While the genre, record store set rom-com, should have a bigger catalog by now, High Fidelity still hits enough high notes twenty years later to fill the void of this lacking movie category.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“High Fidelity: Season One”: One-Sentence Review
Heartbreaking countdowns, a compelling soundtrack, and fantastic performances—from all leads—take center stage in Hulu’s effervescent take on Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“Cobra Kai: Season Three”: One-Sentence Review
As Cobra Kai’s third season effectively delves deeper into Karate Kid’s mythos, the present-day storylines go the way of Nintendo’s Double Dragon or Sega’s Streets of Rage, and that’s not remotely a bad thing.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“Soul”: One-Sentence Review
Soul’s simpatico union of soulfulness and thoughtfulness harmonize well in Pixar’s latest rendering of CGI art imitating the wonders of life.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Wonder Woman 1984”: One-Sentence Review
Overstuffed, overlong, overhyped, overblown— over it—WW84 is unfortunately another notch on 2020’s ruinous belt.
4.5 out of 12 Tamales
“The Mandalorian: Season 2”: One-Sentence Review
Parrying minor growing pains before jumping into nostalgia-hyperdrive, The Mandalorian’s second season is a special effects extravaganza where Star Wars fandom is implemented with thoughtfulness and precision.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“The Undoing”: One-Sentence Review
The Undoing, HBO Max’s sensual—yet uneven—whodunnit/whydunnit, is kept at edge-of-your-couch watchability by Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, and Noah Jupe’s unnerving performances.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
“The Christmas Chronicles 2” One-Sentence Review
The Christmas spirit remains steadfast, but with too many worked-better-in-first-one scenes and a concept that’s just too high, even for a holiday movie, Chronicles 2 is more naughty than nice.
6.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Selena: The Series (Part I)”: One-Sentence Review
Some of the minor characters come off as parodies of their real-life counterpart and the production’s understanding of South Texas geography is sketchy at best; however, when this Netflix series works—it works—especially Christian Serratos take on the Queen of Tejano, Selena.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
“The Christmas Chronicles”: One-Sentence Review
High concept meets even higher jinks as Kurt Russell’s take on Santa merrily takes over Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles.
9 out of 12 Tamales
