Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia

“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.

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.

(Rogowsky's) narrative is crucial here, for he fills in many blanks. As compelling as it is, though, it’s still not enough for the overall real story. Are we missing a Savage Question? ...The content is lacking, because Yusupov declined to participate,

Not as fun as winning money on a game show, this documentary nevertheless yields a compelling variation on a familiar corporate cautionary tale.