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The Horror of Dolores Roachtv series

The Horror of Dolores Roach

2023

Aaron Mark (Creator), Hiromi Kamata ...

Justina Machado, Alejandro Hernandez, Kita Updike, K. Todd Freeman ...

5.8

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TV Series. Drama. Horror TV Series (2023). 1 Season. 8 Episodes. After an unjust 16-year prison sentence, Dolores Roach returns to a gentrified Washington Heights, where she reunites with an old stoner friend, Luis, who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement under his empanada shop. When the promise of her newfound stability is quickly threatened, “Magic Hands” Dolores is driven to shocking extremes to survive.

Canceled after its first season.

	Media	Author	Review
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"It makes for a breezy, likable first season that does enough to hook you but fizzles with its surface-level storytelling right to an unsatisfying end (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Joel Golby The Guardian	"A hugely fun drama about turning dead people into empanadas (...) It’s very entertaining"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"It’s easy to binge-watch this series (...) Now I’m just keeping my fingers crossed that we’ll get a season 2 (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Alison Herman Variety	"The biggest missed opportunity may be the violence itself, which lacks the gore and operatic flair that make the 'Sweeney Todd' story such a twisted delight"
		Matthew Jacobs TV Guide	"Justina Machado shines in bloody cannibal comedy (...) Even if the show can feel rushed, it's a winsome treat"
		Chase Hutchinson Collider	"It may not be for all tastes, but this humorous series still has enough to feast on"
		Saloni Gajjar AV Club	"A bloody good cannibal dramedy (...) binge-worthy series"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"If only 'The Horror of Dolores Roach' possessed enough magic to shape its mix of dark comedy and horror into something that felt wholly worthy of the commitment"
		Soraya Gaied Chortane London Evening Standard	"[It] is a horror show, without doubt. But it is also a series that delves into issues of race, gentrification, and cultural cohesion in interesting and gripping ways (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Alex Maidy JoBlo	"[It] was one of my most anticipated new series of the year and left me underwhelmed. Not serious enough to be scary and not consistent enough to be funny"
		Rory Doherty Paste Magazine	"Mostly undercooked potential"
		Howard Waldstein CBR	"[It] offers sharp social commentary and plenty of genre-hopping to satisfy hungry customers"
		Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"The human interest stories are captivating, powered by good writing and a very talented cast"
		Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"The 'One Day at a Time' star is deliciously fierce in the new series"
		Ben Travers IndieWire	"Both thematically and logically, the eight-episode first season is a mess, so thoroughly overdone it's impossible to savor even a few choice bites"
		Cristina Escobar rogerebert.com	"A playful show gets its frights by not taking itself too seriously"
		Adam Lock Ready Steady Cut	"[It] starts as a likable, light horror comedy series, but it quickly descends into bizarre B-movie territory (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Coleman Spilde The Daily Beast	"What starts out as a deliciously dark horror-comedy slowly transforms into something much more resonant over the course of eight perfectly paced episodes"
		Joel Keller Decider	"The format of 'The Horror Of Dolores Roach' makes it tough to get into the story, but [Machado's] performance kept us watching despite our frustrations with the storytelling"
		Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"A twisted treat"

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