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South Park: Joining the Panderverse

South Park: Joining the Panderverse

Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction · 2023

Cartman's deeply disturbing dreams portend the end of the life he knows and loves. Meanwhile, the adults in South Park are wrestling with their own life decisions, as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down.

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South Park: Joining the Panderverse

2023 Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction 49m

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7.5 / 10

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Cartman's deeply disturbing dreams portend the end of the life he knows and loves. Meanwhile, the adults in South Park are wrestling with their own life decisions, as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Trey Parker

Written by

Trey Parker

Trey Parker

Trey Parker

Various Characters (voice)

Matt Stone

Matt Stone

Various Characters (voice)

April Stewart

April Stewart

Sharon Marsh / Shelly Marsh / Liane Cartman / Alien Liane Cartman (voice)

Kimberly Brooks

Kimberly Brooks

Kathleen Kennedy / Panderverse Mitch Murphy (voice)

Mona Marshall

Mona Marshall

Sheila Broflovski (voice)

Adrien Beard

Adrien Beard

Steve Black (voice)

Janeshia Adams-Ginyard

Janeshia Adams-Ginyard

Panderverse Eric Cartman (voice)

Court is in session

Put South Park: Joining the Panderverse on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.