TV Reviews8.2/10
How One Fan Site Turned Magical Girl Shows Into a Study of Anxiety and Surveillance
A grim, dark tale of a girl named Aya who gains magic through a cursed website, and the terror that follows.
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Television we have watched and scored.
TV Reviews7.4/10
‘Patria’: HBO’s Slow-Burn Tragedy of Two Women Torn Apart by ETA
A slow-burning Spanish drama about two Basque women whose friendship is shattered by terrorism and the legacy of ETA.
TV Reviews7.4/10
Colin Farrell’s Cruel Turn Anchors This Arctic Voyage of Betrayal
A grim, relentless Arctic voyage where a brutal killer and a disgraced surgeon fight for survival amid ice and madness.
TV Reviews7.6/10
A Puzzle on the Wall: Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls Review
A high school climber treats walls as puzzles, and her friends push her toward heights she never imagined.
TV Reviews5.9/10
Melrose Place Review: A Solid but Uneven Entry in the Prime-Time Soap Opera Genre
A retrospective look at Melrose Place, the glossy 90s soap opera that defined a genre before fading away.
TV Reviews6.8/10
A Fast, Funny Look at the Lakers Dynasty That Refuses to Respect the Truth
A chronicle of the Lakers dynasty, wherein Buss, West, and Johnson build a machine of spectacle and triumph, though history proves mutable.
TV Reviews7.9/10
Margo’s Got Money Troubles Review: Elle Fanning Anchors a Sharp, Uneven Comedy About Being Broke
A woman's money troubles spiral out of control as she struggles to support her newborn, her family, and her dreams.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Walking with Dinosaurs Still Shows Dinosaurs Better Than Anyone Else
A review of Walking with Dinosaurs, the 1999 BBC series that brought ancient creatures back to life through animation and spectacle.
TV Reviews7/10
Eighteen Years On, In Treatment Still Sets the Standard for TV Therapy Shows
A quiet, weekly therapy session on HBO, where talk is the whole drama — no narrator, no breaks, just one patient, one therapist, one hour.
TV Reviews6.9/10
The Mindy Project Review: Mindy Can’t Stop Dating, and the Show Never Asks Why
A review of The Mindy Project, a sitcom about a doctor who keeps dating the wrong men, with mixed results.
TV Reviews5.8/10
Aquarius Reviews: Manson’s Rise and Fall Stumbles Through 1967 Los Angeles
A detective in 1967 Los Angeles chases a man whose name would become infamous, in a show that promises much yet delivers little.
TV Reviews8.3/10
‘Yo Soy Franky’: A Teen Robot’s Search for Humanity Earns Its 8.3
A teen-robot built to look human learns to be one in this telenovela tale of school, family and love.