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The Casagrandes Movie (2024)
Consistently boring
Poorly paced, unfocused, and with a plethora of clichés displayed in almost every scene, this movie deserves the minimal rate possible.
Just in the first 30 minutes, you can realize how poorly structured this movie truly is: It's only exposition after exposition with the most heavy-handed approach you can imagine.
On the other hand, the animation, soundtrack and voice performances are as generic as you expect. This only exacerbates the dullness and lack of direction of this film.
In conclusion, I don't think I can recommend this movie to anyone.
This isn't even a "so bad it's good" type of movie, it's just boring; Consistently boring.
Persepolis (2007)
An autobiography in animated form
Brilliantly animated and directed, Persepolis deserves to be considered as nothing less than a modern-day classic and a great example of how to adapt a comic-book to a film.
Fueled by the highly stylized black-and-white animation and the fast-paced rhythm, the movie it's an engaging and exciting experience, even in the less dramatic scenes. It is a moving and touching film, that doesn't try to win its audience by mere shock value or overly dramatic segments.
Now, let me finish this review by stating the following: Do not watch this movie as a documentary. That is simply not its purpose.
Watch it as an autobiography in animated form, and you'll see how easy you'll find yourself caring for Marjane and her family.
The Hobby (2024)
It serves its purpose
Just like many other hobbies out there, the world of card collecting is a fascinating pass time that deserves way more recognition and analysis.
This documentary, while interesting and well-researched, only covers this activity on a superficial level, focusing mostly on its early days and the financial side of the industry. This limited approach only feels more prominent due to the length of the film, and the fact that the editing is nothing to write home about.
At the end of the day, I think the film serves its purpose of documenting the hobby, but it lacks any real substance to be anything special.
The Loud House (2015)
It doesn't live up to the expectations
When The Loud House first came out, it was expected to be Nickelodeon's new classic, but as time went on, it became clear that it wasn't going to be the case.
Despite having good animation and a solid art direction, the show becomes old too quickly. It heavily relies on toilet humor, and the premise of every episode is pretty dull and predictable.
By far, the biggest sin of the show is the characters: Despite having a large cast, almost every single character is incredibly boring.
At the end of the day, it's a shame that a show that was produced with so much talent couldn't live up to the expectations.
Tiny Toons Looniversity (2023)
Just bad
When I started watching this show, I was expecting to see a pale imitation of the original series. Suffice to say, my expectations were too high; Tiny Toons Looniversity can only be described as a complete travesty of its predecessor.
The humor in this show is poorly timed and it feels extremely forced. As if the writers were too afraid of kids losing interest way too quickly. On the top of that, the animation looks cheap and underwhelming, especially for such an anticipated series.
At the end of the day, Looniversity it's just bad. It feels like a cartoon that is directed towards no public in particular, as if its only purpose was to fill a hole in Max catalogue.
Unicorn Wars (2022)
Cute, cuddly and horribly wrong
Think about something like "Care Bears" but with a direct and unfiltered anti-war message that feels as honest as it can possibly get. If you can get on board with this idea, you're in for a good time.
While it is true that the movie suffers a few problems when it comes to pacing and tonal shifts, I can honestly say that this has been an incredibly fun and fascinating experience.
I also feel obliged to say this: Unicorn Wars is an incredibly well animated movie!
It has some of the best animated sequences I've seen in years, and I wouldn't be surprised if future animation teachers start using this movie as a reference for their assignments.
Helluva Boss (2019)
Incredibly disappointing
Helluva Boss is a clear example that good animation and stellar voice acting can easily be eclipsed by awful writing and a lack of direction.
Now, I don't have anything against juvenile humor, but it needs to have the right context in order to be funny. This isn't the case, however, because the characters just randomly drop sex jokes and vulgar language without any subtlety nor sensibility whatsoever. As if the writers thought swearing = funny.
What is arguably worse: The series has pretty much discarded its own original premise for a half-assed love story that, most likely, will stay under the rug for the foreseeable future.
Just to give you an idea, if you compare the pilot with the last episode (at the time of this review S2 EP6) you will find little to no connection between the two, except maybe for Blitzø.