The expectations are always high whenever
Pixar releases a new film, particularly after its most recent movie won an Oscar. Though
Luca, the coming-of-age fantasy from first-time feature director
Enrico Casarosa, looks as far removed from the photorealistic ambitions of
Soul as possible. There’s a simplicity to both the animation style and the story, which feel like a throwback to the animated films of yesteryear, back when friendship was the prevailing theme and the biggest stake was accidentally getting water spilled on you and your sea monster friend. And according to critics and writers who had a chance to see
Read the room, Mr Bay.
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Golly gee, if only
someone could have warned Michael Bay that making a film in which COVID safety measures become state-sanctioned violence and the sick are weak horrific burdens was, perhaps, a bad idea.
Songbird was the first major blockbuster produced under COVID-19 measures, and perhaps it’s best if that is its only legacy. Produced by Michael Bay,
Transformers director, and written by Simon Boyes and Adam Mason
Songbird was written in March 2020, filmed by August, and was released digitally over the weekend to great disapproval.