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99.5 The River: ‘Creed III’, ‘Fortune’

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On today’s 99.5 The River “River Reviews” segment, I share my EXCLUSIVE thoughts on “Creed III”, plus my take on “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre”. And Oscar nominee “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” is debuting this weekend on Showtime. ——————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter […]
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99.5 The River: ‘Jesus’, Oscar Shorts

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On today’s 99.5 The River segment, I review “Jesus Revolution”, preview “Cocaine Bear” and share details on the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts and Sunday’s SAG Awards. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Minions / The Office’ Q&A

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“Minions: The Rise of Gru” co-director Brad Ableson also directed Illumination, Universal and Peacock’s “Minions / The Office” commercial, which is now nominated for a 2023 Annie Award. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Ableson. ——————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age […]
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99.5 The River: ‘Ant-Man’, ‘Marlowe’

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I join Kevin & Tracy on 99.5 The River’s “The River Morning Show” to review “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”, “Marlowe” and “Sharper”. ————————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Amok’ Q&A

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“Amok”, from director Balazs Turai, is nominated for Best Short Subject at the 2023 Annie Awards. You can watch the 50th Annual ceremony live Saturday February 25th at 10pmET at AnnieAwards.org. Turai describes “Amok” in this Animation Scoop Q&A. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Ted Lasso’ Short Q&A

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Apple’s popular “Ted Lasso” stop-motion animated short film “Ted Lasso: The Missing Christmas Mustache” is now nominated for Best Sponsored Production at the 2023 Annie Awards. Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with director Jed Hathaway. ——————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Ice Merchants’ Q&A

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Joao Gonzalez directs “Ice Merchants”. Gonzalez dives into the chills and thrills of this Oscar shortlisted animated short film in this “Ice Merchants” Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘My Year of Dicks’ Q&A

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I interview the team from ‘My Year of Dicks’ (director Sara Gunnarsdottir, writer Pamela Ribon and producer Jeanette Jeanenne) for this Animation Scoop Q&A. ———————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘More Than I Want to Remember’ Q&A

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Director Amy Bench and her team from the animated short film “More Than I Want to Remember” join me for this Animation Scoop Q&A about this 2023 Oscars contender. —————————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Black Slide’ Q&A

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Uri Lotan is the director of “Black Slide”. This animated short based on his personal life experiences as a child is now one of the 15 finalists for the 2023 Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Here’s my “Black Slide” Animation Scoop Q&A with Lotan. —————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as […]
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