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Review Snippets: Ponyo, Up, and more

By Joe Lavers ⋅ August 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This year has seen the release of two brilliant films, both of which happen to be animated. The better of the two is Pixar’s “Up,” which boldly plants its stake in the land of Character First. Everything is in service to the characters and never feels out of place, and it’s a testament to the [...]

Review Snippets: Coraline, Brothers Bloom, and more

By Joe Lavers ⋅ June 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve listed the movies released in 2009 that I’ve already seen and here now are my very brief thoughts on them. I’ve omitted “Watchmen,” which I feel I have to watch again before I critique it, and included a very fine film that I saw at the Newport Beach Film Festival, “Idiots and Angels,” Bill [...]

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