James has written 120 reviews for films during 2020.

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical

2021

57

Wtf who put this on Letterboxd

The Secret of Kells

2009

★★★ 10

Absolutely enchanting animation, but it feels like an unfinished beta version of Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers. Easily Cartoon Saloon's weakest film, but not a bad start for the studio by any means.

Bolt

2008

★★½ 20

If the main character was voiced by Adam West it would've been good

Meet the Robinsons

2007

★★★½ 22

This movie had no business being as funny and clever as it was

The Breadwinner

2017

★★★★ 10

Damn these Cartoon Saloon movies for being insanely good and flying under my radar for the past decade

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020

★★★★ 8

I hope they cleaned that piano in the rehearsal room

Feels Good Man

2020

★★★★★ 6

The most uncomfortable and uplifting viewing experience of 2020. An absolutely gut-wrenching of the ongoing battle against hatred and the horror of seeing your creation spiral out of control and become unrecognizable. Gonna be thinking about this one for a long time.

Chicken Little

2005

44

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha fuck this movie hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Wolfwalkers

2020

★★★★ 24

This movie has the most weirdly inconsistent animation I've ever seen, there are some scenes that are straight-up some of the most gorgeous things I've ever witnessed, and then others where the character designs look like parodies and I can't tell what the focal point of the shot is supposed to be

But it was great otherwise so go watch it

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

2005

★★★★ 7

If you thought I wasn't gonna end Christmas off by watching the best DreamWorks film then you're solely mistaken

Wonder Woman 1984

2020

★★½ 20

The Mandalorian touches a lot of people through the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Soul

2020

★★★★ 52

A more intellectual and artistic take on the same concepts that Inside Out and Coco tackled. I feel like these three movies make for a pretty interesting thematic trilogy, and while I think this might be the slight weakest of the three, it's nonetheless another hit for a fairly hit-or-miss studio these days.