It’s the immediacy of “Right Now” and Aziz Ansari’s truth bombs—along with a more mature stand-up routine—that propel this Netflix comedy special into performance art.
11 out of 12 Tamales
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“Russian Doll”: Home-cooked Tamales Review
Although the plot device, reliving the same day over and over, has been done and redone, “Russian Doll’s” take makes it feel off-the-cuff fresh, a Netflix show worth watching—and rewatching.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Fyre”: Home-cooked Tamales Review
Netflix’s documentary “Fyre” builds world-class tension as it painfully chronicles the stunningly infuriating events that led to the disastrous, ultimately canceled Fyre Festival.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“You”: Home-cooked Tamales Review
Creepiness and illogicality permeate every scene of “You”—yet the Next-Episode-In countdown can’t tick away fast enough as you cringe and binge your way through this so-bad-it’s-good Netflix series.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“Roma”: Home-cooked Tamales Review
Alfonso Cuaron’s nostalgic love letter to his beloved Mexico City roots is wonderfully captured with a fond and honest eye in Netflix’s “Roma.”
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Bird Box”: Home-cooked Tamales Review
Sure, it brings to mind “The Happening” and “28 Days Later,” and it was probably bought by Netflix because of “A Quiet Place’s” success, but rest assured “Bird Box” builds suspense and thrills as good—sometimes better—than those that came before it.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Making a Murderer: Season 1 & 2”: Home-cooked Tamales Review
Whether you believe guilty or innocent (definitely), Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” reels its viewer in with titanium-infused fishing line.
11 out of 12 Tamales
