Rolling Stone

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

A Star Is Born Soundtrack

Its most powerful moments are among the best of Gaga's career.

Lil Wayne

Tha Carter V

It's an album full of fire and passion from an artist who doesn't have anything left to prove.

John Lennon

Imagine: The Ultimate Collection

Including outtakes. studio jams, interviews and films, this deluxe edition is a rich look at his creative world with Yoko Ono in 1971.

Eric Church

Desperate Man

Nashville's ruling outsider considers our current political shit-show, asks for more whiskey.

The Conners

The ghost of Roseanne Barr hung over its premiere, but strong writing and performances make this potentially awkward revamp one of fall's most promising new series

Big Mouth

Netflix's animated exploration of the horrors and indignities of puberty is outrageous, hilarious and — surprise — emotionally resonant

The Romanoffs

In his much-anticipated (and somewhat fraught) TV comeback, 'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner achieves moments of brilliance amid unchecked sprawl

Peter Dinklage brings a deft, personal touch to his deeply-felt portrayal of the complicated and pained 'Fantasy Island' star in this HBO biopic

Assassination Nation

Female-revenge movie mistakes snark for satire and sex-and-violence for serious state-of-the-nation commentary — and ends up soaking in its own toxicity

The Predator

Shane Black's reboot brings much needed blood and banter to the sci-fi/action series — but it's still a franchise-first entry

White Boy Rick

Tale of Rick Wershe Jr., who went from underage drug kingpin to FBI plant to prisoner, tells his story with little big-pic takeaways

The Sisters Brothers

Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly are frontier hit-men who meet their match int his beautifully odd horse opera