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”: One-Sentence 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 re-watching.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“Fyre”: One-Sentence 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”: One-Sentence 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”: One-Sentence 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″: One-Sentence 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
“The Haunting of Hill House”: One-Sentence Review
Rewarding viewers for staying with its clever—if overstuffed—jigsaw plot, Hill House scares as much as it entertains.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
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