Animated Movie
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Nimona
A few compelling emotions and themes are suggested but rarely well expressed in “Nimona,” a sometimes cute but mostly hyper…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
As the leads in Jeff Rowe’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” spoke with all the momentum of my kids…
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Aurora’s Sunrise
My grandfather served valiantly in World War II, landing on the beaches of Normandy, coming home, and never speaking of…
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The Monkey King
Aggressively mediocre, Netflix’s “The Monkey King” takes no risks and offers too little humor, heart, or action to entertain all…
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Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
“Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia,” an animated film co-directed by Julien Chheng and Jean-Christophe Roger and the sequel…
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
The “Paw Patrol” television series is designed with a single-minded focus to (1) get kids to identify with the characters…
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Trolls Band Together
The third in DreamWorks’ animated “Trolls” series is as adorable as the first two, and irresistible in the truest sense…
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Wish
Disney’s “Wish” is the most aggressive piece of Disney propaganda in years. Sure, they all are to a certain extent,…
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Leo
Adam Sandler does That Voice again in the animated movie “Leo,” when bringing a slight personality to a 74-year-old class…
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The Boy and the Heron
One of the most important artists of all time has a new film this week, an unexpected fantasy from a…
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