Category: Animation
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Coyote vs. ACME
4 outta 5 After being stuck in a tax hole void for a few years, Coyote vs. ACME has finally been released and it is a very fun time with the Looney Tunes gang in a live-action and animation hybrid with smart meta-commentary about the eternal struggle of Wile E Coyote and commerce. Battling a…
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Toy Story 5
4 outta 5 Toy Story 5 provides another solid Toy Story entry even though, honestly, Toy Story 3 had a fairly definitive ending. However, the specials, shorts, Part 4 and Part 5, all deliver fun continuing adventures of the Toy Story gang. Their plastic life is different now with their former leader leaving, and being…
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Toy Story 4 (2019 review)
4 outta 5 While Toy Story 3 managed to efficiently wrap up the story of Andy’s toys when they were given away to Bonnie in a heartfelt finale, the series has continued afterwards with various shorts and TV specials. Now Toy Story 4 arrives, efficiently wrapping up the toy’s story in a heartfelt finale, yet…
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Toy Story 3 (2010 review)
5 out of 5 The great thing about sequels, when they work, is that since you’ve known the characters you’re emotionally invested in their journey. Toy Story 3 clicks so well because we’ve seen these characters grow, which is odd considering most of them are ageless plastic and all of them are computer animated. This…
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 review)
3 out of 5 In fall 2008, the Star Wars series comes to TV in the form of a computer-animated cartoon called The Clone Wars. Right now, there is the animated feature by the same crew, also called Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The movie isbeing released as a sort of big-screen pilot episode /…
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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
5 outta 5 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is basically season 2 of the Chainsaw Man anime series but it works great as a single film experience. Reze Arc doesn’t rely much at all on the previous season continuity, one of Season 1’s best characters is sidelined but it doesn’t matter because this…
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Fixed
3 outta 5 There’s a Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix exclusive that is setting viewership records and that is K-Pop Demon Hunters. Which is well deserved because it is pretty awesome. And the next effort from both these companies is the raunchy balls-centric anthropomorphic animal comedy, Fixed. It’s … alright, if one doesn’t exactly look…
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Moana 2
3 outta 5 Moana 2 is a decent sequel to Moana, a film that was released in 2016 and has gone on to become one of the most streamed movies of all time (couple of dozens of billion views). So, the sequel was inevitable, even if it was originally announced as a Disney Plus spinoff…
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Moana (2016 Review)
4 outta 5 The Disney animated movie template is a sturdy framework to hang multiple flicks on. Once in awhile Disney breaks out of it with something like Zootopia or subvert conventions such as with Frozen. Their latest effort, Moana, works rather well inside of the Disney framework involving princesses, exploration, magic, monsters and musical…
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Best of 2023 Films
Honourable Mentions: Godzilla Minus One, Dream Scenario, Flash, Cocaine Bear, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe, Asteroid City, Air, M3GAN, Next Goal Wins, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Evil Dead Rise, Sisu 10. The Creator Director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) creates a compelling narrative about humanity versus AI, and how the…
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