#willi recommends

[willibeest]

RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUR (12/2024)

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. Directed by Richard Williams, performance by Didi Conn and Mark Baker, restored by Helge Bernhardt and Garrett Gilchrist, 1977.

Watch it, sister! This is no girl's movie.

Two charming ragdolls leave their nursery to rescue an abducted friend. Flawlessly blends live-action with gorgeous, fluid animation. Musical numbers are composed by the same guy who did the songs from Sesame Street. The result is an adventure that's warm and cozy while going to some unsettling places. I can't imagine an adaptation of these characters being any better than this.

One thing I noticed from watching the intro was the characters were mainly animated by one or two people each. I don't know how often a movie takes this route, but the result is an incredibly diverse troupe of toys with their own distinct way of moving, and it stuns without ceasing. After watching the movie, I can imagine how meticulous the job must have been.

Honorable mentions:

Will & Harper - Josh Greenbaum

The 9th Movie - Joel Haver

Bird Box - Susanne Bier

[rainypeachyouth]

RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUR (11/2024)

Howl's Moving Castle. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, Le2004. …(read more)

[wonderoften]

[perfunctory-idols]

Beck with Smokey Hormel at Bowery Ballroom in New York City on February 17, 2025

Photos by Lauren Krohn

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Dawn of DC: Superman

Annual #1 Review

I loved this comic. It focuses on Lois Lane. In this issue Clark is off fighting Toy Man the whole time, while Lois is trying to run the Daily Planet. She’s really frustrated with her reporters and tries to challenge them. When this doesn’t seem to fully work, she decides to go interview Live Wire. After Leslie saves Lois’ life, Lois thinks maybe she’s redeemable and gives her a column in the Daily Planet.

Rating: 7/10

+3 quotable moments

+1 redeemable villain

+1 for badass Lois Lane

+1 for awkward Mercy Graves

+1 for Cat Grant getting the scoop

[hoopoo09]

Noodle: I've never had chocolate

Willy: *Windows error sounds*

[willibeest]

RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUR (04/2024)

Hundreds of Beavers. Directed by Mike Cheslik, performance by who knows how many beavers, SRH, 2024.

Everyone was talking their heads off about it. I had to check it out, and it delivered in every single way.

Hundreds of Beavers really does feel like something Charlie Chaplin would have made if he knew After Effects. It's proof that slapstick is a timeless art, and that modern advances in technology can allow slapstick to transcend beyond just a few styles.

The movie is a feature-length silent cartoon, featuring the chronicles of a man gaining more hunting experience with limited resources. During the first few minutes alone, I was hit with visual gags at an astonishing pace. It's hard for me to describe what to expect without parroting what other people say.

Everybody simply needs to watch it at least once.

Honorable mentions:

Steak - Quentin Dupieux

Detective Heart of America: The Final Freedom - Jason Steele

[proudlyblacksheep]

Just watched Wonka today and it was amazing and he is my favorite willy wonka. Also hugh grant had a small part in it so heads up & same with mr.bean.

The movie is family friendly and light hearted and is full of music and humor. The moral of the movie is be the good in the world, never give up on your dreams & never grow up is what I got from it.

10/10 would watch again.

Also got bad feeling by jagwar twin on repeat, they really should've put that song in the credits or something its so good!!

Here is behind the scenes pics:

[zerohirrotries]

Went and watched Wonka today.

Have to say that is was slightly better than expected. Not very serious movie, good to just relax with. All the characters were the best part, each and every single one.

Love that it went back to like old musicals. Love that there is not any love interests, just found family stuff going on. This movie is really just all about found family, like wow they got the whole package about a built family for Wonka.

Wonka is still the best character and most relatable. Noodles is another amazing character, those two made the movie. Like they are amazing sibling relationship described.

If you have not seen the movie, I recommend it. A good calmer movie compared to most movies now days. Great for relaxing with, loving characters, and if you love musicals this is one good one!

[solarisflims]

11/10

Single handedly saved the character willy wonka for me because the others scare me too much to even attempt to watch again (I remember watching a little of the first two but got scared lmao) and this movie was so good and fun. I love that its a musical & I love Timothée Chalamet as he is the perfect willy wonka. Also hugh grant and mr.bean had like the smallest parts EVER and idk why theyre even in the movie��Im getting a little off topic— the movie is definitely a must see as it made me feel so genuinely happy & like I was alive again if that makes sense, its like a reawakening. Im definitely not the same person that went into the movie theater.

Also again, idk why some people hated it, maybe they hate joy & happiness & life itself??Thats the only thing that makes sense to me because the movie is amazing.

[yekokataa]

i actually think that people who recommend any rpg that's critical of capitalism as being similar to DE are fucking stupid

[kindahoping4forever]

PSA

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[reviews-by-raven]

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤❤

[willibeest]

RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUR (03/2024)

Wolfwalkers. Directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, Cartoon Saloon, 2020.

My first encounter with Cartoon Saloon's bold vision was a couple years ago when my family borrowed The Secret of Kells. It was during a phase where my father was starting to become interested in the more low-key animated movies. Think Isle of Dogs, Ernest & Celestine, and so on.

I was very pleased to see Cartoon Saloon's geometric fairytale world return once more in Wolfwalkers, a story about two girls whose spirits take the form of wolves during the night. The movie takes place in a town which does not take kindly to wolves, which is an issue when one of the inhabitants is secretly friends with a wolfwalker.

I think there's merit in a movie where the visual language doesn't get in the way of its emotional value. Wolfwalkers does this well. Amid the stunning colors and shapes this movie has to offer, I also feel sympathy for characters like Mebh who are misunderstood.

Honorable mentions:

Finch - Miguel Sapochnik

Herbie Rides Again - Robert Stevenson

The Hero’s Journey aka My Life aka The Caleb Johnston Story (I’m Caleb) - Joel Haver