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Xtemplar

By Calan Panchoo | October 2023

TORONTO AFTER DARK 2023 REVIEW! Though it lives in a thoughtfully conceived world and has solid attention to detail, Xtemplar is unfinished. Writer-director Paul…

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TORONTO AFTER DARK 2023 REVIEW! Though it lives in a thoughtfully conceived world and has solid attention to detail, Xtemplar is unfinished....

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There is a lot of brilliance in writer/director Ryan Guiterman's Canvas, but it has to be balanced against a lot that is amateur or limited. The animated...

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There is a good chance you have not heard nor know much about the titular city of writer-director Bob Hurst's Garden City, Kansas. It is known to be one...

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A band of survivors fends off a mech invasion in Mark Bell's animated series, Project 13: The Mechanical Advantage. Our story takes place on a remote...

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NOW IN THEATERS! 2023 has been crammed with subpar animation efforts. Disney/Pixar's fare may look fantastic, but the dearth of originality (read:...

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A young girl struggles to find her identity in Ana Gusson and Robyn Campbell's animated short, Pivot. On this particular morning, it's a struggle of wills...

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Writer-director R.J. Sullivan's animated short, Pinto the Mean Bean, teaches us a valuable lesson in getting along with others. As the title suggests,...

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Writer-director Christopher Lennertz and co-director Brian Vincent Rhodes' animated short, Pacemaker, is that timely reminder that we're all looking for...

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PORTLAND FESTIVAL OF CINEMA, ANIMATION & TECHNOLOGY 2023 REVIEW! Joël Gibbs' animated short, The Moon Followed Me to Falmouth, is the story of a...

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The influence Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had on popular culture since they burst into our collective consciousness on TV in 1987 is that of kaiju-like...

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