Your Name (Kimi no Na wa)

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The highest-grossing anime film of all time has finally come to my city!

What’s It About? An unusual bond forms between Taki and Mitsuha, two Japanese high school students, when they begin waking up in each other’s bodies – but this seemingly random phenomenon may actually have a greater purpose.

STRAIGHT UP: Colorful, inventive, and full of warmth. A true delight. 4.5/5

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Doctor Strange

doctor-strange-posterBeats the hell out of Harry Potter, anyway.

What’s It About? When an accident forces him to quit the medical practice, Dr. Stephen Strange turns to the study of sorcery, and is drawn into a secret war to defend Earth against an extra-dimensional threat.

STRAIGHT UP: Visually impressive, but underwhelming as a whole. 3/5

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Pokémon: The First Movie – Retro Review

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Pokémon is back! Time to revisit the hypest movie of my childhood.

What’s It About? When the bio-engineered Pokémon Mewtwo escapes from its lab, it’s up to the young adventurer Ash and his friends to contain it before its power threatens the whole world.

STRAIGHT UP: Leave the memories alone. 0.5/5

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