Month: May 2024
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Animated Movie
Orion and the Dark
DreamWorks and Netflix’s “Orion and the Dark” does the Pixar Thing better than most recent Pixar movies. It so blatantly cribs…
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Comedy Movie
The Idea of You
Tell me if this sounds familiar: A romantic couple, one American, one British, one the proprietor of a small, very…
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Animated Movie
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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Comedy Movie
Prom Dates
“Prom Dates,” about a couple of teenage best-bud girls getting in trouble during the run-up to prom, is a raunchy,…
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Animated Movie
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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Comedy Movie
Mother of the Bride
Over the last few years, there has been a trend of opulent destination wedding romantic comedies. Two years ago, there…
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Animated Movie
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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Comedy Movie
Poolman
Chris Pine’s first film as a director, “Poolman,” is a character comedy about oddball Los Angelenos that doubles as a spoof of…
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Animated Movie
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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Comedy Movie
Nothing Can’t Be Undone By a HotPot
In case you’re wondering, “Nothing Can’t Be Undone By a HotPot” is not only the best movie title of the…
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