If you told me a guy who's infamous for starring in stupid low brow comedies would direct one of the best, thought provoking and most stylish TV shows to come out within the past 10 years I'd call you crazy. This series oozes personality and makes me wonder where Ben Stiller as a director has been all these years, guy just puts every other garbage live action show today to complete shame out of nowhere.
I don't know what this show even is anymore because it sure isn't the same South Park I know. Not a single crude, dirty or offensive joke was made throughout the entire runtime of this episode. Mr. Garrison acts like a completely different character now because I guess it's 2021 and we can no longer make fun of gay people? For whatever reason Mr. Mackey's voice actor was changed to someone that attempts a poor impression of him. The song and dance number in the middle of the episode is just completely uncanny, out of nowhere and sounds like something that would play on children's program not a South Park episode. This episode was so terrible that I would honestly rather watch any of the new Family Guy episodes than watch this. Squidbillies, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, these were the few shows up until 2021 that PC culture hadn't completely ruined but all of that changed going into the new year, I guess with South Park at least it was a gradual decline but this episode finally sticks a fork in it and buries the series six feet under. The studio who works on South Park have finally beaten every last inch of identity out of the show.
If your brain is empty enough to actually find Trump jokes for the millionth time funny then maybe you'll like this show. Don't know exactly what the hell will happen if Trump ends up losing this years election cause Noah will just be all out of material.
After the 20th time of hearing the daughter character monologue about stupid inane garbage I, much like a lot of other characters in this series, want to put a gun in my mouth.
This is the movie I think of whenever I hear the phrase "all style over substance". It's visually striking, has an interesting premise and incredibly intriguing..... but unfortunately the terrible ending ends up poisoning the entire thing. This movie is a mystery along with being a horror movie and unfortunately the mystery aspect becomes a train wreck because absolutely nothing is resolved due to its extremely ambiguous and artsy ending. If you watch this movie do not expect any payoff.
Incredibly funny and extremely different from what passes as comedy in today's television. This show had the balls to make fun of absolutely everything that modern PC culture deemed as untouchable but because of this the show became a target of certain individuals it was promptly cancelled despite its surprisingly high ratings and the shows creator was blacklisted. As someone who has been following the comedian Sam Hyde, the creator of the show, long before World Peace even existed I was very happy to see him given the spotlight but I knew in the back of my mind that due to Sam's type of non conformist edgy humor that he wouldn't stay on the air for long.
After enjoying James Gunn's Suicide Squad movie I was interested in checking out the series after multiple people recommended it to me. I was extremely hesitant because live action TV shows especially newer ones are some of the most laughable excuse of garbage you could ever waste 30 minutes watching and after getting only halfway through the first episode I realized that hesitancy was warranted. Pretty sure the f bomb is said over 15 times in the first half of the episode and comes off like the show was written by a pre teen who had just learned the f word and is trying to impress his friends. The Suicide Squad was a decent mix of campy black comedy and gratuitous violence, something that James Gunn has done well before with Super but this is more like the result of giving a 12 year old a bag of meth, telling him to write something like Deadpool and afterwards you have the producers insert the obligatory PC wokeness that has to go into every new TV show made or some executive who's last name ends in berg will have a heart attack and immediately die. James Gunn's Suicide Squad certainly wasn't an amazing film or anything but it wasn't whatever abomination this is, I have no idea what Gunn was thinking directing this, maybe the producers had his nuts in a vice or something. I don't hold Gunn or his movies to that high of a standard, his movies are entertaining, decently made and miles better than whatever Marvel defecates on anticipating fans these days, he certainly isn't the best director in the black comedy sphere and he is no Coen Brothers but this is just so unbelievably terrible it floored my already modest expectations.
I was initially very confused when first viewing this episode, hearing Tracy Morgan's voice come out of a character like Early was extremely off putting so much that I thought to myself "this has to be just a one time thing for a joke or something" another thought jokingly crossed my mind that Early's voice actor must of said something on social media that ticked the typical sensitive types off...... I didn't expect for it to be true. Setting this stupid trend of firing people because of a single tweet/post aside Tracy Morgan is not whatsoever a good choice for the replacement voice of Early. Even if his voice fit the character Tracy is not a good voice actor whatsoever, he cannot emote his voice at all and just sounds monotone throughout his entire performance. This choice by Adult Swim to cast Tracy is so baffling that I cannot imagine their choice was based off of anything past "we need to hire a black man to make up for what the previous voice actor said." It's pathetic thinking a network like Adult Swim has gotten this limp wristed to pre-emptively fire someone because of mob rule on an issue that literally no one knew about because the previous voice actor immediately deleted the post himself after posting it but it honestly doesn't surprise me after the cancellation of World Peace. I was initially excited with the announcement of the revival of Metalocalypse, Aqua Teen and Squidbillies but after seeing what is happening with the final season of Squibillies I am dreading it. Stuart Baker (the previous voice actor for Early) was apart of a country band for YEARS which had produced many songs that would not be considered politically correct in the slightest by todays standard, the people at Adult Swim type casted the dude because he was just like Early there is no mistaking that, so suddenly firing the guy for expressing opinions that you knew VERY WELL he had has really shown how much Adult Swim as a TV network has changed since the premiere of Squidbillies.
This movie is shot extremely well and has some amazing grotesque, gut wrenching scenes but unfortunately some of the characters actions really pulled me out of the experience. The movie seems like it's trying really hard to justify the fate of the boyfriend brought onto by the main character and set up how awful the boyfriend is but the whole time I just felt terrible for his situation. Imagine staying with someone you don't want to because she has mental health issues and is going through an incredibly traumatic phase of her life then you get raped, your girlfriend blames you for it assuming your cheating on her and then she decides to burn you alive in spite choosing you over others who actively volunteered to be sacrificed. If the movie would of focused equally on what the boyfriend is going through I felt the ending would of actually been tragic but as it is now it just reads as incredibly sadistic while attempting to come off as empowering. The rest of the cast don't fair too well either as most of them come off as one dimensional while all the characterization is focused on our main character.
Ari Aster definitely has established what type of movies he likes to make and he's incredibly good at doing so but Hereditary is the better choice for a watch because it decides to sympathize with most of its main cast instead of demonizing them for a twisted sadistic self fulfilling payoff.
This show is from the same creator of Xavier: Renegade Angel so that alone should tell you the type of show this is. Clever, horrific and incredibly funny at times, it's all wrapped up in a great piece stop motion animation media. This show straddles a fine line of coming off as clever to seeming like just a bunch of random shit thrown at the wall to see what sticks, episodes are either the former or the latter but either way the show is worth watching just for the unique and appealing artistry of stop motion. I can't wait for the second season. Adult Swim has been making some pretty hard misses with their shows lately but I can confidently say this one is a hit.
One of the most unique horror movies I have seen in awhile. Lake Mungo is structured as if it were a crime documentary and it successfully portrays the events occurring in this film as almost undeniably true, though it does achieve this through sacrificing quite a few things you would see in a normal film. Just like all crime documentaries there isn't a big payoff and often there are more questions created than answered. This movie understands that the most terrifying things are the ones left unknown to us and uses an impressive amount of restraint to achieve a sense of unknown dread that takes a hold of you and never lets go even after the film is finished.
In short do not go into this movie expecting any type of conventional horror film. Here is a quick test for you to whether or not you'll enjoy Lake Mungo: Do you find documentaries boring? If the answer is yes than you most likely will find Lake Mungo uneventful and boring also. But if the answer is no it is most definitely worth the watch.
A little unknown gem of animation that needs to be watched. It's disconnected story and character relatability is a little lacking but the movie more than makes up for it by beautiful illustrations, interesting and creatively designed creatures and a catchy otherworldly soundtrack that is worth listening to outside of the film.
A great little documentary about the Pappas brothers and Tas' rivalry with Tony Hawk. Although the documentary is pretty one sided against Tony Hawk and the X Games it's still an extremely compelling story about two skaters who were left in the dust of Hawks shadow due to unfortunate circumstances. I may not agree with Vices extremely one sided views on politics and how politically charged their stuff can be sometimes but they are always good at highlighting stories you would not normally notice through their well directed documentaries.
I don't know who the hell wrote this episode but he or she shouldn't be allowed to touch anything ever again. Every ounce of subtle humor that Rick and Morty as a series had left is thrown out and replaced with terrible references such as "slay queen" or some garbage rap album and drugs because that is what is cool right? Seriously whoever wrote this needs to lay off the drugs, stop listening to garbage music and get off of social media before their brain rots completely. The only remotely decent part of this episode is the side storyline with the cat everything with the dragon is cringe inducing.
It's "every single white guy is an over exaggerated comically bad person" the movie. I seriously thought both of the mustache twirling white dudes were the same character until they appeared on screen in the same scene. This movie is just a pile in every aspect.
Such a garbage show. Litterally only aspect the show has is heavily relying on shock and gross out humor. It's like Mr.Pickles but somehow worse because making a gross out show based off of fairy tales is one of the most creatively bankrupt ideas I have heard in awhile, I don't know what Adult Swim employee greenlight this show but he needs to be fired.
Mike Stoklasa, Zach Hadel, Marc M. and Michael Cusack all in an animated show together? I need more of this.
A gem of animation that completely slipped under the radar for most people. If you like Johnny Depps wierd quirky sense of humor and enjoyed his performance in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas than this is the movie for you. Despite the movie being 9 years old it still looks stunning, it manages to have a sense of styling to the characters while still being somewhat realistic, something the new complete farce of the Lion King could learn from. It's bizarre, interesting, surreal, complex and filled with subtle adult humor and if you have any interest in animation in general it needs to be watched. I stll enjoy watching today's animated movies but Rango really puts to light as to how much this genre of films has devolved over the years.
With so many politically charged, hedonistic and absurd programs filling up today's television it is really nice and refreshing to see something that has pure intentions. As someone who has followed Joe Pera and his unique sense of humor for awhile I can't say enough how happy I am to see him finally get some recognition.
