“Familiar-like” is a slower episode of Insecure. Last week’s premiere got us right back into the action and dealt with some major blow-ups. Episode two takes time to set a mood for the season. The issues at the center of this episode feel pretty familiar. There’s Daniel and Issa’s usual relationship drama. There’s…

It may seem a little late for happy hour, but it’s never too late for Trailer Happy Hour, the semi-regular A.V. Club feature where we post some trailers that didn’t get their own story earlier in the day. Today we’ve got Matthew McConaughey playing a retro bad dad in White Boy Rick, a teaser for season three of HBO’s …

With Issa Rae’s Insecure set to return for a third season on HBO next year, the premium cable network has decided to pick up two new projects that she’ll be executive producing. That comes from Deadline, which says the two shows are a half-hour comedy called Him Or Her and an hourlong drama called Sweet Life. The…

“Hella LA” is a hella weird episode of Insecure. It feels disjointed and forces together a few educational moments in a way that feels distracting. While the biggest takeaway from “Hella LA” is the reintroduction of Daniel, the episode also opens up new possibilities for Molly and gives Lawrence more of a character…

Well, after last week’s episode, “Hella Questions,” I was left with one question: Is Lawrence really a good guy? In the battle between #TeamIssa and #TeamLawrence, it’s easy to blame Issa for her obvious indiscretions, but Insecure isn’t afraid to point a finger at Lawrence, either. When women cheat, society tends to…

It’s been more than a month since JAY-Z’s latest album, 4:44, broke onto the music scene, and while we’ve grown accustomed to the weekly release of Tidal-exclusive visuals supporting the album, this week’s release carries an extra satirical/nostalgic punch. Starring Issa Rae, Jerrod Carmichael, Tessa Howard, Tiffany…

Is Lawrence a good guy? While ”Hella Questions” actually provides a lot of answers––Lawrence and Issa’s 12-pump sex romp is definitively in the “fuck you fuck” column and their relationship is, at least for now, officially over––there’s still a lot of uncertainity when it comes to Lawrence’s actions. Sure, Insecure…

Insecure’s first season featured very few growing pains. It did what first seasons are supposed to do: introduced the characters, their world and their motivations. While a few moments felt stagnant, by the end of the season, the show had successfully built a world viewers wanted to live in. Issa and Molly’s…

Here’s some surprising news for 2017: It turns out that good things actually can happen, but only if everybody involved is really cool and talented. Today’s good thing is that Netflix has actually picked up some kind of con artist movie starring Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o, with Selma’s Ava DuVernay directing and …

Insecure star Issa Rae is making her break into movies, with an assist from former SNL star Bill Hader. Rae and Hader—who both have projects at HBO at the moment—are teaming up for Hader’s previously announced romantic dramedy Empress Of Serenity. According to Splitsider, the film will see Hader play an obsessed…

Issa Rae knows Insecure fans have been curious and impatient as fuck about the second season of her award-winning series. So she took to Instagram to field a couple of the internet’s most burning questions, including when we can expect to see the fallout of Issa and Lawrence’s (Jay Ellis) falling out, as well as catch…

With more scripted television programs in production than ever before, it follows that there are now a wider range of opportunities for television actors. Looking back at the performances that caught The A.V. Club’s eyes in 2016 confirms that hypothesis: While some of our favorite character actors found new facets of…

“Broken As Fuck” is a declarative end for Insecure’s first season. While the show has been picked up for a second season, the finale brings some relationships to definitive conclusions. Issa may be a character plagued by her inability to make decisions, but Insecure’s first season has made it clear that her…

It was only a matter of time before Lawrence found out about Daniel and Insecure nails the reveal in “Real As Fuck.” The episode bridges Issa’s relationships with her job, coworkers, Daniel, Lawrence and Molly while highlighting the successes and failures of each with a realistic and urgent tone. At the beginning of…

“Guilty As Fuck” is an odd episode of Insecure. It quickly unravels tensions and emotions that have been building all season without a clear endgame. Molly, Issa, and Lawrence all seem to overcome the inner-conflicts they’ve wrestled with in mere moments; leaving nothing but guilt as the driving factor of the episode.…

Well, I guess if we were sick of watching Issa weigh the pros and cons of her actual relationship with Lawrence and a theoretical relationship with her longtime crush Daniel, “Shady As Fuck” finally makes Issa’s mirror sex fantasy a reality. I can’t say I was shocked when Daniel and Issa finally gave in and had sex. …

“Thirsty As Fuck” is a funny episode of Insecure, but feels as though it’s taking two steps forward and one step back. While Issa sees improvements when it comes to her dating and career prospects, Laura Kittrell’s script does little to add nuance to those conflicts. This doesn’t make “Thirsty As Fuck” a bad episode,…

In only two episodes, Insecure has proven itself as a funny, sincere show with an eye for relatable modern issues. With “Racist As Fuck,” Insecure proves it can also tackle racism in a nuanced way that doesn’t distract from the show’s central plot points. Molly and Issa both make huge choices in their personal…

Insecure’s pilot introduced us to fairly forward, active versions of Issa and Molly. Issa bravely took the stage at an open mic, almost broke up with her boyfriend and took charge of a new project in her office. Molly spent the pilot confronting her broken pussy and holding Issa accountable. In “Messy As Fuck,” these…