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All posts by Josh Spiegel
Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 211: “Porco Rosso”
As we fight off the summer blues, it's time for another episode of Mousterpiece Cinema! And what better way to fight off the blues than by taking to the air? This week, Josh and Gabe tackle yet another film from the Studio Ghibli filmography, Hayao Miyazaki's ...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 210: “Pollyanna”
Hey, friends! It's time to play the glad game on this week's episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, as Gabe and Josh harken back to a simpler time in America. It's a time when kids could climb trees without a worry in the world, when the entire town attended a local ...
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Blu-ray Review: “Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection”
The foundation for the Walt Disney Company is the short film. It’s easy to forget this simple fact--too often encapsulated in the quote from Disney himself that “it all started with a mouse”--because Disney now owns roughly 80% of our childhoods in the form of...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 209: “Dick Tracy”
Freeze, flatfoot! That's right, we're talkin' to you, ya stick in the mud. C'mere. Yeah, c'mere. We got a brand-new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema here, right here for the taking. Yeah, sure, it's free. 'Course it's free! Ain't no coppers here to stop you from...
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Stop-Motion Animation Is Dying, But It Still Matters
Roughly a decade ago, the world of animation was nearly dealt a serious blow in the form of a fire destroying over three decades of archival work from Aardman Animations. This stop-motion studio is best known for creating the unflappable duo of Wallace and Gro...
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“Shaun the Sheep Movie” Is An Old-Fashioned Delight
Not a single word is spoken in Shaun the Sheep Movie, nor are any necessary. The latest film from Aardman Animations, this low-key story goes even further than Minions, where just the title characters speak only in gibberish. Here, everyone communicates in gru...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 208: “The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea”
Have you ever watched The Little Mermaid and thought to yourself, "Yeah, but what if the stern, taskmaster parent was Ariel, and the rebellious kid was her daughter? I'd like to see that movie!" No? Too bad! Because it absolutely exists, and it's this week's m...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 207: “Dinosaur”
This week on Mousterpiece Cinema, Josh and Gabe are going back. Way back. Further than they've gone before. Yes, further than you're thinking. They're going all the way back to the Cretaceous period to talk about the 2000 animated film Dinosaur. This hybrid of...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 206: “Ant-Man”
Hey, friends! This week's podcast is a little smaller than usual, so you may need to keep a sharp eye out for it. Actually, this podcast is extremely small, as small as an...insect of some kind. Maybe a bee? Yes, this episode of Mousterpiece Cinema is all abou...
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Honey, I Shrunk the Rudd: On The Wry and Light “Ant-Man”
After 7 years and two phases of the Marvel cinematic universe, one thing is clear: the world can only be under threat of annihilation so many times before impending doom becomes dull. The first entry in this summer’s movie season, Avengers: Age of Ultron, suff...
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