2022 is only days away, so what better way to get excited than to chart the films I am most looking forward to discovering in the new year? Check out an exclusive list, just a taste of what 2022 will hold as we enter a brand new year of movies! Here are my top 20 … Continue reading Most Anticipated Films of 2022
Film Review: Rumble
★★★ 2021 has been an exceptionally good year for animation. Come the Academy Award Nominations for best animated film, I greatly look forward to seeing what is competing for the top prize. Late-in-the-year animated entry Rumble is one that is sure to be missing from the coveted nominees list. A film’s legacy is of course … Continue reading Film Review: Rumble
Film Review: Mixtape
★★★ Set in 1999 Spokane, Mixtape follows adorable twelve-year-old Beverly (Gemma Brooke Allen) as she accidentally destroys the cassette mixtape belonging to her deceased mother. She is left with only a mysterious track list, and remains clueless as to how to repair it. Now, Beverly will do whatever it takes to find each and every … Continue reading Film Review: Mixtape
Film Review: Back to the Outback
★★★ Netflix plus animation is turning out to be quite the colorful combination. Against all odds, Back to the Outback is another addition to the charming ouvre of Netflix originals, a cute-as-a-button flick that lovingly wears its heart on its sleeve. A kooky cast of characters trying to escape and essentially go back to nature … Continue reading Film Review: Back to the Outback
TV Review: Trolls Holiday in Harmony
Fan of the Trolls movies? Boy, have I got a treat for you… the series, which birthed one of the catchiest songs of the last decade, “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” comes back with a vengeance! An adorable holiday special the whole family can enjoy, Trolls Holiday in Harmony is brimming with the trademark humor and … Continue reading TV Review: Trolls Holiday in Harmony
Film Review: Clifford the Big Red Dog
★★★ Covering Toronto International Film Festival, I was shocked earlier this year to see Clifford the Big Red Dog among the lineup. Before being unceremoniously pulled from release (then subsequently rescheduled to November 10th), I was looking forward to Clifford thanks in large part to a bonkers first trailer. Based on the Scholastic Book Series … Continue reading Film Review: Clifford the Big Red Dog
Animation is Film 2021: Poupelle of Chimney Town
★★★★ Poupelle of Chimney Town is an absolutely delightful story of a young introverted chimney sweep named Lubicchi and the magical pile of garbage that becomes his new best friend. Set in Chimney Town—“a world of day and night wrapped in smoke”—where the sky is completely covered, the prospect of ‘stars’ is simply a fairytale. … Continue reading Animation is Film 2021: Poupelle of Chimney Town
Film Review: Muppets Haunted Mansion
★★★★ The Muppets may have a wide variety of specials, some fantastic and others not-so-great, but as far as I am aware, this is their first and only horror-centric spin. Based upon the Disney ride The Haunted Mansion, this new special (aptly titled Muppets Haunted Mansion) taps into horror and family elements simultaneously. It utilizes … Continue reading Film Review: Muppets Haunted Mansion
VIFF 2021: Lamya’s Poem
★★★★ Lamya’s Poem is an animated treasure inspired by the works of 13th century poet, Jalaladin Muhammad Rumi. This cleverly scripted classic 2D-animation weaves together the story of a modern Syrian child fleering war against Rumi’s personal tale of his hometown being overrun by the Mongols. The two storylines flow harmoniously together, complimenting each tale … Continue reading VIFF 2021: Lamya’s Poem
Film Review: The Addams Family 2
★★★★ While I can confidently say nothing can ever match the energy and excellence of the two 90s Addams Family films, this CGI-animated sequel does right by its timeless characters. Following 2019’s very fun reboot of the series, The Addams Family 2 is the road trip sequel you never knew you needed. Returning cast is … Continue reading Film Review: The Addams Family 2