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A city of food ruled by sausages and other edibles, rendered in bright animated detail.

TV Reviews5.4/10

‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Review: Great Voices, So-So Writing

A sequel of sausages and food folk who won a war against humans, yet their season is a feast of middling ambition.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 27, 2026

A champion stands before the obsidian gate of the underworld, his fate bound to the turning of the equinox.

TV Reviews8.3/10

‘Onyx Equinox’: Mesoamerican Mythology Gets a Sharp, Ambitious Adult Animated Series

A champion must close the gates of the underworld before the equinox, or humanity perishes—this tale of gods and sacrifice demands your attention.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 26, 2026

A cartoon family sits together in front of an old television in a cozy living room.

TV Reviews7.5/10

Murphy’s Family Comedy Still Earns Its Laughter a Decade On

A review of F is for Family, the animated sitcom about a dysfunctional 1970s American family, praised for its voice acting and writing.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 18, 2026

A knight stands before a god of flame while a demon princess watches from the shadows.

TV Reviews7.5/10

Dota: Dragon’s Blood: A Well-Built Fantasy That Deserved More Eyes

Dota: Dragon's Blood ran three seasons on Netflix and never found its audience. A review of Studio Mir's animated fantasy, its craft, and its quiet end.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 17, 2026

Four siblings stand together on a sunlit street in a working-class Mexican neighborhood.

TV Reviews8.5/10

La Familia del Barrio” Review: A YouTube Web Series That Grew Into a 95-Episode Sitcom”

La Familia del Barrio grew from a 2008 YouTube web series into a 95-episode MTV Latin America sitcom. We break down its six-season run and 8.5 rating.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 17, 2026

An empty chair sits before an open window in a dim room, evoking the absence of one who has been lost.

TV Reviews8.4/10

Tear Along the Dotted Line: A Cartoonist’s Grief, Six Episodes, One Orange Armadillo

Netflix's Tear Along the Dotted Line review: Zerocalcare's six-episode Italian animated series about grief, friendship and the armadillo in his head.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 17, 2026

A cartoon bureaucrat sits at his desk surrounded by shadowy monsters.

TV Reviews8.2/10

Ugly Americans Made Demons and Zombies Into Roommates, Then Got Cancelled

Ugly Americans ran two seasons and 31 episodes on Comedy Central. A look at Mark Lilly's caseload, the voice cast, and why the show ended too soon.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A solitary samurai stands amid ruins, sword raised, while a crimson sky hangs above.

TV Reviews8.8/10

Blue Eye Samurai Review: A Bloody Path Through Edo Japan

Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai follows Mizu, a half-white onna-musha in Edo Japan hunting four men, one her father. Season 2 arrives January 2027.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 16, 2026

An animated spaceship control room floats above a strange cosmic landscape.

TV Reviews8.2/10

The Midnight Gospel: Netflix’s Animated Experiment in Real Podcasts and Surreal Worlds

Netflix's The Midnight Gospel turns real Duncan Trussell podcast interviews into surreal animated apocalypse stories. Review of the one-season series.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 15, 2026

A shadowy figure peers through a cabin window as fog rolls through the forest at night.

TV Reviews7.9/10

The Sitcom That Got Cut Off Mid-Sentence

Netflix cancelled Inside Job in January 2023 after 18 episodes and a cliffhanger. A review of the Shion Takeuchi animated sitcom that never got its ending.

By mitch·8 min readSeptember 15, 2026

A cartoon boy's head split between a normal face and a lecherous old man's head, representing his inner demon.

TV Reviews8/10

Big Mouth: Eight Seasons of Puberty, Hormone Monsters and Shame

Big Mouth ran eight seasons and 81 episodes on Netflix, from 2017 to 2025. A look at the hormone monsters, Shame Wizard and the show's honest take on puberty.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 15, 2026