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Inside Out (2015) Review – When All Emotions Are Allowed to Stay

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Header illustration for the film review essay of Inside Out (2015). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. What if the feelings we most want to escape are the very ones that hold us together? 🎥 Film Overview Title Inside Out Director Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen (co-director) Release June 19, 2015 (United States) Runtime 95 minutes (1 hour 35 minutes) Genre Animation, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama Screenplay Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley Country United States Language English Cinematography Patrick Lin (Director of Photography) Music Michael Giacchino Production Company Pixar Animation Studios Distributor Walt Disney Pictures Rating PG Voice Cast Amy Poehler (Joy), Phyllis Smith (Sadness), Bill Hader (Fear), Lewis Black (Anger), Mindy Kaling (Disgust), Kaitlyn Dias (Riley), Diane Lane (Riley's Mom), Kyle MacLachlan (Riley's Dad), Richard Kind (Bing Bong) Box Office $858.8 million worldwi...

The Peanuts Movie (2015) Review – A Film That Understands the Rhythm of Pausing

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Header illustration for the film review essay of The Peanuts Movie (2015). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: The Peanuts Movie  Also Known As: Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie (international)  Director: Steve Martino  Release: November 6, 2015 (United States)  Runtime: 88 minutes (1 hour 28 minutes)  Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family  Screenplay: Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano  Based on: Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz  Studio: Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation  Music: Christophe Beck (score), Vince Guaraldi (classic themes)  Rating: G (General Audiences)  Rotten Tomatoes: 87% (Critics), 72% (Audience)  IMDb: 7.0/10 Box Office: $246.2 million worldwide  Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe (Best Animated Feature), Annie Award, Critics' Choice  Voice Cast: Noah Schnapp (Charlie Brown), Bill Melendez (Snoopy/Woodstock, archival...

Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Review – Embracing Loss, Courage, and the Freedom of Growing Older

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Header illustration for the film review essay of Howl's Moving Castle (2004). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城 / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) Director Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay Hayao Miyazaki Based On Novel by Diana Wynne Jones (1986) Genre Fantasy, Romance, Animation, Coming-of-Age Release Date November 20, 2004 (Japan); June 10, 2005 (United States) World Premiere September 5, 2004 (Venice International Film Festival) Runtime 119 minutes (1h 59m) Country Japan Language Japanese Studio Studio Ghibli Producer Toshio Suzuki Distributor Toho (Japan); Walt Disney Pictures (United States) Music Joe Hisaishi Theme Song "The Promise of the World" (世界の約束) performed by Chieko Baisho Cast (Japanese) Chieko Baisho (Sophie), Takuya Kimura (Howl), Akihiro Miwa (Witch of the Waste), Tatsuya Gashuin (Calcifer), Ryunosuke K...