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Review: SpaceJam: A New Legacy (Malcolm D. Lee, 2021)

To say that there is a lot going on in Space Jam: A New Legacy (Malcolm D. Lee, 2021) – the sort-of-anticipated follow-up to the 1996 live-action/animation sports comedy Space Jam (Joe Pytka, 1996) – would be something of an understatement. The bombastic first trailer for the sequel (released in April 2021) had already given audiences an indication as to the potentially chaotic tone of this new big-screen instalment.

FILM REVIEWChristopher HollidayJuly 23, 2021HOLLYWOOD, INTERTEXTUALITY, CARTOONS, HOMAGE, COMEDY, WARNER BROTHERSComment

Submerged Signifiers and the (Sub)Cultural Politics of Signification in Rick and Morty

or those among you who have miraculously managed to avoid the pop cultural behemoth that is Rick and Morty (Dan Harman and Justin Roiland, 2013–), it is an ongoing American animated sitcom that follows the often-calamitous adventures through space of mad scientist Rick and his anxious grandson Morty.

EDITORIALEddie FalveyMay 21, 2021ADULT, INTERTEXTUALITY, SMARTNESS, SCIENCE-FICTION, TELEVISION, NOSTALGIAComment