Thor preps for Avengers: Doomsday in Marvel’s latest teaser Matt Schimkowitz | December 30, 2025 Please, father, heed his words: Chris Hemsworth is returning to the MCU for another climactic battle with the forces of evil
Crosstalk: We argue it out over one of 2025’s biggest puzzles, the game Blue Prince William Hughes | December 30, 2025 Did Blue Prince get too esoteric with its puzzles? Was its randomness too punitive and player-unfriendly? Two A.V. Club writers hash it out in the latest Crosstalk.
Great job, Internet!: Wake Up, Dead Man, Rian Johnson just Rickrolled us Matt Schimkowitz | December 30, 2025 If you thought the seminary gym in Wake Up Dead Man looked familiar, then assume Rian Johnson is never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down.
Yes, The Testament Of Ann Lee is a musical—that’s why it works Katie Rife | December 30, 2025 Through song-and-dance expression that never denies its genre, the story of the Shakers springs to life in The Testament Of Ann Lee.
Blink during Eddington and you’ll miss one of the year’s best needle drops Matt Mitchell | December 30, 2025 A COVID-era indie-pop banger ambles in the backdrop of a socially-distanced bar during Eddington.