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Drifting Home
Pre-teens somehow come of age in “Drifting Home,” a Japanese animated fantasy about a group of sixth graders who float…
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The Tiger’s Apprentice
At first glance, the existence of “The Tiger’s Apprentice” would seem to be a grand advance for the cause of…
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
It brings me absolutely no joy to report that “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” is fine. That’s probably more…
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Migration
As some of you may have noticed, there has been a distinctly avian-related theme to the animated feature films that…
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The Peasants
Here’s the first thing you need to know about the animated romance “The Peasants”: It is abundantly and often times,…
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My Father’s Dragon
For the young heroes and heroines in the tenderly magical fables by Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, their large-than-life journeys…
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The Amazing Maurice
Terry Rossio, one of the writers of “Shrek,” brings some of that fractured fairy tale energy to this week’s odd…
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New Gods: Yang Jian
The first half of the Chinese animated fantasy “New Gods: Yang Jian” is a busy and colorful action-adventure. There are…
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is as spry and light on its feet as its titular feline. The inherently…
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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
“Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” is as if someone made a bet that one of the most enduringly beloved works of literature—adapted…
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