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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Premiere: An Epic Continuation of the Saga

June 18, 2024 Drew Reed Drama Films & Shows, Fantasy Films & Shows, Game Of Thrones, HBO, House of The Dragon, Max 7 min read

After a two-year wait, HBO’s hit series House of the Dragon returned this past Sunday night. The first season was a hit installment in the Game of Thrones universe, leaving the second season highly anticipated. With June being a busy month for TV, it’s expected that House of the Dragon will open its season premiere to massive viewership numbers. The show has already opened to raving reviews from critics, boasting

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Max’s ‘Fantasmas’ is Undeniably Queer and Here for Pride Month

June 12, 2024 Brian Kitson Comedy Films & Shows, Drama Films & Shows, LGBTQ+, Max 7 min read

During our Pride Month episode of The Cosmic Circle, I, along with fellow writers Izzy Friedman and Cameron Brook, broke down the state of Queer media and how it has grown since last year. It feels like representation across television, film, and all other forms of media continues to grow in a positive trajectory, with one of the noticeable differences being just the sheer amount of queer projects that are

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DC Showcase: Jeff Lemire’s ‘Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.’

June 5, 2024 Guest Author Comics, Creature Commandos, DC, DC Showcases, Max, Monsters, Recommended Reading 6 min read

Jeff Lemire’s Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. is a nine-issue run focusing on the bizarre and scary adventures of Frankenstein and his allies. This series began in 2011 when DC Comics rebooted the DC universe with Geoff Johns’ Flashpoint and ran until 2013, after an additional eight issues by Matt Kindt. [Editor’s Note: This review of Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. was written by Jonathan Gamer] Lemire is a multi-award winning creator

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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 and Ishmel Sahid as Jimmy Olsen. The showrunners are

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Review: HBO’s ‘Ren Faire’ A Docu-Fantasia Full of Power Struggles

March 10, 2024 Josh Thayer Documentary, HBO, Max, SXSW 6 min read

“Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” That quote, coined in the late 19th century by English historian and politician Lord Acton, would serve as a perfect tagline for the upcoming three-part HBO docuseries Ren Faire by director Lance Oppenheim. The first hour of the limited series, what Oppenheim describes as a “docu-fantasia,” premiered at SXSW 2024 and will turn up on the Max streaming service, according to the director, sometime

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Review: ‘The Regime’ is Not Worth Your Time

March 5, 2024 Brian Kitson Comedy Films & Shows, Drama Films & Shows, HBO, Max, Warner Bros 6 min read

With where the world is currently, sometimes the only medicine is laughter. When everything feels so chaotic, turning on a comedy helps to remove yourself from it all. However, some forms of comedy decide to face the problems of the world head-on, using satire to make people chuckle, instead of cry. Satire is difficult to pull off well, but HBO has a history of creating fantastic series that reflect upon

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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Review: First Half of Season Features Intrigue and Atmosphere

February 4, 2024 Josh Thayer Drama Films & Shows, HBO, Max, Warner Bros 8 min read

As of this writing, the fourth iteration of the divisive HBO anthology series True Detective is halfway through its six-episode run. For the first time, the show comes with a subtitle, True Detective: Night Country. It also features a complete shake up of the creative forces behind the iconic series. Gone is showrunner Nic Pizzolatto, the driving force behind True Detective for its first three seasons, as well as Cary

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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 and unsurprisingly is in the top three shows on

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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 the flora and complex ecological systems on it are