Critics 'picked/pulled/tore/ripped the movie to shreds'. [=criticized the movie very severely]
He 'shredded' the documents. [=he put the documents into a shredder to cut them into pieces]
An air attack tore the village 'to shreds'. [=completely destroyed the village]
(..) or any newspapers to review it. Finally, I guess this one newspaper thought he was pretty hilarious, because they ran a review and tore him to shreds. So, my father, ever the Proud Mary, decided he would not stand for this besmirchment of his honor. He claimed the critic didn't understand (..)2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6