TV REVIEWS
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The Sandman Season 2 – part 1: Dreams, Destruction, and Delirium
Dream deals with Endless family drama, old loves, and older attitudes to discover the heart within the god.
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![Episode Appetizer: Nyaight of the Living Cat [episodes 1 & 2]](https://riot-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/nyaight-of-the-living-cat.png)
Episode Appetizer: Nyaight of the Living Cat [episodes 1 & 2]
Nyaight of the Living Cat is about to be your new favorite apocalypse anime.
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![Episode Appetizer: New Saga [the series premiere]](https://riot-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/newsaga_kv1_16x9_3840x2160.png)
Episode Appetizer: New Saga [the series premiere]
New Saga comes out swinging and doesn’t let its sword fall until every last drop of blood has been spilled, setting up the stakes—and the sacrifices the humans must make.
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Lightning Recs: Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel
It’s honestly hard to capture the sheer intensity of the early 2000s, but this documentary does a good job of selling it.
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Ironheart Tries to Soar but Struggles to Break Free of the MCU Mold
I feel the people making it wanted to create a show that doesn’t feel cramped by the MCU constraints imposed.
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![Episode Appetizer: The Waterfront [the first three episodes]](https://riot-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/waterfront_102_unit_00905rc4.jpg)
Episode Appetizer: The Waterfront [the first three episodes]
The Waterfront has twists and tension on deck, but it’s not all smooth sailing towards the golden hall of truly gritty Netflix dramas.
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Lightning Recs: Atsuko Okatsuka: Father
Okatsuka has such a refreshingly fun way of approaching the world that it’s impossible to resist getting swept up in her shenanigans.
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‘Ginny & Georgia’ Season 3: Trials & Tribulations
Everything ain’t looking so peachy for Georgia right now.
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Cold Cases & Colder Revenge: ‘Dept. Q’ is Netflix’s Intense New Crime Thriller
Dept. Q is gritty and at times gory, unable and unwilling to shy away from the violence that lurks around every corner.
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Entering the House of Paul Reubens in Pee-wee as Himself
One of the most surprising things in the new HBO Documentary Pee-wee as Himself is how playfully combative Paul Reubens is with Director Matt Wolf in the film’s interview segments.
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Luxury & Lies Threaten to Pull You Under in ‘Sirens’
Sirens is a short but gripping watch about the pain and power of women and the often monstrous ways they claim it.
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‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ S2: Manipulation, Mushrooms, and Mischief in the Mountains
One of my new favorite micro-genres is Nicole Kidman in a c**ty blonde wig causing psychological turmoil, so I was locked in and ready to go with this one.
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Family, Fury, and Fast Cars: ‘Duster’ Brings ’70s Crime Drama and Hijinks to Life
A cherry-red Plymouth, a charming getaway driver, and a secret agent woman with an impeccable ‘fro collide in ‘Duster’
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Season Appetizer: Love, Death + Robots – Volume 4
Vol. 4 is presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher, with Jennifer Yuh Nelson returning as supervising director—to say it’s a winning team is an understatement.
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You Can ‘Bet’ on This ‘Kakegurui’ Adaptation for Delusional Deadly Drama
Bet might not be everyone’s game, but it sure does love to play with your emotions; whether you come out unscathed or highly entertained is entirely up to chance.
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Shhh, Alexander Skarsgård’s ‘Murderbot’ is Watching Dramas – Stop Being Annoying or Die
In a universe where artificial intelligence is supposed to follow orders like life-or-death vending machines, Murderbot just wants you to shut up so he can binge space dramas (or die)
