TV Reviews5.6/10
The Ranch Review: Pleasant But Never Great
A review of Netflix's sitcom The Ranch, starring Ashton Kutcher, a pleasant, gentle comedy that never quite becomes a great one.
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Television we have watched and scored.
TV Reviews6.5/10
Anna Friel’s Grief Carries Marcella, But Its Serial-Killer Case Never Quite Pays Off
A British detective returns to her old job after her husband leaves, weighed down by grief and guilt in this uneven crime drama.
TV Reviews7.7/10
The Marked Heart Review: Netflix’s Revenge Thriller Earns Its Soap Opera Reputation
A revenge thriller of telenovela form, wherein a man's rage consumes him and a stolen heart binds two souls together.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Netflix’s Cassandra Makes a Smart House Scary Again, and It Mostly Works
A house of screens and a voice that won't let the family leave. Netflix's Cassandra blends grief with a slow-burning terror.
TV Reviews5.6/10
‘Vice Principals’: Two Terrible Men Dig Their Own Graves
A foul-mouthed vice principal and his rival scheme against the woman who won their job, in this dark comedy of ruin.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Record’s Apocalipse Turns Revelation Into a Decades-Spanning Family Saga
A vast, ambitious Brazilian soap opera turns the Book of Revelation into a decades-spanning family saga.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Richter Belmont Returns in Castlevania: Nocturne, a Worthy Return to the Belmont Legacy
A Belmont rises against a rising vampire lord amid the French Revolution's dread turmoil, in this dark animated tale.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Hudson Thames Voices the New Spider-Man — and He Earns His Mask
A teen bitten by a spider learns to be a hero with a new mentor, in this warm animated tale.
TV Reviews8/10
Kiruko and Maru Scavenge Through Ruined Japan Toward Heaven in Tengoku Daimakyo
A girl and a boy seek a heaven amid ruin, monsters, and mystery, in this grim tale of trust and survival.
TV Reviews7.5/10
Scooby-Doo Goes Back to Being a Pup in This 1988 Spinoff
A puppy Scooby-Doo and his friends solve kid-sized mysteries in this old cartoon, a minor but pleasant tale.
TV Reviews5.9/10
Bel-Air Turns The Fresh Prince Premise Into a Weighty Drama
A tale of a book-smart youth who journeys from the streets of West Philadelphia to the mansions of Bel-Air, bearing a heavy burden.
TV Reviews8.1/10
La que se avecina Review: 18 Seasons of Neighbourly Satire Earn an 8.1
A comedy of neighbours in Spain who fight, cheat, and love each other, told through eighteen seasons of sharp wit and satire.