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3 things about THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE

Posted on July 4, 2025 by robchristopher

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie [2024] 1. Foreshadowing. 2. A monster consisting of an eyeball stalk, novelty teeth, and gum. 3. Clampett’s Diner.

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3 things about THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER

Posted on June 24, 2025 by robchristopher

The Rescuers Down Under [1990] 1. Inadequate runway. 2. Transport by snake. 3. Eggsitting.

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3 things about René Laloux’s GANDAHAR

Posted on April 22, 2025 by robchristopher

Gandahar [1987] 1. Hatched by Godzilla, who thinks they’re her children. 2. An enormous pit of bodies. 3. No head. Face on his chest.

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3 things about Faith & John Hubley’s EVERYBODY RIDES THE CAROUSEL

Posted on March 28, 2025 by robchristopher

Everybody Rides the Carousel [1976] 1. Repeatedly throwing the spoon on the floor. 2. Happy masks, doubtful inner faces. 3. An unusual trick-or-treater.

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3 things about DK Welchman & Hugh Welchman’s LOVING VINCENT

Posted on March 15, 2025 by robchristopher

Loving Vincent [2017] 1. Watching the rain through the cafe windows. 2. He takes a few paintings in lieu of a bill. 3. A chair at the edge of a field.

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3 things about Gints Zilbalodis’s FLOW

Posted on February 23, 2025 by robchristopher

Flow [2024] 1. Collecting a pile of fishes.2. The bird ascends into space.3. A basket of shiny objects.

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3 things about OLIVER & COMPANY

Posted on January 31, 2025 by robchristopher

Oliver & Company [1988] 1. Garland of frankfurters. 2. Bluebirds swooning over a poodle? 3. Sappy bedtime story. Just wrong.

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3 things about Merlin Crossingham & Nick Park’s WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL

Posted on January 24, 2025 by robchristopher

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl [2024] 1. Snoozy Choc. 2. Unexpected turnip. 3. An elevated waterway for barges.

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3 things about Sean Charmatz’s ORION AND THE DARK

Posted on January 10, 2025 by robchristopher

Orion and the Dark [2024] 1. “I don’t think we have time for David Foster Wallace tonight.” 2. We can no longer see the stars outside at night so we have to go to the planetarium. 3. Light as a … Continue reading →

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3 things about THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE

Posted on November 21, 2024 by robchristopher

The Great Mouse Detective [1986] 1. Melissa Manchester as a sexy, singing mouse.2. Dizzying panorama of the clockworks.3. “I had so many ingenious ideas I didn’t know which to choose. So I decided to use them all.”

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