TV Reviews7.9/10
Peter Grill Wins World’s Strongest Warrior Title — and Every Woman Wants His Seed
A champion warrior hides his many brides from his betrothed and her jealous father in this mad comedy of monsters and love.
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Category: TV Reviews
Television we have watched and scored.
TV Reviews8.8/10
Five Years On, Seth Grahame-Smith’s Anthology Still Stands as a Smart, Funny Experiment
A reality just beyond our own, where witches, aliens and ghosts roam, and children stumble into perilous self-discovery.
TV Reviews6.9/10
Netflix’s Elves Turns Its Cast Into Living Corpses — and That Works Better Than Anyone Expected
A Danish horror-fantasy drama where a family discovers a terrible menace upon a remote island during Yuletide.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Wacky Races Review: A Silly, Fast-Paced Comedy About People in Absurd Machines
A look back at Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races, the 1968 animated road rally comedy with 11 absurd racers.
TV Reviews4.3/10
After 24 Seasons, Real Time With Bill Maher Still Runs On Familiar Ground
A review of Bill Maher's Real Time, 24 seasons strong, weighing its enduring wit against worn panel formula.
TV Reviews6.7/10
Sixteen Years On, The Event’s Invisible Aliens Remain Strangely Visible
A government conspiracy hides alien detainees while agents hunt escaped Sleepers. Review of NBC's 2010 thriller The Event.
TV Reviews5.9/10
Free! Review: Beautiful Water, Boring Everywhere Else
A tale of five boys who love the water and one who seeks to surpass them, told through swimming and rivalry.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Mi marido tiene familia Review: A Solid, Unambitious Telenovela That Knows Its Audience
A review of Mi marido tiene familia, a Mexican telenovela remake of My Husband Got a Family, with a score of 7.7.
TV Reviews6.9/10
‘The Rig’ Review: Fog, Spores and an Ancient Parasite Make This Oil-Rig Thriller Worth Watching
A North Sea rig cut off by fog conceals a parasite beneath the waves, in this chilling horror-thriller.
TV Reviews6.9/10
Dallas Review: A Slow Burn That Became a Fire Across America
A look back at Dallas, the soap opera that ruled American TV for fourteen seasons, with its oil barons, family feuds, and the mystery of who shot J.R.
TV Reviews4.6/10
National Treasure: Edge of History Buries Its Promise Under a Dull Treasure Hunt
A review of National Treasure: Edge of History, a Disney+ series about treasure, history, and family secrets, starring Lisette Olivera and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
TV Reviews9.5/10
‘Party Down’ Review: Comedy About Failure, 17 Years On
A comedy of failure, a party of caterers in Los Angeles, doomed to serve the wealthy while awaiting their great fortune.