Ines Bellina

1/4/22

The 15 most-anticipated books of 2022

From Nobel winner Olga Tokarczuk’s magnum opus to Janelle Monáe’s debut story collection, here are the books we're…

12/22/21

The 25 best TV shows of 2021

A modern-day epic, a murder mystery, and a true-crime sendup are all among the best TV shows of the year

12/22/21

The best TV of 2021: The ballots

Here are the ballots submitted by the 15 critics who determined The A.V. Club’s best TV shows of the past year

11/9/21

<i>Impeachment: American Crime Story </i>does<i> </i>what it does best in its season finale

Impeachment: American Crime Story does what it does best in its season finale

On season three of American Crime Story, impeachment was never the point. It was always about the women.

11/2/21

Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp take the hot seat on <i>Impeachment: American Crime Story</i>

Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp take the hot seat on Impeachment: American Crime Story

Impeachment’s main players, Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp, look for redemption before one of the most fickle…

10/27/21

<i>Impeachment: American Crime Story</i> turns into a compelling domestic drama

Impeachment: American Crime Story turns into a compelling domestic drama

Hillary Clinton takes center stage on Impeachment, and Edie Falco gives the performance her all.

10/19/21

Bill Clinton goes for the oldest trick in the book on <i>Impeachment: American Crime Story</i>

Bill Clinton goes for the oldest trick in the book on Impeachment: American Crime Story

We get way too much Bill Clinton on a functional but tired episode.

10/12/21

In its best episode so far, <i>Impeachment: American Crime Story </i>shows the limits of being a good girl

In its best episode so far, Impeachment: American Crime Story shows the limits of being a good girl

The season returns to its opening scene and unleashes a battle of wills.

10/5/21

It’s a legal nightmare before Christmas on a tense <i>Impeachment: American Crime Story</i>

It’s a legal nightmare before Christmas on a tense Impeachment: American Crime Story

A flurry of subpoenas highlights massive power imbalances in another excellent episode

9/28/21

<i>American Crime Story </i>finally begins to make its case for <i>Impeachment</i>

American Crime Story finally begins to make its case for Impeachment

A talk-heavy episode inches closer to what the show means by “crime,” if anything at all.

9/21/21

<i>Impeachment: American Crime Story </i>dredges up Drudge to make a point

Impeachment: American Crime Story dredges up Drudge to make a point

The new media vs. old media battle takes center stage on a different kind of episode

9/14/21

<i>Impeachment: American Crime Story </i>brings twentysomething drama to political intrigue

Impeachment: American Crime Story brings twentysomething drama to political intrigue

The second episode of the season dares to ask: Is Bill Clinton the ultimate fuckboy?

9/7/21

<i>Impeachment: </i><i>American Crime Story </i>asks<i> </i>us to reconsider Linda Tripp

Impeachment: American Crime Story asks us to reconsider Linda Tripp

The season-three premiere works as a dizzying and soapy villain origin story.

6/16/21

<i>The Handmaid’s Tale </i>redeems itself with a heart-thumping season 4 finale

The Handmaid’s Tale redeems itself with a heart-thumping season 4 finale

But, as "The Wilderness" shows, not everyone can be redeemed in the world of Gilead

6/2/21

June takes the stand on a powerful <i>Handmaid’s Tale </i>

June takes the stand on a powerful Handmaid’s Tale

From my extremely limited understanding of Emmy eligibility rules, “Testimony” falls under the “hanging episodes”…

5/26/21

<i>The Handmaid’s Tale </i>breaks one cycle just to enter another

The Handmaid’s Tale breaks one cycle just to enter another

I don’t even know what to do with this episode.

5/19/21

<i>The Handmaid’s Tale </i>briefly slows down to take a closer look at June and Moira’s friendship

The Handmaid’s Tale briefly slows down to take a closer look at June and Moira’s friendship

In an episode about the holy unions we create with others, it’s fitting that the whole aesthetic is a marriage…

5/17/21

<i>The Atmospherians </i>is a delirious satire of toxic masculinity—and those who try to reform it

The Atmospherians is a delirious satire of toxic masculinity—and those who try to reform it

Sasha Marcus, a wellness influencer on the brink of her big break, has been canceled. Enter Dyson, her childhood…

5/12/21

<i>The Handmaid’s Tale </i>explores the razor-thin line between Gilead and Not Gilead

The Handmaid’s Tale explores the razor-thin line between Gilead and Not Gilead

Considering we are still reeling from the pandemic-induced Shecession, it feels appropriate that we have a very…

5/5/21

<i>The Handmaid’s Tale </i>starts to make its way out of Gilead

The Handmaid’s Tale starts to make its way out of Gilead

Could it be? Dare I hope? Are we actually free from Gilead, or at least, in the process of freeing ourselves from…

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