A young girl hires a hitman to kill the monster under her bed in Bryan Fuller’s wildly inventive, beautifully designed, and just plain fun Dust Bunny.
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The Wiz (1978) [Most Influential Black Films]
A simple act of retrieving a dog running out into a storm becomes a radiant journey through self-discovery, courage, and community.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) [Fantasia 2025]
When Jack Skellington, King of Halloween Town, discovers the existence of Christmas he embraces it as a breath of fresh air and attempts to make it his own. This spells uncertainty for the monstrous citizens who idolize Jack, and for Santa Claus… Who’s holiday is about to look very different than usual.
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE [2025]
In The Day The Earth Blew Up, the first 100% animated Looney Tunes theatrical movie in our lifetimes, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and Petunia Pig fend off an alien invasion. The full-length film is a hand-drawn, 2-D throwback of pure enjoyment and hilarious insanity, holding with the best of the generations-long series; an utter delight from start to finish.
A Christmas Story (1983)
It’s the holiday break in the 90’s. Your family turns on the TV in the evening, and change the channel to TNT. There’s now a 50 / 50 chance you’re watching A Christmas Story. On the off chance it isn’t on, a commercial is. This was tradition at the time. It became a part of the cacophony of festive background sounds. The movie was just as much a part of the holiday as a decorated tree, or vibrant colored lights being strewn across the house.
Little Vampire (Petit Vampire) (2020)
Based on the Children’s book series The Little Vampire, from German writer Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, the story from the author has been adapted before, most notably in the 2000 live action kid’s film. This version is directed by Joann Sfar with about as much competence as is humanly possible, and it’s sadly hindered by the poor American dub that sadly almost seems exclusively available. I wonder if there is a version with the original voice track, but sadly the movie isn’t so good that I will necessarily go and seek it out.
Monster Family (2017)
You could be forgiven for mistaking “Monster Family” as a part of the “Hotel Transylvania” movie universe, but I don’t think that’s unintentional. “Monster Family” bases itself on a lot of other better films for what amounts to such a flat affair. Despite its lively animation, everything about “Monster Family” is a messy, convoluted, and bizarre affair that never makes much sense, despite its attempts to bring itself down to Earth as a tale about family unity. Holger Tappe delivers what is just a sloppy, derivative mash-up of “Hotel Transylvania,” “The Incredibles” and “The Munsters.” And it’s never as fun as either of the aforementioned, even at its best.