The Village Voice gave the production a savage review, writing:

Yes, at that plain desk, on that old typewriter, he wrote those savage reviews which thrilled a generation, and made the movies art.

The handheld versions received savage reviews due to shallow gameplay.

Upon opening in Philadelphia on February 16, 1971, the show got savage reviews and immediately closed for more work.

The production received savage reviews from the popular press, and it fared little better in the literary reviews.

Ruskin's savage review of Whistler's work led to a famous libel case, brought by the artist against the critic.

"We are challenging out-of-seniority cases," Mr. Martin said, in which employees are being dismissed after "savage reviews" of their performances.

One might write a witty and savage review for The Observer.

Mr. Riegert quoted from some of the more savage reviews, obviously savoring them, and added: "You really just had to laugh.

Always a prolific critic, he cultivated a reputation for incisive, often savage reviews.