3 Best Movies to Watch From FOX Entertainment

1. Krapopolis, 2023

Fans of Dan Harmon, the brain behind beloved shows like Community and Rick and Morty, will notice his signature touch in Krapopolis. The jokes are thought-provoking, the characters are lovably flawed, and most importantly, the premise is bonkers—but if you’re used to Harmon’s world, perhaps not bonkers enough. Maybe this is because of its 20-minute runtime, but Krapopolis feels more restrained than Harmon’s usual work, which revels in the bizarre. It also moves too fast to be appreciated, so you’ll need to spend more time and episodes with the characters to fully appreciate them. But if you’re coming into Krapopolis with no knowledge of Harmon’s previous work, then the show can actually be as fun and lighthearted as any good raunchy adult cartoon.

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Actor: Duncan Trussell, Hannah Waddingham, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy, Richard Ayoade

Rating: TV-14

2. Grimsburg, 2024

Part Family Guy and part Gravity Falls, Grimsburg’s offbeat sensibility is nothing new to adult animation fans. It’s very much in line with other shows rooted in absurdist, pop-culture-based humor. But somehow Grimsburg feels more inaccessible and frenetic, which could be good if you’ve been wanting something niche and weird, but not ideal if you want to emotionally invest in a show long-term. Grimsburg is too busy churning out jokes and zingers that it fails to properly build its characters into people you’d root for and want to see more of. And it’s a shame, because, with more character-building and fine-tuning, I can see Grimsburg becoming a cult classic among cartoon fans. But as it is, it's too loaded with jokes for its own good.Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime
Actor: Alan Tudyk, Erinn Hayes, Jon Hamm, Kevin Michael Richardson, Rachel Dratch
Rating: TV-14

3. Universal Basic Guys, 2024

Maybe it’s too early to tell, but the pilot episode of Universal Basic Guys doesn’t feel particularly new or terribly funny. It’s just okay. The premise is that a bunch of guys were put out of work because of AI, but are now compensated $3,000 monthly (universal basic income) for their troubles. If you’re expecting interesting commentary, or even just a witty one-liner, as a result of that friction, you won’t get it in the first few entries of the series. So far, nothing has been said about AI or job security despite their increasing relevance in our day-to-day lives. Instead, the guys’ firing simply inspires them to get into all sorts of hijinks and shenanigans because of their free time. It’s the kind of show that mines funny moments from their everyday mundanity, which is fine, except they’ve introduced this interesting premise only to do nothing with it. It’s a nice no-brainer show if that’s what you’re looking for, but time will only tell if it can go beyond the box it stuck itself in.Genre: Animation, Comedy
Actor: Adam Malamut, Ally Maki, Fred Armisen, Talia Genevieve
Rating: TV-14