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Mostly talking about movies, video games, and gay stuff (such as my gay husband and gay dog).
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Dukla is one of the most unique war movies I've ever seen, exploring forbidden love against the backdrop of WWII with puppets. It's brutal, beautiful, and truly singular.
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Animafest Zagreb Review: Dukla deftly navigates the complexities of love and war (with puppets!)
Playing in competition at Animafest Zagreb , Dukla is one of the most fascinating movies I've had the pleasure to cover on this blog, both f...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/05/dukla.html
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I accidentally found this random person on letterboxd who ends every review with whether or not the movie had tits
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Playing at Animafest Zagreb, Son of a Bitch follows a young man's journey to find his father, accompanied by a talking three-legged dog. Smart, a bit bawdy, and very fun.
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Animafest Zagreb Review: Son of a Bitch has the bite to back up its bark
Generally, you don't want to be called a "son of a bitch." Sure, it might sometimes be thrown out there with begrudging respect or a jocular...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/06/sonofabitch.html
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The Polar Bear Prince, part of this year's CHIFF, tries to follow the Disney playbook to very shaky results. Makes a lot of missteps, but it's pretty charming in its own right.
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CHIFF Review: The Polar Bear Prince is a shaky fairy tale that's trying its darndest
You can feel the Disney classics that inspired it while watching The Polar Bear Prince. Here is a musical fairy tale with an evil queen, mu...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/05/thepolarbearprince.html
5 days ago
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Return to Kellogg is a quirky Canadian charmer, featuring a massive cast of hilarious characters, and a core sweetness that's a pleasure to behold. (And it's on YouTube, so you have no excuse not to check it out!)
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Review: Return to Kellogg oozes cozy Canadian charm
When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time playing with action figures (which I referred to as "my guys"), stuffed animals, and LEGO sets. A lo...
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5 days ago
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Random jump scare in Mina the Hollower what the hell I almost dropped my Switch
6 days ago
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7 days ago
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Longtime fans of The Amazing Digital Circus will probably get a lot out of The Last Act, the theatrical release of the finale. As a newcomer to the series, I found it a bit of a bumpy ride.
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Review: Pomni and gang take their final bow on the big screen in The Last Act
If ever there were a movie/theatrical release that doesn't really call for my two cents, it's probably The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last ...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/06/tadcthelastact.html
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The Keeper of the Camphor Tree makes its N. American premiere at Tribeca tomorrow. It's a gorgeous, sprawling movie about taking hold of your own fate, and the connections we make along the way that empower us to do so. One of my 2026 favorites.
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Tribeca Review: The Keeper of the Camphor Tree is as gorgeous and sprawling as the tree at its center
The massive tree at the center of (and in the title of) The Keeper of the Camphor Tree serves as a fitting symbol of the movie that surround...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/06/thekeeperofthecamphortree.html
8 days ago
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Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express -- the Movie, now streaming on Netflix, is 47 minutes of sci-fi misfit magic. It's funny, cool, and left me wanting more. Please give me more!
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Review: All aboard The Galactic Limited Express for a fun (too-short!) ride amongst the stars
There's plenty of space out in space! Except for the in the prisons, which are at capacity with criminals and ne'er-do-wells, which means th...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/06/milkysubway.html
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Revanaught
10 days ago
Finally, my dream of having a Mewtwo with period cramps has come true, thank you Lego
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Jon Cartwright
11 days ago
Star Fox in Pride Month isn't a coincidence
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Jinsei takes place over the course of a hundred years, and feels like it. The solo-animated film doesn't have the substance to back up its compelling premise. Opens in NYC this Friday, elsewhere on June 12.
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Review: You'll really feel the passing of a hundred years in solo-animated Jinsei
Jinsei , the debut feature from solo animator Ryuya Suzuki, covers the hundred-year life of its protagonist. Sadly, it feels like it. There'...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/05/jinsei.html
11 days ago
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Viva Kids is back under the sea with The Last Whale Singer, about a young humpback whale caught in the tide of tradition, who has to find his own path. A colorful cast of characters and a sweet story make this one a winner. In theaters Friday!
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Review: The Last Whale Singer beautifully carries its tune
It seems like Viva Kids is in a very aquatic state of mind this year. Just a couple months after releasing odd-couple adventure The Pout-Pou...
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11 days ago
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If you want to watch some good queer stuff this Pride Month, check out my big ol' list on Letterboxd:
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My Big Queer List!
Some LGBTQ+ recs
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14 days ago
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June just might be the most animation-packed month of the year, thanks to Annecy and CHIFF, Toy Story 5, The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act, the start of Studio Ghibli Fest, new releases from GKIDS and Viva...a lot to look forward to!
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June Animation Preview: Toy Story, Annecy, The Amazing Digital Circus...this month is PACKED!!
June is shaping up to be maybe the biggest month in animation this year, thanks to a slate of exciting releases and a couple big festivals (...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/05/june2026preview.html
15 days ago
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Another World, Hong Kong's biggest-ever animated movie, is a sprawling fantasy epic that packs a huge emotional punch. The way it's structured, and how all the pieces fit into place...stunning. Catch it in theaters next week (via GKIDS, natch).
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Review: Another World is a millennium-spanning fantasy opus
I love when a movie feels so big that it feels like it's barely being contained by the frame. You can feel the world stretching out beyond w...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/05/anotherworld.html
15 days ago
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21 days ago
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Had my most insane Blue Prince run yet today. Ended with 50 keys! Made it underground! I think I know what I need to do to find the final room...
21 days ago
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Great price for a fantastic game
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23 days ago
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Top 12 of the year so far
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24 days ago
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I want Taco Bell but I'm afraid it'll make me too powerful
25 days ago
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Mobile Suit Gundam is not in my wheelhouse, so I found The Sorcery of Nymph Circe to be a snooze. At least it gave me more time with Gigi Andalucia. Fans of the franchise, this one is for you (and you alone).
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Review: Hathaway Noa's story continues in underwhelming second chapter, The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
When I review anime movies here, I always make sure to note if the movie is friendly to franchise newcomers or not. I tend to find that most...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/05/thesorceryofnymphcirce.html
26 days ago
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Conni -- Mystery of the Crane, now playing in German theaters, is a thoroughly charming family film that recalls a childhood favorite of mine: Fly Away Home. Sweet, simple, gets the job done.
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Review: Conni -- Mystery of the Crane is fine-feathered family fun
T here's a line in Conni -- Mystery of the Crane , the second feature-length adaptation of the popular book series by Liane Schneider and E...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/05/connimysteryofthecrane.html
27 days ago
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28 days ago
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Blaise, which is playing at Cannes this year, follows a family of three attempting to re-define themselves, to deliciously silly results. It's one of the year's best, funniest movies.
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Cannes Review: Blaise is a deliriously funny comedy of errors
Cannes really upped their animation game this year, with at least seven animated features making their debut on the Croisette. While I'm not...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/blaise.html
28 days ago
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The new Star Fox looks neat 🙂
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Labyrinth, in theaters next week, is a wild ride that finds the rhymes and frictions between the real world and the life we live behind our screens. Didn't totally work for me, but it's not a total miss.
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Review: Labyrinth is a dizzying plea to touch grass
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you understand how seductive a screen can be. The glow of a TV or laptop, the giant screens of...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/labyrinth.html
about 1 month ago
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Matamortes -- which plays at Animafest Zagreb next month -- is a striking depiction of human struggles in the context of a cosmic war. Drenched in red and black, it looks like nothing I've ever seen, and packs a punch in its brief runtime.
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Review: Matamortes finds a cosmic war in the struggles of our world
I love when I come across a movie that challenges me. Not necessarily meaning that the film is hard to watch/get through/understand (though ...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/matamortes.html
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
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Swapped is a step in the right direction for Skydance Animation, but shows that the studio is still in search of a great story. I had a good time with it, though!
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Review: Swapped shape-shifts into a familiar, fun adventure
Since its founding in March 2017, Skydance Animation has had a pretty rough go of it. Their first movie, Luck , was an absolute whiff of a m...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/swapped.html
about 1 month ago
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The Myth of Maracuda doesn't break any new ground, but it's the kind of down-the-middle movie that hits just right sometimes. I had a fun time with this goofy bunch, and I'm looking forward to the sequel!
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Review: Worlds collide in silly and sweet The Myth of Maracuda
Sometimes, loving animation feels like living on an island, or shouting into a void. Obviously, a ton of people watch animation. Every year,...
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about 1 month ago
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May is absolutely stacked on the animation front: Animal Farm, Swapped, two GKIDS releases, some anniversary re-releases, anime, Cannes! Check out my preview here:
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May Animation Preview: Animal Farm and Slime lead a packed month
Every May, I change my Top 4 on Letterboxd to be all animated movies in celebration of Ani-May-tion, and this month, it feels like distribut...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/may2026preview.html
about 1 month ago
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Tears of the Azure Sea was my introduction to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and it was a good place to jump in. A colorful cast of characters, exciting action, and a cool self-contained story. Check it out when it opens this week!
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Review: That time I got introduced to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime via Tears of the Azure Sea
As someone who tries to watch as many animated releases every year, I end watching a lot of anime movies. Which is great, because I love ani...
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about 2 months ago
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Extremely good movie week over here
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about 2 months ago
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As misguided and strange as Andy Serkis' new take on Animal Farm might be, it actually works out decently well. Ends up Orwell's work is sturdy enough to shine through pop song needle drops and fart jokes. Woody Harrelson MVP!
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Review: Animal Farm brings an Orwell classic to a new audience, along with some fart jokes
Like most American high schoolers, I was assigned George Orwell's classic allegorical novella, Animal Farm , as a school reading assignment....
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/animalfarm.html
about 2 months ago
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya! is an extraordinary take on The Tale of a Bamboo Cutter, injecting musical numbers, video game streaming, and lesbians (maybe?) into the classic story. One of my favorite movies of the year. It's on Netflix -- watch it!
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Review: Cosmic Princess Kaguya! reimagines a classic tale as a dazzling fantasia
I try to keep up with the latest animated releases, but sometimes, one kind of gets past me and I end up playing catch-up later. This year, ...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/cosmicprincesskaguya.html
about 2 months ago
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The Kirlian Frequency is a spooky-cool Argentine horror anthology film, where the sins of the past haunt an obscure town just as much as the various creatures who live there. This movie is so fucking cool! My review out of Fantaspoa:
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Fantaspoa Review: Dialing in to The Kirlian Frequency is a spooky good time
Throughout most of April, Fantaspoa descends upon the city of Porto Alegre in Brazil. It's Latin America's biggest genre festival, with more...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/thekirlianfrequency.html
about 2 months ago
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Normal Planet, from the filmmakers who made Knit's Island, is a fascinating intersection of "high" and "low" art. It's fun and strange to spend thirty minutes in this virtual museum. Highly recommended.
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Visions de Réel Review: Normal Planet finds the intersection of the mundane and absurd in a virtual art museum
I love the subgenre of documentaries that are filmed within video games and virtual worlds. Last year, Grand Theft Hamlet was a definite hig...
https://greatlinesbeautifullines.blogspot.com/2026/04/normalplanet.html
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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A Kurosawa double feature bookended by some great animation 🤓
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about 2 months ago
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Taking a look at the animated shorts that played at LAFM's Animation Today program, including the latest from Don Hertzfeldt (which absolutely shattered me)
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Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Animation Today
The Los Angeles Festival of Movies came to a close on Sunday. It's a festival I've heard of but hadn't attended before, which is a shame, be...
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about 2 months ago
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Miss Moxy is an adorable adventure starring a mismatched trio of animals navigating their way across Europe, punctuated with colorful supporting characters and memorable musical numbers. This movie deserves US distribution!
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Review: Miss Moxy is a meow-velous adventure
I am, and have always been, a dog person. But a few minutes into Miss Moxy , a supremely entertaining Dutch and Belgian coproduction that ha...
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2 months ago
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Work was insane this week so I haven't watched a movie since Sunday 😭
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2 months ago
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Tied Up attempts to apply the Pixar formula to garbage, with mixed results. Ordures did it better!
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Review: Tied Up is a trashy tale that I didn't treasure
You know how Pixar are kind of the kings of personifying various objects, animals, and concepts, and making us fall in love with them? In th...
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2 months ago
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Got some gaming gift cards for the ol' birthday so I am now the proud owner of: Öoo Under the Island Blue Prince Escape From Ever After
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is more amusement park ride than movie, an empty calorie buffet of fan service that is a fun and frustrating watch. Really happy to see Wart after all these years!
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Review: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is an assault on the senses, and a colorful buffet of fan service
If there two things that are true about me, it's that I love animated movies and I love Nintendo. So I seem like the ideal customer for The ...
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