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Inspector Sun and the Curse of The Black Widow

By William Blick | October 2023

I used to enjoy the mystery books by the great John Bellairs, such as The Curse of the Blue Figurine, when I…

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I used to enjoy the mystery books by the great John Bellairs, such as The Curse of the Blue Figurine, when I was a child. As a second grader, I was...

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Stop-motion animator Catya Plate completed the final chapter of her eco-thriller trilogy with the third short, Las Nogas. Following up on Meeting...

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NOW IN THEATERS! In 1887, Oscar Wilde penned a humorous short story concerning a cowardly ghost facing any Brits' worst nightmare: a family of American...

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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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