Fantasy
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
I can vividly remember playing the first Nintendo version of “Super Mario Bros.” when I was just a boy in…
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Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds
Patient and kindhearted, a painted storybook in motion, “Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds” is a lovely glimpse of what…
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The Imaginary
Born from the still unbridled creativity of children, where an empty room and a random assortment of objects can inspire…
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Wendell & Wild
Henry Selick is back, and animation really missed him. With LAIKA on a long hiatus, Pixar struggling in its current…
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Drifting Home
Pre-teens somehow come of age in “Drifting Home,” a Japanese animated fantasy about a group of sixth graders who float…
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My Father’s Dragon
For the young heroes and heroines in the tenderly magical fables by Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, their large-than-life journeys…
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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
“Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” is as if someone made a bet that one of the most enduringly beloved works of literature—adapted…
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Decades before his name became instantly associated with macabre wonder, Guillermo del Toro conjured up accomplished special effects makeup for…
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The Amazing Maurice
Terry Rossio, one of the writers of “Shrek,” brings some of that fractured fairy tale energy to this week’s odd…
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is as spry and light on its feet as its titular feline. The inherently…
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