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‘Aladdin’ at 30 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Aladdin, Animation, Disney, John Musker, Musical, Robin Williams, Ron Clements, Scott Weinger
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Review in Brief: The Sea Beast
If you had to deliver THE SEA BEAST as an elevator pitch, it would be PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN meets HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, though this beautiful animation on Netflix is easily as fun as the former and as … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Animation, Chris Williams, Family Film, Jared Harris, Karl Urban, Netflix, The Sea Beast, Zaris-Angel Hator
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‘Hercules’ at 25 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Disney, Family Film, Hercules, John Musker, Ron Clements, Susan Egan, Tate Donovan
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Review in Brief: Flee (2021)
FLEE, an animated memoir/documentary telling of Afghan migrant Amin’s remarkable journey, is some powerful stuff. I’ve heard some people find the animation somehow alienating, that it lessons Amin’s story but I just don’t agree. The style of the animation, almost … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Documentary, Flee, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Oscars, World Cinema
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Turning Red (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Domee Shi, Family Film, Pixar, Rosalie Chaing, Sandra Oh, Turning Red
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Best Animated Feature Oscar Winners Ranked
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Big Hero 6, Brave, Coco, Finding Nemo, Frozen, Happy Feet, Inside Out, Oscars, Rango, Ratatouille, Shrek, Soul, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spirited Away, The Incredibles, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Up, WALL-E, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Zootopia
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The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Abbi Jacobson, Animation, Comedy, Danny McBride, Family Film, Jeff Rowe, Michael Rianda, Sony, The Mitchells vs the Machines
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Review in Brief: The House (2022)
THE HOUSE is an unexpected, twisted delight and is unlikely to be unseated as the most striking animated feature of 2022 until ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE arrives towards the end of the year. This is an anthology of stories revolving around … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Emma De Swaef, Jarvis Cocker, Marc James Roels, Mia Goth, Netflix, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Paloma Baeza, The House
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ at 30 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Alan Menken, Animation, Beauty and the Beast, Disney, Gary Trousdale, Howard Ashman, Kirk Wise, Paige O’Hara, Robbie Benson
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Review in Brief: Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021)
THE LONG HALLOWEEN, PART TWO definitely lands. Like Part One it’s been somewhat streamlined and stripped back from Jeph Loeb’s imposing comic but does the complex characters justice and keeps you riveted and on your toes throughout. After months out … Continue reading
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