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  • Review: Wes Anderson’s style transfers brilliantly to ‘Isle of Dogs’ (Includes first-hand account)

    Anthropomorphizing animals has been a common technique in fictional narratives for decades. It allows storytellers to convey tales in a manner that may be more effective or less jarring for viewers… and sometimes, it’s just more entertaining. Writer/director Wes Anderson has focused most of his career on live-action dramas featuring increasingly famous actors and developing a very distinct style, but he now appears to be embracing animation to deliver his unique stories with the latest being Isle of Dogs. Yet if audiences dig a little deeper, they’ll notice many of the same themes as seen in his other pictures — just in a different format.

  • Review: ‘Sausage Party’ doesn’t know the meaning of taboo (Includes first-hand account)

    While carnivores are aware the meat they consume was once a living creature, in most cases it’s safe to assume they’re no longer alive once meal preparation begins (save for shellfish, poor things). However, this is not even a question with most other products available at the supermarket, such as produce, baked goods and especially manufactured items. These things never had a conscience and therefore are unaware of their fates as consumables… but what if they were cognisant? Sausage Party explores the horror they’d experience if they discovered the true fates of the chosen.