Year: 2024
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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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Animated Movie
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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Animated Movie
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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Animated Movie
Golden Years
Cinema is replete with examples of stories about old couples getting their groove back in their later years. Old age…
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Animated Movie
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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