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‘Angela’s Christmas Wish’ Interview

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Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with Damien O’Connor. He’s the writer/director of “Angela’s Christmas Wish”, a new holiday special debuting Tuesday December 1st on Netflix. ———————————– 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 […]
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‘If Anything Happens, I Love You’ Interview

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This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with Will McCormack and Michael Govier. They’re the directors of the new Netflix animated short film “If Anything Happens, I Love You” (available Nov. 20). ——————————————– 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 […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Trash Truck’ Q&A

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The new Netflix animated family series “Trash Truck” premieres Tuesday November 10th. This is my Animation Scoop Q&A with creator Max Keane. ——————————————– 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 altogether […]
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Still Confirmed for 2020… For Now

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As is pretty much common knowledge by now, film release dates can change at any moment. But as of now, these are the 10 movies I’m most looking forward to seeing during the rest of 2020. (“Wonder Woman 1984” is not on this list because its Christmas debut is so uncertain.) “LET HIM GO” (Nov. […]
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‘Away’ Review: Hilary Swank’s Netflix Space Series

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And “Away” We Go! Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank is the latest A-lister to (fictionally) go into space. But unlike Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal… Swank’s venture is not chronicled in a movie, but rather a TV series. The 10-episode first […]
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Guests: ‘Animal Crackers’ Directors Tony Bancroft and Scott Christian Sava

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Over the past several years, I’ve been following the saga of “Animal Crackers”, a new all-star animated film that’s finally being released this Friday July 24th. In this fascinating conversation, directors Tony Bancroft and Scott Christian Sava discuss making the fun feature, assembling the tremendous cast, asking for special permission from the band Queen… and […]
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‘The Old Guard’ Review

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“The Old Guard” is adapted from a fairly new graphic novel series (first published in Feb. 2017). But it borrows from an old(er) concept. And because this is debuting on a certain streaming service, you could arguably call this, “NetfliX-Men”. The heroine at the center of “The Old Guard” is pretty familiar with kick-butt action […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Over the Moon’ Preview

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This Animation Scoop piece is a preview of Oscar winning director Glen Keane’s new animated film ‘Over the Moon’, debuting on Netflix this Fall. ———————————— 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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