TV Reviews4.8/10
Big Brother Turns 26: How the Show That Banned Talking Became the Model for All Reality TV
A house, strangers, cameras, and the hunger for victory—Big Brother's first season, judged upon its merits.
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Category: TV Reviews
Television we have watched and scored.
TV Reviews8.1/10
‘Mildred Pierce’ Review: Winslet’s Slow Burn Makes HBO’s 2011 Miniseries Worth Streaming
A woman loses everything and rebuilds it with her hands in HBO's slow-burning Mildred Pierce.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Nine Years On, Strike Still Sits Comfortably Between War and Crime
Tom Burke's war veteran detective returns in this BBC crime series, solving crimes the police can't manage.
TV Reviews7.3/10
Anya Taylor-Joy Goes on the Run in Lucky, Apple TV’s Tight Heist Thriller
A woman runs from a heist gone wrong, pursued by the FBI and a crime boss, in Apple TV's new crime drama starring Anya Taylor-Joy.
TV Reviews7.8/10
Sweet Magnolias Review: Reliable, Unambitious Drama Ends Quietly
A review of Netflix's Sweet Magnolias, a small-town drama about three lifelong friends in a Southern town.
TV Reviews7/10
Six Years On, Kissing Game Still Captures the Sad, Sweet Mess of a Small Brazilian Town
A teen disease thriller set in a small Brazilian town, where young actors carry the weight of panic, shame, and curiosity.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Five Years On, This 2021 Haunted Hotel Still Packs a Punch
A boy finds a time machine in a haunted hotel, sending him back to save a vanished camper in this family mystery series.
TV Reviews5.7/10
America’s Got Talent Review: 21 Seasons of Solid, Dependable Entertainment
A chronicle of America's Got Talent, the grand NBC spectacle wherein myriad talents vie for a princely sum before a dread tribunal.
TV Reviews8/10
Dungeons & Dragons: Six Kids Get Pulled Into a Magic Realm and Never Quite Get Home
A tale of six children pulled into a magic realm, armed with powers of ranger, cavalier, magician, barbarian, thief, and dark wizard.
TV Reviews7.9/10
‘Aída’: Carmen Machi Leads a Warm, Physical Comedy That Never Loses Focus
Aída García, a working single mother, returns to her family home in Madrid in this warm, funny sitcom about a working-class neighborhood.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Duncan Regehr’s Zorro Still Earns Its Reputation, 36 Years On
A masked hero of wit, steel and nerve battles a cruel alcalde in early 19th-century Spanish California.
TV Reviews8.6/10
How a Teen Sitcom From 2009 Became the Only One Worth Watching
A review of Disney XD's I'm in the Band, a sitcom about a teen who joins a metal band, with cast details and verdict.