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#MAF2025 features ranked:
- Little Amélie
- Lesbian Space Princess
- Hola Frida
- Arco
- The Last Blossom
- I Am Frankelda
- The Square
- In Your Dreams
- Little Amélie
- Lesbian Space Princess
- Hola Frida
- Arco
- The Last Blossom
- I Am Frankelda
- The Square
- In Your Dreams
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#MAF2025 features ranked:
- Little Amélie
- Lesbian Space Princess
- Hola Frida
- Arco
- The Last Blossom
- I Am Frankelda
- The Square
- In Your Dreams
- Little Amélie
- Lesbian Space Princess
- Hola Frida
- Arco
- The Last Blossom
- I Am Frankelda
- The Square
- In Your Dreams
#MAF2025
One last afternoon in animation paradise. Some films I had seen before were significantly enhanced by a rewatch and/or the big screen. A lot of gay and horny stuff in these programmes! You should try going to an animation festival, it is so invigorating. Meanwhile, Mum loved Little Amélie!
One last afternoon in animation paradise. Some films I had seen before were significantly enhanced by a rewatch and/or the big screen. A lot of gay and horny stuff in these programmes! You should try going to an animation festival, it is so invigorating. Meanwhile, Mum loved Little Amélie!
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#MAF2025
One last afternoon in animation paradise. Some films I had seen before were significantly enhanced by a rewatch and/or the big screen. A lot of gay and horny stuff in these programmes! You should try going to an animation festival, it is so invigorating. Meanwhile, Mum loved Little Amélie!
One last afternoon in animation paradise. Some films I had seen before were significantly enhanced by a rewatch and/or the big screen. A lot of gay and horny stuff in these programmes! You should try going to an animation festival, it is so invigorating. Meanwhile, Mum loved Little Amélie!
Not attending that One Battle After Another talk session partially because I have no time, but mainly because Leo DiCaprio is a big ol’ Zio.
I’m just surprised the programmers have yet to consider the overlaps in the programme that evening
I’m just surprised the programmers have yet to consider the overlaps in the programme that evening
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Not attending that One Battle After Another talk session partially because I have no time, but mainly because Leo DiCaprio is a big ol’ Zio.
I’m just surprised the programmers have yet to consider the overlaps in the programme that evening
I’m just surprised the programmers have yet to consider the overlaps in the programme that evening
#MAF2025
I did do things other than seeing a boatload of short animations on my first whole day in Manchester (visited the Science Museum), but this felt like my ideal holiday, even with the rain and caffeine withdrawal. The BlackFrame and UK shows in particular showed that our artists are cooking.
I did do things other than seeing a boatload of short animations on my first whole day in Manchester (visited the Science Museum), but this felt like my ideal holiday, even with the rain and caffeine withdrawal. The BlackFrame and UK shows in particular showed that our artists are cooking.
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#MAF2025
I did do things other than seeing a boatload of short animations on my first whole day in Manchester (visited the Science Museum), but this felt like my ideal holiday, even with the rain and caffeine withdrawal. The BlackFrame and UK shows in particular showed that our artists are cooking.
I did do things other than seeing a boatload of short animations on my first whole day in Manchester (visited the Science Museum), but this felt like my ideal holiday, even with the rain and caffeine withdrawal. The BlackFrame and UK shows in particular showed that our artists are cooking.
#MAF2025
I Am Frankelda builds on Book of Spooks’ craft and playful gothic world while maintaining its practical charm, conveying an angry metaphor for selling your soul to a cannibalistic industry. It is also frustratingly overconfident; it takes itself too seriously and feels rushed at its length.
I Am Frankelda builds on Book of Spooks’ craft and playful gothic world while maintaining its practical charm, conveying an angry metaphor for selling your soul to a cannibalistic industry. It is also frustratingly overconfident; it takes itself too seriously and feels rushed at its length.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#MAF2025
I Am Frankelda builds on Book of Spooks’ craft and playful gothic world while maintaining its practical charm, conveying an angry metaphor for selling your soul to a cannibalistic industry. It is also frustratingly overconfident; it takes itself too seriously and feels rushed at its length.
I Am Frankelda builds on Book of Spooks’ craft and playful gothic world while maintaining its practical charm, conveying an angry metaphor for selling your soul to a cannibalistic industry. It is also frustratingly overconfident; it takes itself too seriously and feels rushed at its length.
#MAF2025
Arco may be bigger in ideas than it is in story and spirit, yet despite being less expansive or fulfilled than Mars Express, it is so meticulously built and animated that it becomes very easy to get locked in and swept away, and its cross-future love story poses a moving rumination on time.
Arco may be bigger in ideas than it is in story and spirit, yet despite being less expansive or fulfilled than Mars Express, it is so meticulously built and animated that it becomes very easy to get locked in and swept away, and its cross-future love story poses a moving rumination on time.
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#MAF2025
Arco may be bigger in ideas than it is in story and spirit, yet despite being less expansive or fulfilled than Mars Express, it is so meticulously built and animated that it becomes very easy to get locked in and swept away, and its cross-future love story poses a moving rumination on time.
Arco may be bigger in ideas than it is in story and spirit, yet despite being less expansive or fulfilled than Mars Express, it is so meticulously built and animated that it becomes very easy to get locked in and swept away, and its cross-future love story poses a moving rumination on time.
#MAF2025
Those who travelled all the way up here to see Smiling Friends (they played the mole man and Halloween eps!) in a cinema got a surprise out of Haha, You Clowns, as well as Tokay’s kinetic stopmo thriller Double or Nothing. Hated to hear “content” uttered so often but a good time regardless!
Those who travelled all the way up here to see Smiling Friends (they played the mole man and Halloween eps!) in a cinema got a surprise out of Haha, You Clowns, as well as Tokay’s kinetic stopmo thriller Double or Nothing. Hated to hear “content” uttered so often but a good time regardless!
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#MAF2025
Those who travelled all the way up here to see Smiling Friends (they played the mole man and Halloween eps!) in a cinema got a surprise out of Haha, You Clowns, as well as Tokay’s kinetic stopmo thriller Double or Nothing. Hated to hear “content” uttered so often but a good time regardless!
Those who travelled all the way up here to see Smiling Friends (they played the mole man and Halloween eps!) in a cinema got a surprise out of Haha, You Clowns, as well as Tokay’s kinetic stopmo thriller Double or Nothing. Hated to hear “content” uttered so often but a good time regardless!
#MAF2025
This panel tapped into building a safe work environment for neurotypical artists, hyperfixation in creativity and whether Wallace (the inventor) is autistic, but most of all left me pondering what my life would have been like had my parents afforded to buy me that Spielberg Lego Studio kit.
This panel tapped into building a safe work environment for neurotypical artists, hyperfixation in creativity and whether Wallace (the inventor) is autistic, but most of all left me pondering what my life would have been like had my parents afforded to buy me that Spielberg Lego Studio kit.
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
#MAF2025
This panel tapped into building a safe work environment for neurotypical artists, hyperfixation in creativity and whether Wallace (the inventor) is autistic, but most of all left me pondering what my life would have been like had my parents afforded to buy me that Spielberg Lego Studio kit.
This panel tapped into building a safe work environment for neurotypical artists, hyperfixation in creativity and whether Wallace (the inventor) is autistic, but most of all left me pondering what my life would have been like had my parents afforded to buy me that Spielberg Lego Studio kit.
The Life of Oharu. Goodness gracious, the LIFE of her! Leave the poor woman alone, you demented assholes!
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Life of Oharu. Goodness gracious, the LIFE of her! Leave the poor woman alone, you demented assholes!
This print of 1996’s Matilda really brought to light how absolutely off DeVito as director and the design team went, what a biting edge he brought to the thing, how gorgeous and cruel this world looks and how stale and anonymous that Netflix musical feels in comparison. Pam Ferris here is unmatched.
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This print of 1996’s Matilda really brought to light how absolutely off DeVito as director and the design team went, what a biting edge he brought to the thing, how gorgeous and cruel this world looks and how stale and anonymous that Netflix musical feels in comparison. Pam Ferris here is unmatched.
#ScotlandLovesAnime
Kenji Iwaisawa’s 100 Meters maintains but also reframes his drastic shifts from stillness and mundanity to heightened, visceral rotoscoped energy. Another fiery entry into the latest sports anime canon and a celebration of being alive; the Look Back analogies ain’t exactly wrong.
Kenji Iwaisawa’s 100 Meters maintains but also reframes his drastic shifts from stillness and mundanity to heightened, visceral rotoscoped energy. Another fiery entry into the latest sports anime canon and a celebration of being alive; the Look Back analogies ain’t exactly wrong.
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#ScotlandLovesAnime
Kenji Iwaisawa’s 100 Meters maintains but also reframes his drastic shifts from stillness and mundanity to heightened, visceral rotoscoped energy. Another fiery entry into the latest sports anime canon and a celebration of being alive; the Look Back analogies ain’t exactly wrong.
Kenji Iwaisawa’s 100 Meters maintains but also reframes his drastic shifts from stillness and mundanity to heightened, visceral rotoscoped energy. Another fiery entry into the latest sports anime canon and a celebration of being alive; the Look Back analogies ain’t exactly wrong.
The gall of Netflix to flaunt a season of “visionary directors” after cutting down on auteur “vanity” projects
November 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The gall of Netflix to flaunt a season of “visionary directors” after cutting down on auteur “vanity” projects
#ScotlandLovesAnimation
Edge of Tomorrow supremacy, yet ALL YOU NEED IS KILL does have a neat grasp on strength in repetition and the horror of the time loop —before it gets very cute with the romance. Should have been hand drawn, even gorier; but in exploring 3DCG’s greater potential, 4°C succeeds.
Edge of Tomorrow supremacy, yet ALL YOU NEED IS KILL does have a neat grasp on strength in repetition and the horror of the time loop —before it gets very cute with the romance. Should have been hand drawn, even gorier; but in exploring 3DCG’s greater potential, 4°C succeeds.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#ScotlandLovesAnimation
Edge of Tomorrow supremacy, yet ALL YOU NEED IS KILL does have a neat grasp on strength in repetition and the horror of the time loop —before it gets very cute with the romance. Should have been hand drawn, even gorier; but in exploring 3DCG’s greater potential, 4°C succeeds.
Edge of Tomorrow supremacy, yet ALL YOU NEED IS KILL does have a neat grasp on strength in repetition and the horror of the time loop —before it gets very cute with the romance. Should have been hand drawn, even gorier; but in exploring 3DCG’s greater potential, 4°C succeeds.
In Your Dreams, clearly the brainchild of someone who had an amazing childhood, combines the spirit of a 00’s fantasy with the cringiest habits of a modern kids movie. While SPI graces it with nerdy attention to detail and funny faces, its pleasures are waned by juvenile chaos and cloying sentiment.
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In Your Dreams, clearly the brainchild of someone who had an amazing childhood, combines the spirit of a 00’s fantasy with the cringiest habits of a modern kids movie. While SPI graces it with nerdy attention to detail and funny faces, its pleasures are waned by juvenile chaos and cloying sentiment.
Predator: Badlands - This is how you make us feel like kids again. Works on levels we shouldn’t expect from Predator or Alien; Trachtenberg grounds the worldbuilding while keeping it goofy, refusing to pander while keeping it nerdy. Not without fault, it’s a badass, self-contained blockbuster treat.
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Predator: Badlands - This is how you make us feel like kids again. Works on levels we shouldn’t expect from Predator or Alien; Trachtenberg grounds the worldbuilding while keeping it goofy, refusing to pander while keeping it nerdy. Not without fault, it’s a badass, self-contained blockbuster treat.
#ScotlandLovesAnime
The Last Blossom - Baku Kinoshita’s endearing style and to a lesser extent a wisecracking balsam bring an eccentric flavour to a small and reserved yet emotionally mighty heartwarmer, that steadily observes sacrifice and the uncertain passage of time, reaching a profound payoff.
The Last Blossom - Baku Kinoshita’s endearing style and to a lesser extent a wisecracking balsam bring an eccentric flavour to a small and reserved yet emotionally mighty heartwarmer, that steadily observes sacrifice and the uncertain passage of time, reaching a profound payoff.
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#ScotlandLovesAnime
The Last Blossom - Baku Kinoshita’s endearing style and to a lesser extent a wisecracking balsam bring an eccentric flavour to a small and reserved yet emotionally mighty heartwarmer, that steadily observes sacrifice and the uncertain passage of time, reaching a profound payoff.
The Last Blossom - Baku Kinoshita’s endearing style and to a lesser extent a wisecracking balsam bring an eccentric flavour to a small and reserved yet emotionally mighty heartwarmer, that steadily observes sacrifice and the uncertain passage of time, reaching a profound payoff.
Dragonfly promises the usual British miserabilism before unraveling a sweet albeit grotesque look at loneliness and desperation, before resorting to plainer poverty conventions and taking a dramatic shift in tone, neither of which really coalescence. Blethyn is adorable though, and the dog is great.
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Dragonfly promises the usual British miserabilism before unraveling a sweet albeit grotesque look at loneliness and desperation, before resorting to plainer poverty conventions and taking a dramatic shift in tone, neither of which really coalescence. Blethyn is adorable though, and the dog is great.
The Empty Man on the big screen ripped and shredded and fucked me up. A bold, suffocating exercise in ambience, existential nihilism and patience; allows time for dread and pathos to build, firing up the terror. Freaky as hell, evil as sin, unbelievable to witness. What horror should aspire to be.
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Empty Man on the big screen ripped and shredded and fucked me up. A bold, suffocating exercise in ambience, existential nihilism and patience; allows time for dread and pathos to build, firing up the terror. Freaky as hell, evil as sin, unbelievable to witness. What horror should aspire to be.
Paul Anderson's AVP is pretty sick with the added blood btw. What were they thinking with this though
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Paul Anderson's AVP is pretty sick with the added blood btw. What were they thinking with this though
The Running Man - Because Hit Man didn’t put Powell in enough funny disguises. Wright proves his love for King and Arnie and his total commitment to story-driven futuristic action, but also writes it like a Leitch movie. Fun; bigger than the ‘87 film, just not as sincerely or effectively satirical.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Running Man - Because Hit Man didn’t put Powell in enough funny disguises. Wright proves his love for King and Arnie and his total commitment to story-driven futuristic action, but also writes it like a Leitch movie. Fun; bigger than the ‘87 film, just not as sincerely or effectively satirical.
V for Vendetta lacks the juice it might have if Lana and Lily directed it, is stupid even by their standards, spends too much time on those detectives, undoubtedly bastardises Moore’s text and still feels cathartic on this particular day in this particular year. They don’t make ‘em this mad anymore!
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
V for Vendetta lacks the juice it might have if Lana and Lily directed it, is stupid even by their standards, spends too much time on those detectives, undoubtedly bastardises Moore’s text and still feels cathartic on this particular day in this particular year. They don’t make ‘em this mad anymore!
The Epic reduces Sivudu and Avantika’s arc to a brief, narrated montage, which was weird. But while I wish I could’ve seen it in IMAX with a full house (imagine the reactions to those final 40 mins), Baahubali kicks insurmountable ass and looks unbelievable on a Superscreen, even with the trimmings.
November 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Epic reduces Sivudu and Avantika’s arc to a brief, narrated montage, which was weird. But while I wish I could’ve seen it in IMAX with a full house (imagine the reactions to those final 40 mins), Baahubali kicks insurmountable ass and looks unbelievable on a Superscreen, even with the trimmings.
Kontinental '25 - Dracula isn’t the only satire on bloodsucking ghouls Radu Jude put out recently. About a class’s helplessness in the face of suffering and a country forcing them to suffer through the guilt; about wasted space. Bleak and universal, and also a full embrace of the iPhone’s autofocus.
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Kontinental '25 - Dracula isn’t the only satire on bloodsucking ghouls Radu Jude put out recently. About a class’s helplessness in the face of suffering and a country forcing them to suffer through the guilt; about wasted space. Bleak and universal, and also a full embrace of the iPhone’s autofocus.
A portrait of British complicity so visceral that it’s a mystery how the BBC funded it, Palestine 36 may function like an accessible history lesson for the present, but serves its purpose with technical assurance and competence, laying a strong focus on motivations and resilience. Frankly a triumph.
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A portrait of British complicity so visceral that it’s a mystery how the BBC funded it, Palestine 36 may function like an accessible history lesson for the present, but serves its purpose with technical assurance and competence, laying a strong focus on motivations and resilience. Frankly a triumph.