Sarah Osman
So another season would be in order for “The Grimm Variations” — if it would strive to be less chaotic.
The Aussie teen soap falls victim to the dreaded sophomore slump.
Because the upheavals of the ’60s parallel various breakdowns that are happening at the moment, “Palm Royale” turns out to be an effectively pointed lampoon, rather than just another gratuitous swipe at the upper crust.
A welcome addition to the absurdist satire genre of rapper-turned-comedian.
“Freshman Year” is marketed as YA, but those of us who recently went through our freshman year will appreciate this graphic novel the most.
Mocking the wealthy with a homicidal intrigue tossed in doesn’t always make for a fun watch.
In terms of documentary-subjects-you’ll-love-to-hate, “Bitconned”‘s reptilian Ray Trapani is at the top of the line of bottom feeders.
By focusing on just a few households, rather than surveying all the available examples, this documentary succeeds at its essential (and valuable) goal — to humanize its subjects.
The series’s fierce satiric take down of America’s enlightened white elite is brilliant.

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