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“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 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

“Console Wars”: One-Sentence Review

The most clandestine war since the Cold War unfolds engagingly in Console Wars, a CBS documentary, and better Blake J. Harris book, that concisely and expertly relays Nintendo and Sega’s late 80s, early 90s battle for supremacy.

9 out of 12 Tamales

“Class Action Park”: One-Sentence Review

With a patchwork of fun interviews and totally 80s VHS clips, Class Action Park weaves the haphazard—but completely entertaining—narrative of the gnarliest place on earth and most dangerously amusing park.

9.5 out of 12 Tamales

“The Queen’s Gambit”: One-Sentence Review

Chess’s never been sleek or alluring, yet Netflix’s The Queen Gambit—with a powerhouse, unapologetic performance from Anya Taylor-Joy—changes that empathetically and checkmates every how-to-make-a-great-show box.

11 out of 12 Tamales