When toys come alive via CGI, we scrutinize their motivations as well as the legacy of digitally animated films, in the original Toy Story. [Aggregate score: 7]
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TLS visits a secluded Swedish community and explores themes of relationships and grief in Ari Aster’s masterful Midsommar.
[Aggregate score: 10]
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A quite short story with nevertheless more than a bit to say on dissolving relationships, TLS reviews Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel.
[Aggregate score: 8]
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Chucky’s back, Jack! TLS takes on the modern reimagining of the classic killer doll in the 2019 version of Child’s Play.
[Aggregate score: 8]
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E3 rolls around for 2019 and TLS dives in once more to cherry-pick items of interest to discuss from it.
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International sci-fi flies on with an anime-based movie about the plucky crew of Earth’s last spaceship and their final mission against an alien threat.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]
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Returning to their childhood before all the world-weary cynicism set in, TLS experiences the original wonder of this classic Spielberg flick which sits at #24 on the AFI list.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]
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TLS dives backward in time to review masterfully moody French short, La Jetée, the precursor and genesis to 12 Monkeys.
[Aggregate score: 9]
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On the trail of big-name franchise adaptations, TLS discovers one that’s quite decently done in Pokemon Detective Pikachu. Also known as: Ryan Reynolds’ Dick Pik.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]
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Reality is perception; TLS dissects this idea through the mirror of Akira Kurosawa’s famous and influential Rashomon.
[Aggregate score: 8]
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