Animation
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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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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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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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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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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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The Tiger’s Apprentice
At first glance, the existence of “The Tiger’s Apprentice” would seem to be a grand advance for the cause of…
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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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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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