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Hoppers Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Hoppers

Directed by Daniel Chong, Hoppers follows an animal-loving teenager named Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda) who learns that a group of scientists has invented a way to “hop” human minds into lifelike robotic animal bodies to communicate with wild animals. She uses their technology to embody a robotic beaver and thwart a construction company’s plot to

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Elio Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Elio

Directed by Madeline Sharafin, Domee Shi, and Adrian Molina, Elio follows a kid named Elio (Yonas Kibreab) who is a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession, to the point he wishes to be abducted by them. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from

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ElementalReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Elemental

Directed by Peter Sohn, Elemental is set in Element City, a world inhabited by anthropomorphic elements of nature, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story follows Ember (Leah Lewis), a tough, quick-witted, and fiery fire elemental, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow water elemental named Wade (Mamoudou Athi) challenges her beliefs

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LightyearReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Lightyear

Directed by Angus MacLane, Lightyear is the origin story of Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, and follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space

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TurningRedReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Turning Red

Directed by Domee Shi, Turning Red centers around Meilin “Mei” Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old girl who is horrified to discover that, whenever she gets too excited or stressed, she turns into a giant Red Panda, but she can turn back if she’s calm. Soon Mei learns of a family curse and a shared history

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MonstersAtWorkReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Monsters at Work Season 1

Created by Pixar, Monsters at Work is set directly after the main events of Monsters Inc, where the city of Monstropolis is making the transition to be fuelled by the sound of laughter rather than scares. Tylor Tuskmon (Ben Feldman), a recent Scare Major graduate from Monsters University, is forced to work as a mechanic

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LucaReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Luca

Directed by Enrico Casarosa, Luca is set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera and is a coming-of-age story about one young boy named Luca (Jacob Tremblay) experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer), but

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DisneyPixarSoulReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Soul

Directed by Pete Docter, Soul follows Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), a middle school music teacher, who has dreamed of performing jazz music onstage, and finally gets a chance after impressing other jazz musicians during an opening act at the Half Note Club. However, an untimely accident causes Gardner’s soul to be separated from his body

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Leland Pierce

Review: Soul

Disney+ has given us many things this past year to be thankful for. The Mandalorian for sure. But on Christmas this year Disney+ and Pixar gave us their newest movie, Soul. An enjoyable movie that stars Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad and Angela Bassett, and music by Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus

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