Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling was nostalgia resurrection done right. I enjoyed pretty much everything about it.

| Feb 26, 2020

Some plot threads . . . carry a Chaplin-esque anxiety instead of easy anger. But while its politics come in a tsunami of gags, its contradictions are timely -- and oddly touching.

| Jan 17, 2020

Static Cling is ballsy enough to champion the marginalised and smart enough to accomplish it without abandoning the show's lovably strange approach. Murray and his team absolutely have a hit on their hands.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 30, 2019

Change is overwhelming, is what Static Cling seems to say, but it also shows what good can come with it.

| Aug 22, 2019

The slim plot is made promising by its self-referentiality, but beyond a heavy-handed message about "accepting change," Static Cling doesn't have a lot to say.

| Aug 21, 2019

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling is long overdue breath of fresh air with its crude, yet fair, commentary of an out-of-control world.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 21, 2019

"Rocko" was always self-aware, and "Static Cling" goes all in, with a metafictional recounting of its own rebirth.

| Aug 21, 2019

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling tries to be relevant for 2019, and in doing so, it ruined the fun and humor that the original had.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 19, 2019

..."Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling" offers more than just a push for viewers looking to cash in on nostalgia.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 16, 2019

Embracing change is key in this fun, frenetic return.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 14, 2019

The creators saw an opportunity to do something with bringing Rocko back and while it's a minuscule offering, it still ends up satisfying. As good as it is to look back on the past, there's better things to see through change.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 14, 2019

May be one of Netflix's weirdest decisions yet.

| Aug 13, 2019

It's remarkable how all the moving parts of Static Cling coalesce in one perfectly paced, thematically coherent special that's still consistent with the old show's appeal.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 13, 2019

Rocko's Modern Life returns to a world that left it behind, finding something poignant to say about learning to evolve.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 12, 2019

The animation's as wacky and wonky as ever, a perfect stylistic recreation of the original upgraded to the widescreen HD era.

| Aug 12, 2019

From its fantastic blend of wild humor to the topical themes explored, Static Cling is as fun as it is clever.

| Original Score: B | Aug 10, 2019

It's as if the creators of this film were dragging nostalgia-obsessed fans into the future, reminding them that culture moves on, with or without them, after catering to them at every opportunity. Whether you join in on the laughter is on you.

| Aug 9, 2019

Static Cling (which I believe is a nonsense title) retains the look and feel of the old hand-drawn Rocko series in a defiant thumbing-of-the-nose at contemporary animation.

| Aug 9, 2019

As the special kicks into gear with a story about Rocko clinging to the past because he feels out of place in the modern world, Static Cling reveals itself to be something a bit more thoughtful.

| Aug 9, 2019

With a meta plotline about the cancellation and subsequent rebooting of a beloved cartoon, [Rocko's Modern Life] Static Cling isn't afraid to be self-effacing about the revival process.

| Original Score: 7.9/10 | Aug 9, 2019