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Review: The Cuphead Show! (Dave Wasson, 2022)

Many videogame players awaited the release of Netflix Animation’s The Cuphead Show! (Dave Wasson, 2022). The show is based on the videogame Cuphead (Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, 2017), which was noted for its unique aesthetics within the gaming world. The game’s innovation lay in its inspiration in early 20th century American animation.

TELEVISION REVIEWDevon DouiebMarch 18, 2022TELEVISION, NETFLIX, HOLLYWOOD, ANIMATION, NOSTALGIAComment

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