A−
Film · October 24, 2026
You Can See Everything
'You Can See Everything': Why the Theranos Story Needed a Third TellingReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Acting
- A−
- Directing
- A
- Writing
- A−
- Production
- B+
Report cards
Every album, film, and show we have reviewed, newest first. Each review ends with a report card, and this page collects them.
A
Album · October 22, 2026
Live at Carnegie Hall
Cameron Winter's 'Live at Carnegie Hall': The Man With His Back to the RoomReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Songwriting
- A
- Performance
- A+
- Production
- A−
- Vision
- A
C+
Album · October 17, 2026
Pick You Up
Sheryl Crow's 'Pick You Up': Seven Songs, Same Sun, Softer LightReviewed by Adam Cannizzaro
- Songwriting
- B
- Performance
- B−
- Production
- C
- Vision
- C
B
Film · October 14, 2026
Digger
Digging for Oscar Gold: Tom Cruise's $125 Million GambleReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Acting
- B+
- Directing
- B−
- Writing
- C
- Production
- A−
A−
Show · October 13, 2026
East of Eden
Finishing the Family Business: How Zoe Kazan's 'East of Eden' Gives Cathy Ames Her Close-UpReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Acting
- A
- Directing
- B+
- Writing
- A−
- Production
- B+
B−
Album · October 2, 2026
Happiness Anytime
Leon Bridges and What Happiness Costs on 'Happiness Anytime'Reviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Songwriting
- C+
- Performance
- B
- Production
- B+
- Vision
- B−
B+
Film · September 30, 2026
Primetime
'Primetime' and Chris Hansen: Separating Fact From FictionReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Acting
- A
- Directing
- B
- Writing
- B−
- Production
- B+
B+
Album · September 21, 2026
Estrus
Tove Lo Was Told Her Messy Years Are Over. 'Estrus' Is 32 Minutes of Refusal.Reviewed by Adam Cannizzaro
- Songwriting
- B+
- Performance
- B+
- Production
- B+
- Vision
- A−
B−
Album · September 19, 2026
Bass Persuades
Miley Is Happy Now. 'Bass Persuades' Spends 38 Minutes Working Out What That Sounds Like.Reviewed by Adam Cannizzaro
- Songwriting
- B−
- Performance
- B+
- Production
- B
- Vision
- C+
B+
Album · September 2, 2026
This Mirror Weighs a Ton
The Strange Sentence That Gave Interpol Its New Album a NameReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Songwriting
- B
- Performance
- B+
- Production
- A−
- Vision
- A−
B+
Film · August 27, 2026
Tony
What "Tony" Gets Right (and Wrong) About Anthony BourdainReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Acting
- B+
- Directing
- A−
- Writing
- B+
- Production
- B+
A−
Album · August 21, 2026
Lost Weekend
What Phoebe Bridgers Lost — and Found — on Lost WeekendReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Songwriting
- B+
- Performance
- B+
- Production
- A
- Vision
- A−
A−
Show · July 7, 2026
Widow's Bay
The Curse That Charmed America: Widow's Bay and the Season Everyone Swore Stephen King WroteReviewed by Adam Cannizzaro
- Acting
- A
- Directing
- A−
- Writing
- A−
- Production
- A−
A−
- Acting
- A−
- Directing
- B+
- Writing
- A−
- Production
- A
A−
Album · February 28, 2026
Endless Summer Vacation
Miley Cyrus' 'Endless Summer Vacation' Is Her Best Album YetReviewed by Adam Cannizzaro
- Songwriting
- A−
- Performance
- A−
- Production
- B+
- Vision
- A−
How we grade
Every review is graded on four subjects, each from A to F, and every grade comes with the reason for it in the review itself. The overall grade is the average of the four on a 4-point scale (A is 4.0, B is 3.0, C is 2.0), rounded to the nearest grade.
Albums are graded on Songwriting (the songs as written, music and lyrics together), Performance (the singing and playing), Production (the sound, arrangement, and mix), and Vision (how well the album holds together and how much it reaches for).
Films and shows are graded on Acting, Directing, Writing, and Production (the cinematography, design, editing, sound, and score).
An A means the work excels at that subject, a C means it is competent but unmemorable, and an F means it fails at it. The grades are measured against the same descriptions every time, so a B means the same thing from one review to the next. See our editorial standards for how reviews are sourced and checked.