Animated Movie
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Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds
Patient and kindhearted, a painted storybook in motion, “Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds” is a lovely glimpse of what…
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The Imaginary
Born from the still unbridled creativity of children, where an empty room and a random assortment of objects can inspire…
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Despicable Me 4
“Despicable Me 4” won’t win any prizes, but if you like this kind of thing, you’ll like this thing. I laughed. The dumber and…
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Ultraman: Rising
Children take center stage but aren’t the real stars of “Ultraman: Rising,” a new animated superhero fantasy about absent parents,…
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Inside Out 2
Wait. Pixar finally has a quality animated film hitting theaters? Granted, it’s a sequel. But after seeing “Turning Red” pushed…
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Robot Dreams
Pablo Berger’s “Robot Dreams” is a lovely fable about partnership and imagination, a movie that uses the form of animated…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
My esteemed colleague Christy Lemire opened her review of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” with a quote from her nine-year-old asking…
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Elemental
At its best, Pixar is unbeatable, making clever, charming, and brightly original films to touch the heart and spark the…
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Sullen middle school freshman Kokoro (Ami Touma), is frightened to attend school after getting bullied by her aggressive female peers.…
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” is a cheerful, colorful animated film about a shy, academically gifted young girl with a protective mother…
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