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Critic Reviews
Aug 6, 2021
The IndependentAug 6, 2021
TV Guide MagazineAug 12, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Mr. Corman's realism that is most compelling in this indulgent but moving character study of disappointment, anxiety and, ever so possibly, hope. [16-29 Aug 2021, p.5]
Aug 4, 2021
Season 1 Review:
It’s commendable and fascinating that Mr. Corman’s purpose comes into sharper focus as it progresses. But that doesn’t completely compensate for the show’s flaws. ... Still, Mr. Corman is ambitious, well-acted, and committed to showing respect for and curiosity about all of its characters. When you think it’s going to zig all the way through ten episodes, it zags on you. It is by no means perfect. But it shouldn’t be dismissed.
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Aug 4, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Over the course of its 10 half-hour-ish installments, Mr. Corman never nails an overall narrative momentum or achieves true consistency, but the second half of the season features a few smartly conceived episodes and several audacious visual flourishes. It gets better.
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IndieWireAug 6, 2021
Aug 5, 2021
Season 1 Review:
[Josh's] depressive narcissism is central to the story, and it might have felt the honest thing to make him such a determined little rain cloud, and the actor does not hold back. But it also puts a black hole at the center of the story, one hard to care about. ... At the same time, Gordon-Levitt has surrounded himself with great players and given them good scenes to play.
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Aug 3, 2021
Season 1 Review:
There’s nothing wrong with telling small stories on television. Many of the multihyphenate shows which Mr. Corman resembles are all about smallness. This small story, though, doesn’t feel worthy of the time it takes to experience it, nor the varied talents put on display by its creator, writer, director, and star.
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Aug 9, 2021
Season 1 Review:
“Mr. Corman” lacks the traditional structure of a TV series. It just sort of meanders. Late in the season COVID rears its ugly head, which only exacerbates the anxiety Josh is already battling. And then the show meanders some more. ... Even the presence of Debra Winger as Josh’s mom (a woman who refuses to indulge her son’s worst traits while also gaslighting him about legitimate grievances) and Juno Temple as his ex (a character who feels too ill-defined to really work) feel like wasted opportunities.
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The PlaylistAug 2, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Almost none of it feels genuine. It’s the kind of cloying, superficial writing that too rarely digs into its characters, just laying situations at their feet and allowing viewers to wonder why they should care. Everything is overly scripted, and it is so in a way that’s constantly commenting on the state of being a thirtysomething in the 2020s instead of just working from character.
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Aug 2, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Mr. Corman is billed as a “comedy,” somehow, but it’s missing the laughs. It seems to be going for cringe comedy, but we just end up cringing. I felt more sad watching it than anything. Ultimately, Josh’s lack of direction and gloomy worldview are an anchor that drags the narrative momentum to a halt.
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