRejoice! The weird voice is back.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  36. movie review
    The Forty-Year-Old Version Isn’t the Quirky Underdog Comedy It Might Sound LikeGet past the goofy premise and Radha Blank’s debut, headed to Netflix, is about the frustrations of being a Black creator in a white theater scene.
    By Alison Willmore
  37. radio vulture
    We’re No Closer to Knowing Jay ElectronicaPerhaps that is by design.
    By Craig Jenkins
  38. review
    Mortality Plays: Two Live Performances in New York Look Steadily at DeathLive, in-person performances are springing up everywhere.
    By Helen Shaw
  39. movie review
    Possessor Is a Spectacularly Violent Sci-Fi Thriller From David Cronenberg’s SonBrandon Cronenberg claims more territory on behalf of Canadian sci-fi and horror in his second film.
    By Alison Willmore
  40. movie review
    The Antenna Mixes Body Horror, Building Horror, and Political AllegoryThis is one deeply creepy movie.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  41. album review
    What’s Left of America for Sufjan Stevens to Dream About?The nation’s triumphs have always been undercut by a grisly capacity for violence, one that’s as present in Sufjan’s states albums as The Ascension.
    By Craig Jenkins
  42. movie review
    Save Yourselves! Is a Small, Charming Comedy About the ApocalypseSunita Mani and John Reynolds bicker and mull their way through an alien invasion.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  43. movie review
    Ava Didn’t Have to Be a CatastropheHow do you screw up a movie in which Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, and John Malkovich face off against each other?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  44. movie review
    Enola Holmes Is Millie Bobby Brown’s Show, and She Owns ItSherlock Holmes has a teenage sister, and she’s hilarious.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  45. movie review
    Miranda July Returns with What Might Be Her Best Film YetBefore Kajillionaire, it was tempting to think July’s style of filmmaking had gone out of … well, style.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  46. movie review
    Netflix’s The Devil All the Time Is a Sadistic SlogChoose Your Own Adventure, but for generational trauma.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  47. movie review
    Jude Law and Carrie Coon Are Gorgeously Dysfunctional in The NestIn the new film from the director of Martha Marcy May Marlene, a family slowly implodes after moving into a crumbling house in the U.K. countryside.
    By Alison Willmore
  48. streaming theater review
    Almost the Real Miracle: Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, Streaming From the Old VicIt feels a little like … theater!
    By Helen Shaw
  49. tv review
    PEN15 Goes Deeper in Season 2Maya Erskine’s and Anna Konkle’s adolescent alter egos are still hilarious, but this time around they’re also going to break your heart.
    By Jen Chaney
  50. tv review
    Challenger: The Final Flight Unpacks a Moment of American Hope and HeartbreakIn revisiting the tragedy of 1986’s space shuttle explosion, the new Netflix docuseries draws out some compelling parallels to our present.
    By Jen Chaney
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