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Wolf Children (2012) Movie Review
Although Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli colleagues are still the most famous purveyors of Japanese animation, a number of other directors have also been winning fans and acclaim of late. Hosoda Mamoru is...
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Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013) Movie Review
“Iron Man: Rise of Technovore” is the latest in a partnership between Japanese anime studio Madhouse and Marvel Animation, the same team-up that brought us all four Marvel Anime last year. Personally I liked...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: A Monster in Paris (2011)
“A Monster in Paris” is a critically acclaimed French animated movie directed by animation veteran Eric Bibo Bergeron (who directed “Road to El Dorado” and “A Shark’s Tale” and worked on countless others). It’s...
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DVD Review: Digimon Adventure – Volume 2
In 1996 a new craze broke out among the children here in the US. Pokemon (a contraction of the words Pocket Monster) had already created a frenzy in its native Japan by the time...
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New on DVD: Young Justice Invasion – Destiny Calling Season 2, Part 1
“Young Justice: Invasion” is the subtitled second season of the show, that picks up exactly where the first season ended. Well at least at first it does. Where the last season ended with the...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Pixar Short Films Collection 2 (2012)
Most people believe Pixar began with the debut of “Toy Story” in 1997 but they’d be wrong. It actually began with a short directed by Pixar head John Lasseter called “Luxor, Jr.” and is...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Brave (2012)
Pixar’s newest release “Brave” is a story about a princess cut from a different cloth than we’re used to seeing. Not since “Mulan” and “Pocahontas” have we had such a strong female protagonist willing...
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Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Movie Review
“Wreck-It Ralph”, the new animated feature from Disney, delivers exactly what you expect, nothing more. That isn’t to say it’s bad. In a vacuum this is a fun enough movie, the visuals are good...
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Resident Evil: Damnation (2012) Movie Review
The Resident Evil brand makes money, as well as nightmare inducing creatures. The franchise has become a multimedia juggernaut with six major games in the series, five films, a few comics and now a...
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 (2012) Movie Review
Last year Warner Bros and DC released an adaptation of Frank Miller and Dave Mazzuchelli’s “Batman: Year One,” a piece that single handedly re-imagined both Gotham and its denizens in a new gritty, noir...
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The King of Pigs (2011) Movie Review
South Korea isn’t a country traditionally associated with animation, with only a few films like “Wonderful Days” or the recent kiddie flick “Leafie, a Hen into the Wild” having gained widespread releases. As such,...
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New on Blu-ray: The Aristocats (1970)/Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure (2001)/ The Tigger Movie (2000)
Disney is the most well known animation and family oriented company in the world. They’ve put out more animated and family friendly films than anyone else. Why else do you think the phrase “Disneyfied”...
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New on Blu-ray: The Rescuers (1977)/The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and Pocahontas (1995)/Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
Disney, known the world over for their stunning animation, as well as their penchant for retiring movies to their vault in ten year rotations, seems to be giving a reprieve with the release of...
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ParaNorman (2012) Movie Review
Packaged and marketed as a kid’s movie, “ParaNorman”, the new stop-motion animated offering from Laika—the folks behind “Coraline”—is everything you want out of this kind of movie. This is a horror movie aimed at...
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Film Shots: Akira, Eden of the East, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood 4
Akira (1988) With the much dreaded Hollywood adaptation of “Akira” having apparently been resigned yet again to development hell, now seems a perfect time to revisit the original 1988 anime, shortly being re-released by...
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Pixar’s Up (2009) Movie Review
Pixar goes about making movies in a different way than the vast majority of movie studios do these days. For one thing, these movies take a very long time to make. Pixar says that...
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Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) Movie Review
You can’t keep a good zombie down. Well actually you can, with a perfectly placed shot to the forehead, but that’s easier said than done. Just ask the residents of Raccoon City, the fictional...
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Kung Fu Panda (2008) Movie Review
“Kung Fu Panda” is the story of a fat (is there any other kind?) panda that dreams about being an awesome kung fu warrior, and when given the chance, rises to the occasion. In-between...
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Gumby: The Movie (1995) Movie Review
(Movie Review by Dan MacIntosh) You may approach Gumby: The Movie with some trepidation, and rightly so. After all, that little green glob of clay might represent a memorable period in your early television...
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Kite Liberator (2008) Movie Review
The original “Kite” was a controversial, yet fascinating exercise in style and mood. Thematically similar to Luc Besson’s near-classic “Le Femme Nikita,” which was, at its core, a remake of the classic tale ‘Pygmalion,’...
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