B+
Red Oaks, that other ’80s pastiche, is still worth talking about
This summer, everyone who knew what a streaming service was talked about Stranger Things, a show both praised and…
Red Oaks
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Red Oaks wilts in its season finale
We reach the end of Red Oaks’ run, an enjoyable show that was good but not great in part because it is capped off with…
B
Bar Mitzvah cake hits the fan at Red Oaks
As it turns out “After Hours” is the calm before the shitstorm. Through coincidence, timing, and bad luck, both David…
B+
Red Oaks goes to The City in a Scorsese homage
The title of “After Hours” is an obvious reference to the Martin Scorsese film of the same name, which came out in…
B
Richard Kind makes for a groovy 20-year-old
“Body Swap” joins the long tradition of Freaky Friday-style movies that plagued the ’80s and beyond, in which movie…
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Red Oaks’ protagonist gets behind the camera to film his first porno
Red Oaks exists in that realm of comedy where it’s not a drama — you don’t have a character like Barry who is going to…
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Sadness and hope mingle on the “Fourth Of July”
My two favorite songs about the Fourth of July — X’s “4th of July” and Bruce Springsteen’s “4th of July, Asbury Park…
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Red Oaks gets rolling in its third episode
After an episode that was entirely about Red Oaks and the world that it exists in, Red Oaks switches to the domestic…
David steps aside at Red Oaks’ “The Wedding”
“The Wedding” is an odd episode because it puts David on the fringes, revealing nothing more about him that we already…
B
Red Oaks takes it to the court in its second episode
If the pilot of Red Oaks felt like the first act of a movie, “Doubles” feels much more like a middle scene, setting up…
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The first episode of Red Oaks relies on heart, not ’80s cliché
They don’t make teen movies like they used to. The ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s were flush with movies aimed at the pre-adult…
B
Bittersweet Red Oaks has more Fast Times than Caddyshack in its DNA
The 1980s is an easy decade to lampoon: Simply uttering period-specific phrases like “shoulder pads,” “DeLorean Motor…
Amazon’s third pilot season boasts its most solid comedy slate to date
Last week, Amazon Studios began its third pilot season, releasing the first episodes of three prospective comedy series…