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Smiling Friends Season Two Details

Adult Swim loves to play April Fools’ jokes – they never miss a year. Notably bringing back Toonami for a night in the early 2010s with so much fervor that it returned eventually. Smiling Friends had some hype generated for their April…

Smiling Friends Season Two Nearing

Smiling Friends set the adult cartoon world ablaze when it launched with a pilot in 2020 and a full season following in early 2022. The absurd, hysterical show captivated fans with out-of-left-field jokes and bizarre plots, with every episode ending on a…

Scavenger’s Reign (TV) Review

Though HBO isn’t known for its animated series, Scavenger’s Reign is their newest venture into the genre. The series totals twelve episodes and tells the story of the crew of a space vessel called The Demeter which crash lands on an alien…

The Last of Us Season 1 (TV) – Review

For me, 2013’s The Last of Us did something special because of Ashley Johnson and some of the storytelling leading up to that ending. Played almost passively, you can/will look past the issues of character that is the end of Joel’s story, especially…

The Menu (Film) Review

Continuing my catchup of 2022 films that were highly regarded, I decided the next picture would be Mark Mylod’s culinary thriller. The Menu was released in November 2022 and stars Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult. The Menu opens with our…

The Banshees of Inisherin (Film) Review

As January movie releases are usually quite slow, I’ve been taking a look back at some of the films that I wasn’t able to see from last year. Banshees of Inisherin is a film that I decided to watch on a whim…

PRIMAL – (TV Series) Review

Genndy Tartakovsky is easily one of the most underappreciated artists out there. His unique art style and action-heavy storytelling is responsible for the legendary Samurai Jack which premiered on Cartoon Network in August of 2001. Unfortunately, action cartoons have never been hugely…

The Shining (Movie) Review

Warning: The trailer at the end of the article contains graphic depictions of blood. The Shining is regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made. It’s a cinematic classic and many even hold it as one of the greatest movies…

Total Recall (1990) – Movie Review

When I was a kid, my Dad told me about this movie because he thought the one-liners were really funny. I’ve had it on my “to-watch” list ever since because I love fun, cheesy action films with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The original Predator…

HBO Max Developing Two Sherlock Holmes Series

Sherlock Holmes is a character that has lasted through thousands of adaptations and productions across various media from books, video games, and everything in between. One of the more popular pieces of media to use the character were the two-movie film series…