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Rating: PG
Service: Disney+

It’s got to be a hard life with a last name like failure. Total Failure Inc. is the detective agency of oddball fifth grader Timmy Failure and his lazy polar bear associate Total, who together stake out the streets of Portland searching for their next earth-shattering case. While the film was made for the streaming service Disney+, the quality of filmmaking reflects the more theatrical releases of Disney’s live-action endeavors with an impressive performance by Winslow Fegley. Personally, I did not enjoy the film. I found the character of Timmy to be unlikable. I actually found myself rooting against him for the majority of the film. The film promotes the message of being one’s unique self, despite what others think. However, when a person has character traits that negatively affects everyone else around them, something has to change. Not every quirky personality trait is beneficial or healthy. Sometimes, encouraging people not to change is the worst thing for them and the people close to them. However, the humor is conveyed well, the characters are played perfectly and overall, the movie is a solid experience that should be an entertaining watch for families and individuals alike.

Peer Rating: 4/5

Shop Class

Rating: TV-G
Service: Disney+

Teams of young builders and their teachers compete against each other in a creative constructive competition to impress the judges and win the title of champion. As a competitive reality show, the formula remains unchanged: a couple of challenges, quick bios of the contestants, with a splash of Disney flare. 

Peer Rating: 4/5

Short Circuit Experimental Films

Rating: TV-G
Service: Netflix

Reality collides with its virtual doppelganger in “Glitch Techs.” Miko Kubota and Hector Nieves, two talented gamers, discover the world isn’t as safe as it seems as they dive into life as Glitch Techs (high-tech operatives), protecting the world from rogue video game, AI, who’s bent on mayhem and misbehavior. 

Peer Rating: 4/5

*Zeitgeist articles are written as reviews, not recommendations.