January's top 10

The ten best films and TV show episodes of January 2022, as graded by The AV Club staff.

The first month of 2022 is coming to an end, so here are the ten best films and TV show episodes of January 2022 and where to watch them. The new year started off with a bang with Dr. Who’s self contained holiday special, “Eve of the Daleks”. This month we also dove deeper into Chris’ troubled upbringing in a dramatic Peacemaker and watched BJ get baptized in a stellar episode of The Righteous Gemstones. DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow served up one of its funniest episodes of ever and mysteries were solved in a riveting episode of Yellowjackets.

Adam Leon’s Italian Studies and Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle both earned a solid B+, while Scream returned to theaters with some success in the first sequel without Wes Craven. Meanwhile Dexter: New Blood delivered the series finale Dexter Morgan and Dexter fans deserved in “Sins of the Father” and a strong episode of Abbott Elementary proved it knows exactly which relationship matters most. All in all, this month

What were your favorite films and TV episodes of this month? What are you looking forward to seeing in Febuary?

Complete list:

Righteous Gemstones
Episode: “As to How they Might Destroy Him”
Grade: A

Peacemaker
Episode: “A Choad Less Traveled”
Grade: A-

Abbot Elementary
Episode: New Tech
Grade: B

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Episode: “Lowest Common Demoninator”
Grade: A

Yellow Jackets
Episode: Doomcoming
Grade: A-

Dexter: New Blood
Episode: “Sins of the Father”

Grade: A

Dr. Who
Episode: “Eve of the Daleks”
Grade: A-

Italian Studies
Directed by: Adam Leon
Grade: B+

Belle
Directed By: Mamoru Hosoda
Grade: B+

Scream
Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Grade: B-

CREDIT: Jesse Hassenger, Noel Murray, Katie Rife, Mike Vanderbilt, Lisa Weidenfeld, Jarrod Jones, Leila Latif, Joshua Alston, Caroline Siede,

 
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