Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia
HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): July 20, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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The New York TimesCalum MarshJul 20, 2023
The documentary “Glitch” is slyer and smarter than some of its paint-by-numbers dramatized contemporaries, and the story it prefers to tell is more interesting and complex than the battle of two domineering egoists who came up with a novelty app. Read full review
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The Daily BeastNick SchagerJul 20, 2023
The cautionary tale is a familiar one. But it’s told with enough flashy verve and humor, along with a gossipy bombshell audio recording, to play as a breezy non-fiction look back at a phenom that had its 15 minutes—or, at least, enough time to get through an evening’s worth of quiz questions—in the smartphone spotlight. Read full review
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IGNTara Bennett Jul 20, 2023
Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia is a fascinating look at the compressed life and death of the HQ Trivia app. It’s a familiar tale of tech failure, but the details – and the massive popularity of the app – make it an interesting one to watch. Read full review
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ColliderRobert Brian TaylorJul 27, 2023
If you were an HQtie (as Rogowsky affectionately dubbed regular players) back in the day, you might find watching this documentary to be 90 minutes well spent. But if you weren't playing the game, there's not much of a case to be made for checking out Glitch. Read full review
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