TV Reviews5.9/10
Eight Years On, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Mockumentary Stunt Comedy Still Works — Mostly
A man in disguise goes among the people of America, asking questions of their minds and souls, in a show of truth and folly.
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Television we have watched and scored.
TV Reviews7.5/10
Darwin’s Game Review: Kaname’s Deadly App Game Earns Its 7.5
A teen enters a deadly app's arena, hunted by rivals wielding sigils of power, in this dark tale of survival.
TV Reviews7.8/10
Seven Years On, Ao-chan Can’t Study! Still Proves That Limitations Make For Better Comedy
A teenage girl's obsession with study clashes with her dirty thoughts about a boy who confesses his love. Ao-chan Can't Study! review.
TV Reviews7/10
Uzumaki Review: Adult Swim’s Spiral Curse Is Slow, Patient, and Unrelenting
A review of Adult Swim's Uzumaki, a faithful animated adaptation of Junji Ito's horror manga about a cursed town of spirals.
TV Reviews7.8/10
A Rich Family Loses Everything, Then Loses More in This 2019 Comedy
A tale of a rich family cast down into a humble dwelling, where they must share rooms with strangers and learn anew what matters most.
TV Reviews6.7/10
Echo 3 Review: Bambi and Prince Carry a Solid Start, but the Middle Drags
Echo 3 review: Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman lead a tense thriller about kidnapped wives and militant secrets, but the back half drags.
TV Reviews8.8/10
Four Years On, KinnPorsche’s Crime-Drama Series Still Struggles to Match Its Own Ambition
A tale of a protector and a prince bound by duty and desire in a shadowed kingdom of crime.
TV Reviews6.1/10
The Four Seasons Review: Netflix’s Retreat Comedy Earns Its Laughter
A Netflix comedy of wedded couples whose yearly retreats turn into a slow, bitter torment of friendship.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Mae Martin’s Wayward Turns a Small-Town Academy Into a Slow-Burn Mystery
A slow-burn mystery of a troubled teen academy, a curious officer, and a town hiding dark secrets.
TV Reviews7.4/10
‘WWE Friday Night SmackDown’: 28 Seasons, 1,421 Episodes, and a Premise That Never Got Old
A chronicle of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, whose stars collided each Friday night for twenty-eight seasons.
TV Reviews7.5/10
Six Decades On, Hogan’s Heroes Still Treats WWII Prisoners As Punchlines Instead Of People
A comedy of war, wherein a camp of prisoners run a covert operation beneath a foolish commandant's very nose.
TV Reviews8.3/10
How Medabots Built Its Whole World Around the Idea That Kids Can’t Actually Own Anything
A review of Medabots, the TV series about children piloting battling robots, its battles, cast, and legacy.