If you haven’t watched The House animated movie on Netflix yet, you may want to read a preview post or watch the trailer. From here on, there are analyses and hence spoilers. If you do not care, you may proceed. The House is a stop-motion animated movie in three…
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Lord of the Rings animated movie from 1978
What began in 1937 by an English author and scholar, continues to dominate and intrigue the imagination of generations till date. After all these years, J. R. R. Tolkien’s mammoth work – Lord of the Rings, has led to the creation of movies, video games, fanfictions, board games, radio, theatre,…
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The House from Netflix looks promising
Update: If you have already watched this movie, you may read – The House and analysis of modern terrors. Dark comedy is an extremely under-explored genre of animated films and more so with stop motion animation which demands each and every frame to be built by hand, shooting them on…
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Zabuza and Haku – An early taste of Akatsuki ?
I have often wondered if Naruto fans were given a taste of Akatsuki long before any of the members made an appearance. Much before the mind-turning brilliant extravaganza of Shippuden could unfold, Zabuza and Haku pretty much operated in a similar fashion. Both Zabuza and Haku were notorious killers…
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Only a child is a powerful short film on climate crisis
Severn Cullis Suzuki was only 12 when she delivered a powerful speech at Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, her words still reverberating with the truth of the climate crisis. Only a child by Simone Giampaolo is inspired by a powerful interpretation of her speech which is meaningful,…