animation

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Watercooler Reviews

Watercooler Reviews | The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Kyle Logan May 4, 2021 0 Comment

The Mitchells vs. the Machines is immediately something special. That really shouldn’t be any surprise given the movie’s pedigree, it’s the feature directorial debut of Gravity Falls alum Michael Rianda and the most recent...

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CFS Listicles

4 Movies Turning 40 in 2021 That Deserve More

Kyle Logan January 16, 2021 0 Comment

CW: rape-revenge film discussed, animal attack & medical gore descriptions A new year means a new opportunity to write about movies celebrating big anniversaries. I’ve already written about 10 movies turning 10 in 2021...

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Chicago Film Scene Reviews and Recs

Blood Tea and Red String: Unsettle Your Christmas Viewing With This Stop Motion Fairy Tale for Adults

Kyle Logan November 23, 2020 0 Comment

Christiane Cegavske’s first feature Blood Tea and Red String may not be a movie that’s explicitly about Christmas, or even implicitly about Christmas. But the red, white, and green color palette and the stop...

7 Minutes

Chicago Film Scene Reviews and Recs

Ruben Brandt, Collector: The Animated Movie About Art You Need To See

Kyle Logan November 19, 2020 0 Comment

I can’t think of any other movies I’ve seen a trailer for and then tracked for nearly a year because the trailer made such an impact on me, but that’s exactly what happened with...

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What I Learned..

Chasing Him: What I learned from Satoshi Kon’s ‘Millennium Actress’ (2001)

Freeman Fletcher July 2, 2020 0 Comment

An (hopefully) educational and (hopefully) engaging look at some of the filmmaking lessons to be found in Satoshi Kon's 'Millennium Actress' (2001)....