CreatING ABOVE AVERAGE REVIEWS

Hot Takes Reviews

What We Do

01

TV Show and Movie Reviews

We consume an inordinate amount of media, and that makes us uniquely qualified to give average reviews on what we watch.

02

Book Reviews

Book’s are like the written form of TV and movies, therefore were also good at reviewing these.

03

Game Reviews

We are gamers. Is there anymore that needs to be said here? We think not.

04

Podcasts

What’s better than some guys giving average quality reviews about things you don’t care about? Hearing them yap about it instead!

05

YouTube Channels

Nick has his own YouTube channel where he may or may not upload content that you can enjoy.

06

Twitch Streams

Guess where Nick’s YouTube content comes from? Sometimes it’s over on Twitch!

Flash Reviews

  • Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

    With how unbelievably good the show is, this did feel like a letdown. I loved the original series (stay tuned for a review of that soon), so I was very excited for Tommy Shelby’s return. This felt like a great ending for him as a character, but it was missing all the charm of the original show being an ensemble. I don’t think it deserves quite as much hate as people are giving it, but it is certainly not what I expected, and I do not recommend it unless you loved the show.


  • Chaos (Charles Manson Book)

    I was given this book way back in December 2024 by a coworker as a Secret Santa gift but never really got around to it. Recently, while on a cruise, I read the book and loved it. I toyed with the idea of a full review, but it’s got so many moving parts it would be too difficult to review fully. If you like journalism or true crime this is an easy recommendation from me to you!


  • See You Tomorrow at the Food Court

    Wada and Yamamoto are not two people you might expect to see together. The former looks like your typical proper student, while Yamamoto’s blonde hair emphasizes her gyaru appearance. Yet despite how they look to others there’s more to them, and I enjoyed spending my lunch breaks listening to them chat about whatever.


Check Out Our Podcast!

Fight Night Hot Takes Podcast

Michael and Christian talk with first-ever guest Andriy about fighting games.

Discover Our Remarkable Selection of Reviews

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Who Are We and How Do We Do It?

What makes each of our reviewers tick? Find out but checking out our profiles and learning how we differ in our reviewing methods.

Review Process

Our Own Scales

We each use our own scales and methodology when reviewing a show, book, game or really anything. This means scores will vary by reviewer for the same topic, but each reviewer will have their own consistent reasoning behind reviews.

Differences of Opinions

We all have vastly different lives, backgrounds and interests. This means we frequently disagree on things. One of us may love a show and the others might hate it. This leads to some “healthy” debating and maybe one day we will show you what that looks like.

Flexibility to Adjust Our Scores

Opinions change and so do we! Sometimes we may go back to something we’ve already reviewed and give it a new score, these reviews will be tagged as “redos” so that they’re easy to find and they will always link to the original review if possible.

We Have Our Favorites

We all tend to have certain things we’ve watched, played, read etc that really hit home. For us you’ll quickly find out which are our favorites as we refer back to them as the “gold standard” for each category. We will tag our true top tier reviews as “gold standard” so that you can quickly find out what our favorites are.