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My Octopus Teacher (2020) Review
My Octopus Teacher (2020) Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Screenwriters: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed Starring: Craig Foster, Tom Foster Of all the genres in film and television, the one that has never lost its shine or appeal is the wildlife documentary. From ‘Tiger King’ to the David Attenborough renaissance, we simply cannot get enough, almost…
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Two Distant Strangers (2021) Short Film Review
Two Distant Strangers (2021) Directors: Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe Screenwriter: Travon Free Starring: Joey Bada$$, Andrew Howard, Zaria “Say their names. Remember their names.” Those are the words on the closing title cards of 2021 Oscars Live Action Short nominee Two Distant Strangers, a drama that brutally and unflinchingly explores the racially motivated murders…
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Collective (2019) Review
Collective (2019) Directors: Alexander Nanau Screenwriters: Alexander Nanau, Antoaneta Opriș Starring: Cătălin Tolontan, Vlad Voiculescu, Tedy Ursuleanu Nominated for both Best Documentary and Best International Feature at the 2021 Oscars, Collective is one of only a few documentaries to have ever been nominated in a second category by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts &…
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Genius Loci (2021) Short Film Review
Genius Loci (2021) Director: Adrien Merigeau Screenwriters: Adrien Merigeau, Nicolas Pleskof Starring: Nadia Moussa, Georgia Cusack, Jina Djemba French animation Genius Loci is unlike anything you’ll see in mainstream western animation. Conducted by screenwriter-director Adrien Merigeau and realised visually by Belgian artistic director Brecht Evens, this Animated Short nominee at the 2021 Oscars is abstract and ever-evolving,…
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Over the Moon (2020) Review
Over the Moon (2020) Director: Glen Keane, John Kahrs Screenwriter: Audrey Welles Starring: Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Robert G. Chiu, John Cho, Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2021 Oscars, Netflix brings to life the musical fantasy animation Over the Moon. Telling the story of Fei Fei…
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The Letter Room (2020) Short Film Review
The Letter Room (2020) Director: Elvira Lind Screenwriter: Elvira Lind Starring: Oscar Isaac, John Douglas Thompson, Brian Petsos, Eileen Galindo, Alia Shawkat The Letter Room is the 2021 Oscars’ most star-studded short film. Oscar Isaac, known for starring in the most recent Star Wars trilogy as well as a number of critical hits, is the focus for each…
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A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Review
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Directors: Richard Phelan, Will Becher Screenwriters: Mark Burton, Jon Brown Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia Vitale, Chris Morrell Chicken Run was released twenty one years ago this year. It marked Aardman Animation’s first foray into the world of feature filmmaking and was an instant classic, proving that…
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Yes-People (2021) Short Film Review
Yes-People (2021) Director: Gísli Darri Halldórsson Screenwriter: Gísli Darri Halldórsson A short animation that captures the idiosyncrasies of ordinary people like few others, Yes-People is probably the most quirky of all the Animation Short Subjects nominated at the 2021 Oscars, and a very timely exploration of the testing nature of living with and around one…
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Feeling Through (2020) Short Film Review
Feeling Through (2020) Director: Doug Roland Screenwriter: Doug Roland Starring: Steven Prescod, Robert Tarango What would you do if you came across a DeafBlind man on the street in the middle of the night? Would you help him, or tell yourself that he’s not your problem and move on? These are the questions at the…
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The Father (2021) Review
The Father (2021) Director: Florian Zeller Screenwriters: Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell Old age eventually finds us all, regardless of any efforts we may make to deter it. It may find us gently or it may bring about a debilitating journey; one that…