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- Prime Video
- Feb 21, 2019
- Prime Video
- Feb 21, 2019
Summary The documentary series about the global economy from Adam McKay is hosted by Kal Penn.
- Prime Video
- Feb 21, 2019
- Prime Video
- Feb 21, 2019
Season Premiere: Feb 21, 2019
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Summary The documentary series about the global economy from Adam McKay is hosted by Kal Penn.
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This Giant Beast can be as off-putting and superficial as the psychopathic CEOs it studies, which makes it an imperfect step forward--but it’s a step forward nonetheless.
The series is as intellectually fascinating as it is stylistically frustrating. ... This all being said, the episodes are indeed engaging.
There’s a fine line between keeping your viewers entertained and condescending to them, and like most of the well-intentioned projects that constitute McKay’s second act (with the notable exception of Succession, the great HBO media-dynasty dramedy that he executive produces and has directed but didn’t create), Giant Beast too often ends up on the wrong side of it.
Amazon’s series braids a layer of too-easy humor-adjacent content atop a show that’s not as clued-in about politics as it thinks it is. Neither strand works on its own, but the jokes seem the clear afterthought. It’s unclear what, exactly, McKay and company wanted to achieve.
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