Year: 2022
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Inu-oh
It takes a while, but eventually the Japanese animated fantasy “Inu-Oh” becomes a by-the-numbers tragedy about two unsung performers. That’s…
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Wendell & Wild
Henry Selick is back, and animation really missed him. With LAIKA on a long hiatus, Pixar struggling in its current…
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Kung Fu Panda 4
Did the world really need another “Kung Fu Panda” movie? The trilogy ended in satisfying fashion in 2016 with the…
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Chicken for Linda!
I missed Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s animated French escapade “Chicken for Linda!” when it premiered at last year’s Cannes,…
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Art College 1994
It’s weirdly funny to see a year mentioned in the title of “Art College 1994,” an animated Chinese college dorm…
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They Shot the Piano Player
Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba, who co-directed “They Shot the Piano Player,” first encountered the work of the film’s subject, Brazilian…
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Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate
The original “Megamind,” released in 2010, was a fresh, funny, and heartwarming animated film with wildly imaginative visuals and A-list…
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Stopmotion
The conceit of a tortured and socially maladjusted artist whose obsessive pursuit of their craft pushes them into madness with…
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The Boy and the Heron
One of the most important artists of all time has a new film this week, an unexpected fantasy from a…
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Leo
Adam Sandler does That Voice again in the animated movie “Leo,” when bringing a slight personality to a 74-year-old class…
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