Welcome to Take Two, a collection of cinematic viewing habits, snapshot thoughts on films both new
… and not so new. Some reviews are wordy, some mercifully brief, some are constructive,
some are mere one line opinion, but all are spoiler free.

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Weathering with You (2019)

Well for starters this might well be the most beautiful animation I’ve ever seen. A truly breathtaking piece of hyper-real art. It tells the fantastic story ...

Toy Story 4 (2019)

My very first thought when this was announced was, do we need a 4th instalment? I’ve expressed in the past my distaste of sequels and decent trilogies are al...

Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)

Watching this and it’s predecessor in quick succession, it’ll be hard to separate these two films in my mind, such is the continuation of the story. Here we ...

Barefoot Gen (1983)

This has to be one of the most upsetting films about war I’ve ever seen. Even animated it’s difficult to watch. Based on true stories of World War 2 and the ...

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Once upon a time I’d, as the parent, be the one who’d watched the film before, knew what was coming and was there for comfort in the more challenging scenes....

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Maybe not quite as good as the original, but still a lot of fun and just as well as they appear to be setting up a franchise (another one). It looks great of...

Isle of Dogs (2018)

I should be predisposed to love this. The ever quirky and inventive Wes Anderson directing an animation, what’s not to fall madly in love with. Yes it’s got ...

Loving Vincent (2017)

I’m not a Van Gogh fan really and as such, didn’t really know too much about him, aside the usual stuff. The story here looks at the artists death, what real...

Hair High (2004)

This is a bit of a psychedelic rockabilly animated nightmare. Packed with 50s American cool, depicted with 60s European charm. Telling the story Spud, a new ...

Sausage Party (2016)

What the hell did I just watch?!?! ?!?!/10

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

Granted I've not seen much Iranian cinema, but I like this a lot. Visually striking and a fantastic soundtrack (https://open.spotify.com/…/…/playlist/30GqCg1...

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