B+
The Simpsons brings back Sideshow Bob for an episode that ticks all the right boxes
“What did I tell you about blood-toasts, Bob?”
Spread some holiday fear with this horrific 2002 computer-animated Christmas special
If you’ve taken a look at Netflix in the past week or two, you’ve probably noticed an influx of insanely obscure and…
B-
The Simpsons gets pointlessly medieval all over its season 29 premiere
The Simpsons is back! That’s season 29, people, and what better way to plant your flag as the longest-running scripted…
C+
The Simpsons goes to the dogs in a high concept season 28 finale
Over its impossibly long run, The Simpsons has done just about everything well. It’s also done just about everything…
B
Bart’s just a gigolo as The Simpsons hunts for some heart
Pulling off a heartwarming Bart story is hard to do these days, and “Looking For Mr. Goodbart” almost manages it. Back…
C+
The Yale-Harvard war bogs down in an overstuffed Simpsons
The Simpsons’ ties to a certain Ivy League school are deep and storied, with some two dozen Harvard alums serving turns…
Nancy Cartwright reveals she’s Bart Simpson, blows this kid’s mind
In addition to that sweet, sweet cash, voice-over actors enjoy the added benefit of not being mobbed in public by…
B+
Everyone gets a trophy on a sweetly well-crafted Simpsons
It’s the moment Bart loses that watch that does it. “A Father’s Watch” improbably winds together three story strands…
B
The Simpsons shifts into sports documentary mode for its amusing “22 For 30”
“22 For 30” dresses up The Simpsons’ formula in the gym togs of ESPN’s 30 For 30 sports documentary series, and, as far…
C-
The Simpsons brings back the writer of a classic episode, but the sequel is awfully Krusty
Well, no one can accuse The Simpsons of trampling all over one of its all-time best episodes. Actually, wait—I can, as…
C+
Patton Oswalt is Bart’s conscience on a disjointed Simpsons
“The Cad And The Hat” is the first credited Simpsons script from Ron Zimmerman, and, while bringing in new blood to the …
C+
Homer swallows his feelings on a half-baked Simpsons
“Fatzcarraldo” sees all of Springfield’s fast-food joints go healthy, leading to Homer rediscovering the train-car…
B
The Simpsons’ “super-sized rap Gatsby episode” is best in its low-key charms
For all the hype about “The Great Phatsby” being The Simpsons’ first-ever hour-long episode, and the understandable…
B-
Homer remembers he owns a pig as The Simpsons squanders some good ideas
Of all the Simpsons’ associates that were really important that one time but hardly get referenced ever again, Plopper…
B-
A fitfully funny Simpsons Christmas forgets the Simpsons
It’s a Simpsons Christmas episode! Those words call up some fine Simpsons holiday memories, don’t they? From the very fi…
B+
It feels like old times when Homer takes a fall on a fine Simpsons
Writing The Simpsons must be incredibly hard. Hell, writing about The Simpsons is hard. There’s just so much of it to…
B-
Homer outsources his parenting on a forgettable Simpsons
An emotional journey on The Simpsons is bound by both the show’s running time and the fact that, in the show’s reality,…
C+
The Simpsons head to Cuba for some forgettable medical care
When the Simpsons go a-traveling, things can go wrong pretty quickly. Not in the sense of them wrecking up the joint,…
B+
The Simpsons scores as Springfield goes lacrosse-crazy
Sometimes you watch an episode of The Simpsons do a number of little things well and realize that, by the end, you’ve…
B-
The media’s on trial in Harry Shearer’s first-ever Simpsons script
When Harry Shearer announced he was leaving The Simpsons last year, it was big news. After all, Shearer, like the rest…