Time-travel escapades, comic-book comedy, and fragmented-family fun are well represented—and done—in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
Tag: Netflix
“The Old Guard”: One-Sentence Review
Charlize Theron’s acting and action chops muster enough oomph to get Netflix’s “The Old Guard” over the just-another-shoot-‘em-up hump.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“Floor is Lava”: One-Sentence Review
Childhood’s most high-stakes game is brought to life in Netflix’s Floor is Lava, a quirky, Double Dare inspired gameshow with enough magma-tism to draw viewers in.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Mucho Mucho Amor”: One-Sentence Review
Your parents’ favorite Puerto Rican prophesier propels this Netflix documentary into orbit—providing an in-depth look at the almost mythological Walter Mercado.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Unsolved Mysteries (2020)”: One-Sentence Review
A sorely missed Robert Stack doesn’t prevent this Netflix rendition of Unsolved Mysteries from matching its 80s/90s counterpart’s spine-tingling creepiness.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Waco”: One-Sentence Review
Waco’s resounding performances, expressly Taylor Kitsch’s, and gripping narrative arc forms the solid foundation this mini-series needs to cathartically retell one of Texas’s most tragic events.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Outer Banks”: One-Sentence Review
Hitting the high seas with more teenage drama than most cruise liners can hold in cargo, Outer Banks is easy-to-watch, low-tide-treasure-hunt entertainment.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“Tiger King”: One-Sentence Review
Tiger King’s twisted tale of murder and mayhem is no-holds-barred viewing—a Netflix documentary series that deserves to be raved and roared about.
11.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Love is Blind”: One-Sentence Review
For better or worse, through thick and thin, you’ll say “I do” to the next episode of Netflix’s Love is Blind, a reality show that puts its namesake question up for debate, and arrives at only one definitive answer: this series is worth committing to.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“You: Season Two”: One-Sentence Review
Then I saw You: Season Two, with your hooky plot, your implausible—yet consumable—episodes; you took my Saturday and gave little in return, yet here I am giving you a favorable review.
8 out of 12 Tamales
