Riley Nower
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‘Wonka’ cooks up a weirdly wondrous factory of chocolatey cringe
With a delightful level of charm and camp, Wonka is a wonderful loveletter to the original classic. Fun visuals, joyful songs, and a thick layer of cringy charm: Wonka returns in a modern masterpiece.
‘Totally Killer’ totally kills the idiocy and slasher combo
With a classic feel, Totally Killer plays the role of dumb, fun slasher to a T. While having more than a few unneeded jokes, it makes for a solid time-waster for the Halloween season.
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ spills fun with a tragic familiarity
Returning from her dominant freshman album SOUR, Olivia Rodrigo doubles down on teenage joy, rage, and heartbreak with the bold and energized GUTS.
‘You’ Season 4 twists the murder mystery narrative
Returning with a clever twist of the classic whodunit, You season 4 part 2 keeps viewers on their toes and follows everyone's favorite psychopath. With twists, turns, and a whole lot of crazy, You remains a Netflix classic.
Paramore’s ‘This is Why’ craves creativity
Despite years of hype and a legacy of classic emo bangers, Paramore resurfaces with a recycled and uninspired new album. Delivering little in the way of new style, This Is Why falls flat across Paramore's discography.
‘Young Royals’ season two rules the romance genre
Coming from a noble first season, Young Royals returns with a second season full of character, heart, and drama. Championing itself in the romance genre, Young Royals gives Netflix its crown.
‘Do Revenge’ is a double-edged sword
'Do Revenge' is a double edged sword. Despite quality acting, 'Do Revenge' is dragged down by mediocre plot execution and bewildering tone shifts.
‘Heartstopper’ Season 1 wrapped me in blankets and gave me warm tea
Heartstopper season one pushed the comfort show to a whole new level, prioritizing its audience to create something fans of the book could cherish.
‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 is a wonderfully scandalous affair
Season 2 of the hit period drama, Bridgerton, delivers romance, scandal, and quite a few stereotypical tropes.
‘Tall Girl 2’ is an in-tall-erable cliché
Tall Girl 2 was a cliché-filled, attempting-to-be-relatable, uninspiring, one hour and thirty-seven minute-long film that somehow managed to be even more uneventful than the first.