4/6/22The 15 most essential music bios (and autobiographies) so far this centuryFrom Sleater-Kinney to Springsteen, these are the tomes most deserving of joining the pantheon of essential musical…
3/3/22The wildly entertaining Winning Time tells the story of the 1980s Lakers, with an all-star castThe new HBO series dishes the dirt on one of the greatest teams of all time, while celebrating their accomplishments
2/28/22Amy Poehler’s Lucy And Desi is a touching tribute to one of Hollywood’s most influential couplesThe documentary draws a lot on home movies, along with the best of I Love Lucy
2/22/22In My Brilliant Friend’s eventful third season, Elena and Lila fight for their place in a changing ItalySet mostly in the 1970s, the adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Those Who Leave And Those Who Stay tackles the highs and…
2/15/22Netflix's Downfall digs into what really caused the Boeing plane crashesThe Case Against Boeing suggests that corporate greed as much as mechanical error was at fault
2/11/22In this noisy world, the zen calm of Painting With John season 2 is a blessingIf you liked the first season, the next six episodes of this beautifully silly HBO show offers more of the same……
1/12/22Modern stop-motion animation masters collaborate on Netflix’s creepy anthology film The HouseThe movie features three strange and sometimes beautiful stories, all set in the same messed-up house.
1/11/22In the dazzling animated film Belle, a troubled teen becomes an internet sensationThe ambitious feature comes from Oscar-nominated anime director Mamoru Hosoda
1/3/22In Yellowstone's underwhelming season finale, the Duttons re-join forces—whether they like it or notUltimately, this fourth season felt like one long reset, returning the show to something pretty close to its old…
12/23/21How can Yellowstone be one of TV’s biggest hits when it’s one of the least discussed?The Paramount Network drama gets more weekly viewers than most network shows, but it doesn't generate many…
12/22/21The 25 best TV shows of 2021A modern-day epic, a murder mystery, and a true-crime sendup are all among the best TV shows of the year
12/22/21The best TV of 2021: The ballotsHere are the ballots submitted by the 15 critics who determined The A.V. Club’s best TV shows of the past year
12/21/21The best films of 2021: The ballotsHere's how 10 critics voted in our annual poll on the year in movies
12/21/21The best films of 2021West Side Story, The Green Knight, and Licorice Pizza are among our favorite movies of the year
12/15/21The Viewing Booth is an illuminating depiction of a literal media bubbleThe documentary illustrates, in close to real time, how people spin upsetting news into something that matches their…
12/15/21The Lost Daughter is a haunting, astute drama about how much it sucks to be a momMaggie Gyllenhaal adapts Elena Ferrante’s novel into a taut psychological thriller
12/15/21The best movie scenes of 2021Some of the year's best movie moments came from No Time To Die, Shang-Chi, and Licorice Pizza
12/13/21The best TV performances of 2021This year's best TV performances can be found in dramas like Succession and promising new comedies like Reservation…
12/8/21Hidden gems: 8 great 2021 TV series you can catch up on right nowThe A.V. Club highlights some of this year's best, under-the-radar series, all of which you can stream right now
12/8/21Sports dramas don't come much duller than National ChampionsThis plodding story about a college players' boycott runs a trick play on the audience