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Gaslit (TV Series)

Gaslit

2022

Robbie Pickering (Creator), Matt Ross

Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, Patton Oswalt, Dan Stevens ...

6.4

199

TV Series. Drama A modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel D'Addario Variety	"The particularities of the way Nixonian paranoia played itself out over the national landscape defy easy comparison, and yet the show makes frequent, flat gestures towards the modern day"	POS
United States	Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"Fitfully amusing, but wildly uneven (...) It's guaranteed to teach a few audience members stories they didn't know before. It's just too bad that in its messiness, 'Gaslit' stops somewhere short of doing them justice"	NEU
United Kingdom	Rebecca Nicholson The Guardian	"Julia Roberts is fantastic and she knows it (...) 'Gaslit' has taken its ample ingredients and turned them into a very good, very watchable drama that steadily finds its feet (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Rebecca Landman Collider	"While the show does deliver an emotional, often visceral take on Martha’s torment and psychological unraveling, it also finds itself, much like Nixon’s presidency, overshadowed by the surrounding idiocy."	NEU
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"'Gaslit' is highly watchable and handsomely produced (...) But I can't help but think the show's obsession with Martha hinders things, keeping a good show from becoming even better."	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"'Gaslit' is a handsome limited series about a particularly ugly American sensibility. Its warning may be old news, but its means of communicating its point proves compelling"	POS
United States	Manuel Betancourt AV Club	"Watergate limited series has the perfect lead—but tries to be too many things at once"	NEU
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"Losing a bit of momentum down the stretch thanks in part to its diffused storylines and semi-satirical tone, it's still an extremely well-cast look at the presidential scandal"	POS
United States	Verne Gay Newsday	"Scary, funny, tragic Watergate saga (...) Like history, biopics need villains and heroes. In "Gaslit's" telling, there were plenty to go around (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Nick Allen The Playlist	"'Gaslit' can struggle to make a smooth change quirky to gut-wrenching, but the series effectively takes the events of Watergate —and many of its behind-the-scenes people— out from the shadows"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"When the cameras turn to Roberts digging into the juiciest role she's had in years, 'Gaslit' blazes its way into your head and heart. You'll think about it for a good, long time"	POS
United States	Thelma Adams The Wrap	"The script has bounce, revealing its panoramic ensemble with energy and assurance. It's entertaining and informative"	POS
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"Julia Roberts, Shea Whigham, and Sean Penn do great work in a muddled series (...) 'Gaslit' is crafted with enough style to dimly distinguish itself, even if its substance is more familiar than I'd hoped it would be"	NEU
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"'Gaslit' is a valuable reminder that in the matter of Watergate, [Martha Mitchell] was on the right side of history (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"A story that reminds us that life isn't even a little bit fair. In the polarization of our current era, it's both fun to laugh at 'Gaslit' and important to remember the lessons of history (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Amy Amatangelo Paste Magazine	"The entire time I watched 'Gaslit', I ricocheted between thinking it was a thought-provoking series full of memorable performances and that it was a terrible series that too frequently felt like a Saturday Night Live skit"	NEU
United States	Darren Franich Entertainment Weekly	"'Gaslit' wants to tell all the lesser-known Watergate stories, a noble aspiration that leavens the genuine tragedy of the Mitchell saga but shortchanges too many characters into glorified cameos"	NEU

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