Tag Archives: Animation

Film Review – Incredibles 2

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

Brad Bird’s The Incredibles is my favourite Pixar film. It is also the only Pixar film other than Toy Story which I thought could benefit from a sequel. Now Bird has finally revisited his masterpiece, the big question can finally … Continue reading →

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Film Review – Isle of Dogs

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Fans of Wes Anderson’s uniquely eccentric oeuvre will find plenty to enjoy in Isle of Dogs, his second foray into stop-motion animation following Fantastic Mr Fox. Essentially a story about a boy’s search for his lost dog, the twist here … Continue reading →

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Film Review – Loving Vincent

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Giving new meaning to the term labour of love, Loving Vincent is a visually mesmerising but dramatically tepid animated film, examining the events surrounding the death of celebrated painter Vincent Van Gogh. Starting with the positives, the film is an … Continue reading →

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Film Reviews – Despicable Me 3/Cars 3

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

I recently caught up with a couple of family movie “threequels” – Cars 3 and Despicable Me 3. Since neither proved much to report home about, I am being lazy and dealing with both in the same review. In the … Continue reading →

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Film Review – The Red Turtle

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

Tonight I finally caught up with The Red Turtle, the only animated film from the 2016 Oscar nominees that I had yet to see. A French/Belgian co-production with Japanese Studio Ghibli, directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit, this … Continue reading →

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