Sonic The Hedgehog 3: Franchise Takes One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Q&A: As Star Trek Lower Decks Lands for Good, Cast Members Recall Best Moments
InterviewJim SlotekStar Trek, Star Trek Lower Decks, Tawny Newsome, Eugene Cordero, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Animation, Series, Sci-fi, Comedy
Despicable Me 4: Fun Family Franchise Continues (but with Extra Subversion)
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekDespicable Me 4, Franchise, Animation, Kid's Movies, Chris Renaud, Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Joey King, Will Ferrell, Minions, Gru
Inside Out 2: Pixar's Lovely Look at the Emotional Rollercoaster that Is Puberty
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekInside Out 2, Pixar films, Animation, Kelsey Mann, Kensington Tallman, Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Adèle Exarchopolis, Limimar, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ayo Edebiri, Tony Hale, Sequel, Children
Robot Dreams: Animation about Unlikely BFFs Explores Connection, Tenderness, Resilience
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekRobot Dreams, Animation, Pablo Berger, Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger, Dog, Robot, TIFF 23, Cannes films, Family friendly, No dialogue, Earth Wind and Fire’s September
What If...? S2: Stan Lee’s Legacy of Dreams and Visions Realized for a Second Time
ReviewJim SlotekWhat If...?, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Animation, Bryan Andrews, Hayley Atwell, Chris Hemsworth, Lady Bell, Karen Gillen, Jeffrey Wright, Jon Favreau, Kurt Russell, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Douglas, Disney+, Season 2
Futurama Season 11: Back With a Vengeance and Brilliant As Ever
ReviewJim SlotekFuturama, Reboot, Animation, TV series, Matt Groening, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, David Herman, Disney+, Hulu, sci-fi, Cult Classic
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken: When Dreamworks Dunks on Disney
ReviewJim SlotekRuby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, Animation, Dreamworks Animation, Kirk DeMicco, Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Jaboukie Young-White, Annie Murphy, Sam Richarson, Jane Fonda, Will Forte, Children's films
Wendell & Wild: Weird, Sure… But Not All That Wild
ReviewJim SlotekWendell & Wild, TIFF 2022, Henry Selick, Jordan Peele, Kegan-Michael Key, Lyric Ross, Netflix, Angela Bassett, Ving Rhames, Animation
Tales of the Jedi: Bite-Sized Back Stories Satisfy More Than You’d Expect
ReviewJim SlotekStar Wars, Tales of the Jedi, Dave Filoni, Ashley Eckstein, Liam Neeson, Ian McDiarmid, Clancy Brown, Phil Lamarr, James Arnold Taylor, Disney, Animation, prequels
The Grave of St. Oran: Clever Adaptation of Neil Gaiman Story Rattles Notions of Faith
The Deer King: Japanese Weaponized Deer and The Fever Dogs of War
Marcel The Shell with Shoes On: A Man and Mollusk in a Therapeutic Bond
Lightyear: Toy Story Spinoff Further Proof of the Genius of Pixar, and Delightful to Boot
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekPixar, Animation, Lightyear, Angus MacLane, Chris Evans, Uzo Aduba, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, James Brolin, Children's movies, Spinoff, Origin story
Encanto: Dazzling Disney Feature Spotlights Home, Family, and the Joys of Being a Misfit
ReviewJim SlotekEncanto, Disney, Animation, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Byron Howard, Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith, Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, Angie Cepeda, Wilmer Valderrama, John Leguizamo, Colombia, Latino
Cryptozoo: A Trippy, Hippie Tribute to Fantastic Creatures
ReviewJim SlotekCryptozoo, Animation, Michael Cera, Lake Bell, Dash Shaw, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie, adult themes, 1967
Original-Cin Q&A: Paw Patrol Director Cal Brunker Discusses Pups, Pipsqueaks, and Celebs
By Bonnie Laufer
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Vivo: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Animated Kid-fest is Sparkly, Crafted… But Just Kind of OK
ReviewJim SlotekVivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gloria Estefan, Children's films, Kids, Animation, Netflix, Alex Lacamoire, Cuban, Buena Vista Social Club, Disney
Original-Cin Q&A: Star Cathy Ang on Playing Smart, Cool, Inspirational Girl in Over the Moon
By Bonnie Laufer
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Interview, PreviewJim SlotekAnimation, Netflix, Over the Moon, Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh, Cathy Ang, Glen Keane, Children's movies, Asian Americans, Fantasy, Margaret Cho
Original-Cin TIFF 2020 Picks: Sunday, September 13
By Original-Cin Staff
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Preview, ReviewTIFF 2020, TIFF Discovery, TIFF New Wave, Special Presentations, Special Events, Falling, Beans, Wolfwalkers, Summer of '85, Viggo Mortensen, Laura Linney, David Cronenberg, Tracey Deer, TIFF Emerging Talent, fact based drama, Canadian, François Ozon, Felix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Animation, Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
