Larry & Jeff
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spooky tuesday is a (now not so new!) podcast where we’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week.
we'd say we didn't know how badly we needed paranorman (2012) on our spooky tuesday pride month lineup until we saw it, but sydney definitely did. with everything going on in today's ~~political climate~~ (and despite this movie being a decade old), the stop-motion masterpiece feels more timely than ever. it's not just that it was the first animated film to feature a canonically queer character, although it totally was, just fyi. it's also that the whole story challenges viewers to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to the central message that it's ok to be different. if you still need convincing, we'll go ahead and say this: it's cozy horror, babes. haven't you heard that's all the rage?
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Title: WALL-E
Rating: G
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver, Teddy Newton, Bob Bergen, John Cygan, Pete Docter, Paul Eiding, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Mickie McGowan, Laraine Newman, Lori Alan
Release year: 2008
Genres: science fiction, adventure
Blurb: WALL-E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage, all humans having fled to outer space. For seven hundred years, he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new robot, WALL-E thinks he's finally found a friend, and stows away on the ship when it leaves.
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(Archive) Animated movie of the day: WALL·E (2008)
Originally posted: January 12nd, 2022
Yeah, we had to talk about Pixar at some point. While every movie goes through multiple iterations and changes over development, Pixar takes the concept to the extreme, with pitches that see the light of day pretty much over a decade from their first showing. This often leads to movies that are polished to a T in almost every aspect, which is the case here…sort of.
While I do consider this environmentalist piece a very nice film, with gorgeous visuals, endearing characters and a great sound design, I feel divided about its structure, themes, and just how it ends up as a whole.
Sure, every plot thread is connected, but this film clearly has two very different presentation styles and even in repeated viewings I can't help but feel the abrupt shift from a wordless narrative of a garbage collecting Earth robot bonding over time with a probe unit from space, and the high action/comedy heroics of the second. I like both for different reasons(preferring the first half) but the way they're integrated clashes a bit in my eyes, even if it may be an artistic choice of ironic contrast (the Earth is silent and Space is now noisy).
And then there's the themes. It's environmental discussion(and many other social criticisms it has), while ever relevant, feels undermined by Disney's greed. I can agree with the message(or at least the core ideas) but it's hard to not feel a bit conflicted. It's exploration of nostalgia is striking in it's simplicity though. With just a few images it says so much about this concept.
So, do I love something about the film without caveats? Well, WALL-E itself. This romantic of a robot is such lovable protagonist, and its caring nature is infectious. The relationship it has with EVE is so wholesome too, because it is defined by that attention and care.
I may not think the final blend of it's ingredients is seamless or flawless, but there's definitely a heart to it that makes it an uplifting watch.
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Watch This BABYLON Ensemble Featurette
Watch This BABYLON Ensemble Featurette
BABYLON is in theaters now! Catch Li Jun Li, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo, and more in this truly wild ride of a film. Here’s a brand new featurette for you with the whole ensemble on the making of the movie! New film footage adn interviews featuring the boldest ensemble of the year.
Paramount Pictures Presents
A Marc Platt / Wild Chickens / Organism Pictures Production
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WALL-E (2008)
Directed by Andrew Stanton.
Starring Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, Pete Docter.
Genre: Animated, romance, science fiction, adventure.
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Babylon
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Time 22-Jan-2023 10:00
Day Sunday
Where Cineworld - Rushden Lakes
Screen 12
Seat H8
Price £9.70
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Babylon
★★★★★
A los seres humanos nos encanta contar historias. Forma parte de nuestra naturaleza. Puede incluso que desde antes de que el monolito de Kubrick hiciera acto de presencia nuestros antepasados se reunían frente a la hoguera y recontaban o imaginaban situaciones que les ayudaban a luchar contra el terror a la oscuridad. Los gritos y aullidos en mitad de la noche, los depredadores que…
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So I was super excited that Goldbergs was back but then I found about Jeff Garlin. Still happy the show is back but this is making me triple down on my thoughts that the show should have ended with Adam's graduation.
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