Tag Archives: Adventure

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): They’re back!

Animation feature film “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”, the latest work from Aardman Animations which will be released on Netflix on next Friday in South Korea, is as funny and delightful as we can possibly expect. Although it may … Continue reading

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Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Before he became the king

Barry Jenkins’ new film “Mufasa: The Lion King” is something bound to happen sooner or later. After winning two Oscars via “Nomadland” (2020), Chloé Zhao moved on to making a Marvel Cinematic Universe flick called “Eternals” (2021). After getting a … Continue reading

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Flow (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A cat’s adventure

Animation feature film “Flow”, which was selected as the official submission of Latvia for Best International Film Oscar in this year, is a simple but enchanting fantasy tale which alternatively baffles and dazzles us. Without any dialogue at all, the … Continue reading

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Moana 2 (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A middling second chapter not sailing that far

Disney animation film “Moana 2” is a middling second chapter compared to its promising predecessor, and that is a big disappointment for all of us. Sure, it looks as terrific as you can expect from any decent Disney animation these … Continue reading

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The Imaginary (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The adventure of one imaginary boy

Japanese animation film “The Imaginary”, which was released on Netflix in last week, will delight anyone who has enjoyed and admired those fabulous animation films from Studio Ghibli. While it does not surpass the better works of Studio Ghibli, the … Continue reading

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Inside Out 2 (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): More emotions to come

Pixar animation film “Inside Out 2”, which is the sequel to Oscar-winning animation film “Inside Out” (2015), shows us that Pixar still has it. While it is another fantasy adventure into the state of mind just like its predecessor, the … Continue reading

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Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Enough is enough…

Animation film “Kung Fu Panda 4” is a passable product not bringing anything particularly new or surprising to its franchise, which was started with “Kung Fu Panda” (2008) and then continued in the two following sequels during next several years. … Continue reading

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Damsel (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A damsel against distress

Netflix film “Damsel” distinguishes itself in its familiar genre territory to some degree via its feisty heroine to remember. As reflected by the very title of the movie, she suddenly finds herself becoming your average damsel in distress, but she … Continue reading

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Orion and the Dark (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): His friend, Dark

Netflix animation film “Orion and the Dark”, which was released in last week, is a simple but engaging children’s story decorated with interesting ideas and visuals. While its narrative structure may be a bit confusing to its main target audiences … Continue reading

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggets (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The chickens are back…

Netflix animation film “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggets”, which was released a few days ago, is the latest work from Aardman Animations, which has given us a series of charming and entertaining animation films ranging from “Wallace & Gromit: … Continue reading

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