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Infestation: Annecy Animation Festival 2019: The Swallows of Kabul
ANNECY ANIMATION FESTIVAL: THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL Based on the Algerian novel by Yasmina Khadra, The Swallows of Kabul is a movie by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobé Mévellec that tells the story of the Afghanistan city of Kabul, during the Taliban occupation. Set in the summer of 1998, the story focuses on two married couples. The first couple is
Screener Squad: Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein
FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER’S MONSTER, FRANKENSTEIN MOVIE REVIEW We usually don’t do short film reviews on here, but we had to make an exception with this bizarre little project. David Harbour plays a fictional version of himself and his ‘father’ David Harbour Jr., who is attempting to produce a made-for-TV theater production of Frankenstein full of his own creative liberties. Meanwhile, David
Highly Suspect Reviews: The Farewell
THE FAREWELL MOVIE REVIEW Normally a film about a family trip to China to visit an elderly grandmother who is dying of cancer but the entire clan has agreed not to tell them of their impending mortality wouldn’t make me run to the theater to see it. But The Farewell was released to such praise at Sundance this year that
Giganticast Ep 16 – Jen’s First G-Fest
Giganticast Ep 16 – Jen’s First G-Fest Matt has returned from G-Fest XXVI, the latest of the long-running kaiju-centric conventions in Chicago, and Jen (Mayhem’s Muse) is with him! She discusses her first G-Fest experience and what it’s like being a new fan in this legendary genre. Jen’s Twitter Feed Matt’s Official Website Giganticast now has its own channel
Highly Suspect Reviews: The Lion King
Much wailing and gnashing of teeth has been made before and since the early release of Disney’s photo-realistic CG Lion King remake but is it really as terrible as all that? I mean, it’s got Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa, for FSM’s sake! Are the recent reviews typical overreactions to cows that shouldn’t be considered to
Eye on the Prize Ep. 30 – 2019 Emmy Nominations Reactions
EYE ON THE PRIZE: 2019 EMMY NOMINATION REACTIONS What better way to prepare for another year of Oscars than talking about…the Emmys. In all seriousness though, after seeing all the nominated shows this year, we had to give our two cents. Plus, we had to talk about Game of Thrones breaking the record for most nominations for a single series
