Animation… Movie #217 2021: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 8 Nov 20211 Nov 2021 I understand how fond so many people are of this film. I mean, for some, it's a yearly "must watch" for this period between Halloween and Christmas that we're in...…
Animation… Movie #211 2021: Corpse Bride (2005) 27 Oct 202126 Oct 2021 Love him or loathe him, Tim Burton is a fantastic storyteller. Without his penmanship, we would never have had Edwards Scissorhands. Without his directorial prowess, we would never have had…
adventure… Movie #204 2021: The Rescuers (1977) 22 Sep 202121 Sep 2021 Isn't it strange when a movie was made 15 years before you were born, but you distinctly remember its style as something you grew up with? The Rescuers has that…
Animation… Movie #190 2021: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017) 18 Aug 202111 Aug 2021 Like so many other fans of Studio Ghibli, I was disheartened and upset to hear that their latest movie, Earwig and the Witch, had been almost universally panned by critics.…
Animation… Movie #170 2021: Wish Dragon (2021) 3 Jul 202121 Jun 2021 With clangers like Hubie Halloween and 6 Underground, everyone knows that you should always be weary when any movie comes with the heading "A Netflix Original" attached to it. Imagine…
Animation… Movie #167 2021: Your Name. (2016) 30 Jun 202120 Jun 2021 In the western world, Studio Ghibli is by far and away the most famous name in Japanese animation. Unless you count Pokémon, of course. Enter new kid on the block,…
Animation… Movie #155 2021: Finding Dory (2016) 11 Jun 20219 Jun 2021 What's that? Another Pixar sequel? Yeah, and what? Critics and average movie goers alike are pretty much in agreement that Finding Dory isn't quite as good as Finding Nemo, but…
Animation… Movie #143 2021: The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) 30 May 202127 May 2021 Did I expect The Mitchells vs the Machines to be the best movie of the year so far? Not at all. But listen to me when I say: this is…
Animation… Movie #120 2021: Cars 3 (2017) 7 May 20211 May 2021 To recap: Cars 2 was an absolute train wreck. Just awful. Nonsense. So why even bother with Cars 3, you ask? I enjoyed the original, okay?! I could not accept…
Animation… Movie #119 2021: Madagascar (2005) 6 May 202130 Apr 2021 There’s just something about DreamWorks’ animated features that make me feel disinterested. Not only have Pixar conquered the (non-musical) animated movie world to near perfection, but smaller studios - such…
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