watch it: “Maverick John McCain”
Stop-motion animation meets political commentary. Awesome. (discovered via Americablog)
animation
watch it: “The Gloaming”
Beautifully creepy…
Igor (review)
Has there ever been so amiably demented a flick as this one?
watch it: “Oktapodi”
A simple story, told totally visually. I love it:
watch it: “No Room for Gerold”
Roommates in their natural habitat: Anyone understand German? I’m sure that answering machine message that plays over the end credits is funny, but it’s not subtitled. Can anyone translate?
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Igor’
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in September, and 5 reasons why. No. 5: Igor [opens September 19]. 1. Mad science fair! All the maddest scientists in the land of Malaria are getting together for their annual competition, but this year, one of their assistants — one of the igors! — is gonna … more…
watch it: “Garson Hampfield, Crossword Inker”
Who’da thunk? There’s a job for everyone: It’s a joke, of course, but so well done, with all the right little details, that you almost suspect it’s gotta be real. It becomes a beautiful and subtle parody of the documentary genre.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (review)
Jedi Mind Trick “You fought in the Clone Wars?” Oh man, do I remember hearing Luke Skywalker say that when I was eight years old and thinking, Wow, cool! Clone wars! What could that have been? Now, I’ll concede that what the Clone Wars actually turned out to have been, in that historical era a … more…
Robot Chicken: Star Wars (review)
It’s madness. Madness, I tell you!
Kirikou and the Wild Beast (review)
Ya kinda wanna smack someone. The back cover of the new DVD of *Kirikou and the Wild Beast*, the sequel to the beloved 1998 French film *Kirikou and the Sorceress*, features a ‘warning’…
