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REVIEW: Strange World (2022)

January 1, 2023 Grant Watson

The Walt Disney Animation Studio has been producing animated feature films since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, and with a legacy that long – 61 films up to the end of 2022 – it is perhaps understandable that the … Continue reading REVIEW: Strange World (2022)

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REVIEW: The Spine of Night (2021)

November 28, 2022 Grant Watson

It is a rare thing for a film to impress and disappoint at the same time, but that is certainly the case with The Spine of Night. It is an independent animated fantasy directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Spine of Night (2021)

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REVIEW: Lightyear (2022)

November 2, 2022 Grant Watson

If there is a soulless opposite to the joyous creativity of Pixar’s early master works, it is- actually, it is probably still Cars, a seemingly cynical exercise in marketing toy cars to children. A close second, however, is likely to … Continue reading REVIEW: Lightyear (2022)

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REVIEW: Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo!! (1972)

August 3, 2022 Grant Watson

50 years on from its initial release, the half-forgotten short feature Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo!! – directed by industry stalwart Takeshi Tamiya – might be showing its age. At the same time it has become an unexpected joy. While its … Continue reading REVIEW: Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo!! (1972)

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SFF REVIEW: Inu-Oh (2021)

June 18, 2022 Grant Watson

Masaaki Yuasa has spent the last five years aggressively building a reputation as one of Japan’s most inventive and entertaining anime filmmakers. While he earned a healthy cult following with his 2004 feature debut Mindgame, it is through recent hits … Continue reading SFF REVIEW: Inu-Oh (2021)

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REVIEW: Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

June 9, 2022 Grant Watson

Popular children’s cartoon Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers was a successful re-imagining of two legacy characters from Disney animation. A new feature film of the same name, which premiered recently on Disney+, re-imagines those characters once again. Despite some clever jokes and … Continue reading REVIEW: Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

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REVIEW: The Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022)

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Grant Watson

This week Loren Bouchard’s Bob’s Burgers follows in the footsteps of fellow animated comedies South Park and The Simpsons with its own theatrically released feature spin-off. As with those films (released in 1999 and 2007 respectively) the central question remains the same: what is the … Continue reading REVIEW: The Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022)

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REVIEW: Bubble (2022)

May 8, 2022 Grant Watson

A new anime feature provides some excellent design work and colour, but is saddled with an overly familiar story and an extended climax which both consign it to the pile of disposable entertainment. It is enjoyable enough to watch, but … Continue reading REVIEW: Bubble (2022)

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REVIEW: The Animatrix (2003)

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Grant Watson

When The Matrix became a global box office smash, and Warner Bros approached the Wachowskis about writing and directing a sequel, they didn’t just make the one film. Instead they engaged in perhaps the most ridiculously ambitious plan for a sequel ever. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Animatrix (2003)

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REVIEW: Delta Space Mission (1984)

April 11, 2022 Grant Watson

In the 31st century humanity builds an enormous mobile space station, with the intention of piloting it across the galaxy to encounter new and unique species and civilizations. When its central electronic brain activated, the station spontaneously becomes self-aware, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Delta Space Mission (1984)

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