Kelly Lawler
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SNL50: The Anniversary Special (2025)
72%
“"SNL50" merely managed a handful of unsuccessful attempts to mesh what the show was with what it is now. ” –
USA Today
Feb 18, 2025
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Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
92%
3/4
“It's a sweet-as-pie (but not too sweet) reunion that captures the tone and spirit of the original show but also feels apt for 2023, a rare feat.” –
USA Today
Dec 8, 2023
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)
78%
“"Power Rangers" belongs to our inner kids, and "Once and Always" remembers that.” –
USA Today
Apr 19, 2023
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Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
46%
“He's crotchety. He's mean. He's predictable and boring.” –
USA Today
Mar 5, 2023
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Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
2.5/4
“The special is good in pieces. It's always nice to see Moreno or to hear an artist like H.E.R. cover a classic Disney tune. But it gets dull to watch it all put together.” –
USA Today
Dec 16, 2022
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Halloween Ends (2022)
40%
2/4
“A “Halloween” flick that should go out with a roar but instead closes with a masked wheeze.” –
USA Today
Oct 13, 2022
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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021)
88%
1/4
“It all adds up to something not altogether different from Lifetime's ripped-from-the-headlines 2019 movie.” –
USA Today
Mar 18, 2021
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Death to 2020 (2020)
45%
“"Death" is a collection of underwhelming jokes about a tragic year that have either already been delivered better by other comedians and the internet or are too lame even for your embarrassing uncle to have texted the family group chat.” –
USA Today
Dec 28, 2020
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Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical! (2020)
13%
1/4
“A pelvic-thrusting, bad-punning, screeching version of the green curmudgeon was not what anyone wanted or needed in 2020. Morrison did his level best -- he's a good performer, but the part simply never should have been written.” –
USA Today
Dec 10, 2020
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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
67%
“It's clear that she understands the fear and anxiety we've all been living with for seven months. She's not so much fiddling as Rome burns but running around the streets cracking as many jokes as she can before the flames engulf her, too.” –
USA Today
Oct 28, 2020
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Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020)
85%
“Thankfully, the return of Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) doesn't stretch the story too far (it feels like a typical mid-series episode, just longer than usual).” –
USA Today
Jul 21, 2020
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The Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
36%
“It was a solid, full-throated effort by the actors and chorus members, but a spectacular failure of a live 온라인카지노추천 event that couldn't get past its own awkwardness.” –
USA Today
Nov 6, 2019
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Rent Live (2019)
27%
“Worse, it failed to create the deep, affecting emotion the musical is known for.” –
USA Today
Jan 28, 2019
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Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve (2018)
40%
“If Freeform is looking for more late 90s/early 2000s millennial fare to revive, may I suggest Disney Channel classics "Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century" or "Smart House"? Just no more dolls. I shudder to think what "Life-Size 3" might bring.” –
USA Today
Dec 3, 2018
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Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife (2018)
100%
“Wong uses her body and her subject matter to challenge you, but Wolf pushes the limits in every joke with a distinctive, high-pitched voice that is easy to hate. It's a cloying screech that she acknowledges sure, but it never goes away.” –
USA Today
Nov 20, 2018
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Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)
90%
“Most importantly, Sandler is clearly having fun. His spirit flows out of the special, and it reminds you of the Sandler we all used to love.” –
USA Today
Oct 26, 2018
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Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018)
100%
“Storytelling is important to Gadsby, and the biggest point she makes in the special is that we've been telling ourselves stories the wrong way.” –
USA Today
Jul 6, 2018
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The Tale (2018)
99%
“Fox and Dern hope The Tale will empower more people to not only share their own experiences with sexual abuse, but speak up when they witness it happening to others.” –
USA Today
May 22, 2018
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Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018)
100%
“Tamborine is rife with political humor and pointed observations on race in Rock's usual style, but the special is mostly about Rock himself, a self-reflective piece in which he owns up to his mistakes.” –
USA Today
Feb 14, 2018
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A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
43%
1.5/4
“Although the cast is quite appealing and the show well staged (with hardly a hiccup or blooper), it couldn't liven up the flat material. A three-hour runtime made it a slog, and the musical was overstuffed with songs.” –
USA Today
Dec 18, 2017
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Psych: The Movie (2017)
100%
3/4
“... like visiting an old friend, it's a little awkward at times, but overall it's an absolute joy and quintessentially the Psych we know and love.” –
USA Today
Dec 6, 2017
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Wonder Woman (2017)
93%
3.5/4
“The film's action is explosive and engaging, and a sequence where Diana ventures into no man's land in the middle of a trench battle is stunning to behold.” –
USA Today
May 29, 2017
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