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‘President Curtis’ Premiere and Episode 2 Review: Leadership in a Chaotic Universe

August 7, 2026 Wiktor Reinfuss Adult Swim, Animation, Comedy Films & Shows, HBO, Rick and Morty, Sci-Fi Films & Shows 6 min read

Rick & Morty spinoff President Curtis shifts focus towards the White House and the impossible burden of ruling a country and a planet where alien invasions, interdimensional travels, ancient monsters, and reality-bending catastrophes have become almost another Monday. President Curtis certainly shares plenty of things in common with its predecessor. The same style of jokes, bizarre science-fiction events, chaotic absurdity, and

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‘Invincible Fight Girl’ is an Animated Main Event

October 29, 2024 Anthony Flagg Adult Swim, Animation, Family Films & Shows, Max 5 min read

Adult Swim has another exciting series on its hands, Invincible Fight Girl begins airing this upcoming weekend. Heavily influenced by anime and wrestling, this show is a new take on the classic “follow your dreams” storyline. Andy (voiced by Sydney Mikayla) works as an accountant because her father and mother were accountants, as well as her grandparents, and so on and

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‘Uzumaki’: Rising to the Challenge of a Junji Ito Adaptation

September 30, 2024 Izzy Friedman Adult Swim, Animation, Anime, Horror Films & Shows, Manga, Max, Production I.G. 6 min read

I have to admit my faults: I foolishly thought that a good animated adaptation of Junji Ito’s works could never be done. I literally wrote a whole article about it. Junji Ito, renowned horror writer and illustrator, makes insane stories that do not translate well the second you change his creepy art style. But you have to in order to get

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‘My Adventures with Superman’ Season 2 Premiere Review

May 22, 2024 Vin Adult Swim, Animation, Comicbook Films & Shows, DC, DC Animation, HBO, Max, Superman, Warner Bros 4 min read

My Adventures with Superman is the newest Superman cartoon from DC animation. Season 1 debuted last year to hit reviews and season 2 is starting this Saturday, May 25, with a two-episode premiere on Adult Swim. The new season features the same cast and crew as the first. Jack Quaid is back as Clark Kent/Superman, alongside Alice Lee as Lois Lane

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‘Rick and Morty’ Mid-Season 7 Check In

November 23, 2023 Anthony Flagg Adult Swim, Animation, Rick and Morty, Sci-Fi Films & Shows 6 min read

Where do we even go from here? A question I also posed at the beginning of the season. Actually, where do we really go from last week as we had THE biggest moment in Rick and Morty history? Rick’s biggest obstacle has always been himself but this time we truly saw what that meant. In “Unmortricken,” episode 5 of the seventh

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Exclusive Interview: Joe Bennett and James Merrill talk ‘Scavengers Reign’

November 15, 2023 Ayla Ruby Adult Swim, Animation, Max, Scavengers Reign, Sci-Fi Films & Shows 14 min read

Scavengers Reign ended its incredible first season last week with the finale episode, “The Reunion.” The MAX original animated sci-fi show, set mainly on the treacherous alien planet Vesta Minor, follows the survivors of the Demeter cargo freighter as they navigate the planet teeming with life and danger. Scavengers Reign, a beautifully animated show with deep thought behind the art and story

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Exclusive Interview: Sean Buckelew & Benjy Brooke of ‘Scavengers Reign’

November 13, 2023 Ayla Ruby Adult Swim, Animation, Max, Scavengers Reign, Sci-Fi Films & Shows 19 min read

Scavengers Reign ended last week with an incredible season finale, “The Reunion,” full of potential for another season, more jaw-dropping animation, and deeply rich stories. Set on the treacherous alien planet Vesta Minor, the MAX original animated show follows the survivors of the Demeter, a cargo freighter that has shipwrecked in space. The survivors have to navigate life on the planet, where

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Review: ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 7

October 12, 2023 Anthony Flagg Adult Swim, Animation, Comedy Films & Shows, Rick and Morty, Sci-Fi Films & Shows 6 min read

Look, I don’t know how to exactly get the point across, so I’ll be blunt, Rick and Morty are back! It’s a bit different, not much more than what you’re used to already and it’s still the great Sanchez/Smith family you know and love. The animated series returns with season 7 on Adult Swim, on Sunday nights and it’s going to

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‘The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart’ Movie Review

July 21, 2023 Vin Adult Swim, Animation, LGBTQ+, Max, The Venture Bros, Warner Bros 5 min read

After over a generation of hijinks, heroism, and heartbreak, The Venture Bros. has come to an end. Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, the grand finale to the epic 7-season, 20-year saga, is now streaming on VOD platforms for all to enjoy. But did co-creators Christopher McCulloch and Doc Hammer stick the landing to their life-long passion project? After years

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Review: ‘My Adventures with Superman’ Is Warm, Wacky, and Wonderful

June 26, 2023 Vin Adult Swim, Animation, Comicbook Films & Shows, DC, DC Animation, HBO, Max, Superman, Warner Bros 9 min read

My Adventures with Superman is a brand-new series from Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim. It marks the first Superman animated series since the long-running, critically-acclaimed Superman the Animated Series in 1996. Jack Quaid stars as Clark Kent/Superman, with Alice Lee as Lois Lane and Ishmel Sahid as Jimmy Olsen. And for the first time in Superman history, nearly the entire

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The Venture Bros. Guide

June 12, 2023 Vin Adult Swim, LGBTQ+, Max, The Venture Bros, Warner Bros 15 min read

Welcome to the The Venture Bros. guide! After seven seasons and a five-year hiatus, the Venture Bros. movie is finally coming soon! But what is The Venture Bros. and what do you need to know before the film finale comes out? What is The Venture Bros.? The Venture Bros. is one of the longest running shows in Adult Swim history. The animated

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Review: ‘Rick and Morty: Solaricks’

September 6, 2022 Tucker Watkins Adult Swim, Animation, Rick and Morty, Warner Bros 4 min read

The season 6 premiere for Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty indicates a much-needed shift in attitude for the series. As well-regarded as it is, Rick and Morty has had a shaky run with the award-winning highs of “The Vat of Acid Episode” and the confusing lows of “Rickdependence Spray.” The series has returned with “Solaricks,” and if it’s any indication of