Tag: Animation
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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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Spellbound
3 outta 5 Spellbound is a film by Skydance Animation that was released exclusively on Netflix that is trying really hard to emulate the singing Disney princess animated formula. And it kind of succeeds! It may be a bit basic copy and paste in some places, the wistful princess with a cutesy animal sidekick, transformative…
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Inside Out 2
4 outta 5 Inside Out 2 is a solid sequel to a fantastic film that may not quite live up to its predecessor, and at some points just seems to be retreading the same ground, but still has fun and emotional bits throughout. Adding new emotions creates a different dynamic, although having the controlling emotions…
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The Boy and the Heron
5 outta 5 The Boy and the Heron is a fantastical, contemplative, and wonderful animated film from one of the masters of Japanese anime, Hayao Miyazaki. It has stupendous visual flair as characters descend into a magical world. Even with all the trippy images, there’s a dramatic story about love and dealing with loss. Also,…
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Merry Little Batman
4 outta 5 While Batman and Christmas may not seem like a pairing that goes together, there are a bunch of Batma/Christmas stories. Probably the most well-known is the Christmas set Batman Returns, but there’s also the ‘90s Batman animated episode Christmas with the Joker, the Christmas issue of Long Halloween, a badass one-shot issue…
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Blog: Get In the Robot – Evaneglion Watching
My past few months has been a bit of anime binge, mostly supplied by Netflix, starting with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (which was great) and then into Arcane: League of Legends (also great but maybe not technically anime but it did win Best Animated Program in 2021 beating out some seriously good competition). Then the big watch…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
4 outta 5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is yet another one of the various reboots of the TMNT franchise. Happily, this turns out to be one of the best ones with inventive visuals and fun character moments. Heck, Mutant is in the title twice, so it really embraces the icky of the Mutant…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
5 outta 5 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a fantastic sequel to the already fantastic Into the Spider-Verse. It takes the incredible animation style of the first film and evolves into several different visually lush and amazing looking universes. The film has huge dramatic beats and large-scale action, but it also remembers to keep things…
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