Show #120: Song of the Sea

The seasons and tides bring back memories of childhoods long past, captured so wonderfully in Song of the Sea.

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This is a show about men and their feelings; of happiness but also sadness in equal measure as we marvel at Tomm Moore and Cartoon Saloon's bittersweet tale of family, grief and magical forces beyond our ken.Song of the Sea is a beautiful portrait of coping with loss and accomplishes more with its own quiet confidence than all the karaoke dance parties mainstream animation can muster.

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Family feuds

Sorrowful seal moms

Owl grannies

Show #52: A Man Can Get Lonely

Back to our regular schedule with a much re-scheduled show on Aardman Animation's The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists!

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As usual when we newly crack into the works of a particular animation studio we start with their most recent effort. The Pirates In An Adventure With Scientists (a much better name than the American "The Pirates: Band Of Misfits") is pretty straightforward as far as narrative goes but more than makes up for it on the strength of it's visuals, production design, rapid fire gags and great performances from an excellent cast. To contrast all this positivity we have a grand old rant on our bafflement at the box office success of some terrible animated movies.

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Pirates!

Scientists!

A chimpanzee butler!