Review: Mars

After a decade of development, a successful pandemic-era crowdfunding campaign, and the heartbreaking loss of troupe leader Trevor Moore in 2021, Mars has finally landed. For fans who have spent years following the “Self Suck Saturdays” streams and tracking the movie’s progress, this isn’t just a film—it’s a bittersweet victory lap.

Mars revels in the exact brand of sillyness that made the troupe’s IFC series a cult legend. It is a film that refuses to grow up, and in 2026, its sharp, surrealist edge feels more relevant than ever.

The Plot: A Billionaire’s Blunder

The story follows Kyle (voiced by Trevor Moore), a nebbish dentist who is so terrified of his looming marriage to his near-psychotic girlfriend that he enters a lottery to go to Mars. When he actually wins, he ditches his wedding to blast off with a crew of wildly unqualified misfits—including a repressed religious zealot and a contemptuous schoolteacher—only to find they’ve been duped by the eccentric, Richard Branson-esque billionaire Elron Branson (also Moore).

Stranded on the red planet as the oxygen runs low, the crew’s journey devolves into the kind of feral, drug-fueled, and “vanta-black” comedy that is quintessential WKUK.

A Tribute to Trevor Moore

The emotional weight of Mars lies in its status as the final project featuring Moore. Having recorded his lines before his passing, his performance serves as a reminder of his role as the group’s “driving force.” Watching his animated avatar—a billionaire with a god complex—is both hilarious and a poignant echo of the satirical brilliance he brought to every sketch.

The film was directed by Sevan Najarian, who pivoted the project from live-action to animation out of necessity. The result is a bright, off-kilter aesthetic built in After Effects that feels like a high-budget version of an Adult Swim fever dream.

The Verdict

Mars isn’t trying to be a polished Hollywood blockbuster. It’s “smart people making the most stupid jokes possible,” a tradition shared by the likes of Monty Python. While the humor is deliberately mean-spirited at times—taking jabs at everything from tech-bro colonizers to porcelain doll intimacy—it remains deeply rooted in the troupe’s chemistry.

For those who grew up quoting “The Grapist” or “Lincoln,” Mars is the perfect, chaotic farewell. It’s a dumb, fun, and strangely moving tribute to a comedy era that changed the internet forever.

Mars is currently expanding its theatrical run across 20 cities and is available on Blu-ray via Amazon as of March 24, 2026.