Secret Garden, The (2020)

Title: The Secret Garden
Rating: PG
Directed by: Marc Munden
Written by: Jack Thorne
Based on the novel by: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Starring: Colin Firth, Julie Walters, and Dixie Egerickx
Release Date: 8/7/2020
Running Time: 99 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Set in England during a new time period in 1947, the film follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Black Is King (2020)*

Title: Black Is King
Rating: TV-14
Directed by: Emmanuel Adjei, Blitz Bazawule, and Beyoncé
Written by: Beyoncé, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Clover Hope, and Andrew Morrow
Starring: Beyoncé, Folajomi ‘FJ’ Akinmurele, Aweng Ade-Chuol, and Adut Akech
Release Date: 7/31/2020
Running Time: 85 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of “The Lion King” for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns. The voyages of Black families, throughout time, are honored in a tale about a young king’s transcendent journey through betrayal, love and self-identity.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Home videos of Beyonce with her son Sir Carter are shown.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Dedication: Dedicated to my son, Sir Carter.
And to all our sons and daughters.
The sun and moon sow for you.
You are the keys to the kingdom

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission

Trolls World Tour (2020)*

Title: Trolls World Tour
Rating: PG
Directed by: Walt Dohrn and David P. Smith
Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Maya Forbes, Wally Wolodarsky, and Elizabeth Tippet
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, J Balvin, Rachel Bloom, Flula Borg, Kelly Clarkson, James Corden, Ester Dean, Jamie Dornan, Gustavo Dudamel, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Kunal Nayyar, Ozzy Osbourne, Anderson .Paak, Anthony Ramos, Sam Rockwell, Betsy Sodaro, Karan Soni, Kenan Thompson, Charlyne Yi, George Clinton, and Mary J. Blige
Release Date: 4/10/2020
Running Time: 90 minutes

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In an adventure that will take them well beyond what they’ve known before, Poppy (Kendrick) and Branch (Timberlake) discover that they are but one of six different Trolls tribes scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Their world is about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder.

A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom), aided by her father King Thrash (Ozzy Osbourne), wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch, along with their friends — Biggie (James Corden), Chenille (Caroline Hjelt), Satin (Aino Jawo), Cooper (Ron Funches) and Guy Diamond (Kunal Nayyar) — set out to visit all the other lands to unify the Trolls in harmony against Barb, who’s looking to upstage them all.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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A musical number is performed during the first part of the credits. The song ends and King Gristle and Bridget are shown worried that they’ll be late to the party, and Gristle worries that no one will eat his cheeseballs.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Extra Ordinary (2019)*

Title: Extra Ordinary
Rating: R
Directed by: Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman
Written by: Mike Ahern, Demian Fox, Maeve Higgins, and Enda Loughman
Starring: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, and Claudia O’Doherty
Release Date: 3/6/2020
Running Time: 94 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Rose, a sweet, lonely driving instructor in rural Ireland, is gifted with supernatural abilities. Rose has a love/hate relationship with her ‘talents’ & tries to ignore the constant spirit related requests from locals – to exorcise possessed rubbish bins or haunted gravel. But! Christian Winter, a washed up, one-hit-wonder rock star, has made a pact with the devil for a return to greatness! He puts a spell on a local teenager- making her levitate. Her terrified father, Martin Martin, asks Rose to help save his daughter. Rose has to overcome the fear of her supernatural gift & work with Martin to save the girl, get the guy and be home in time for a light snack…maybe a yogurt or something…

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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A cutscreen from Vincent Dooley’s VHS series is shown. On screen text says “See you next Time” and then you hear Vincent say “That’s all from us, see you next time”.

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Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017)

Title: Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
Rating: G
Directed by: Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers
Written by: Jac Schaeffer and Brian Kesinger
Starring: Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, and Chris Williams
Release Date: 10/27/2017
Running Time: 22 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Olaf & Sven team up on a merry mission to bring home the kingdom’s holiday traditions and save Christmas for Anna & Elsa.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission

Mulan (1998)

Title: Mulan
Rating: G
Directed by: Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook
Written by: Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, Raymond Singer, and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer
Based on a story by: Robert D. San Souci
Starring: B.D. Wong, James Shigeta, Soon-Tek Oh, Freda Foh Shen, Miguel Ferrer, James Hong, Eddie Murphy, George Takei, Frank Welker, Miriam Margolyes, Pat Morita, Ming-Na Wen, June Foray, Jerry Tondo, Gedde Watanabe, Harvey Fierstein, Marni Nixon, Donny Osmond, and Lea Salonga
Release Date: 6/19/1988
Running Time: 88 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China’s greatest heroines in the process.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission

Onward (2020)

Title: Onward
Rating: PG
Directed by: Dan Scanlon
Written by: Dan Scanlon, Jason Headley, and Keith Bunin
Starring: Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer
Release Date: 3/6/2020
Running Time: 102 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Tony and Frank for this submission

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Wendy (2020)

Title: Wendy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Benh Zeitlin
Written by: Benh Zeitlin and Eliza Zeitlin
Starring: Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin, Ahmad Cage, Krzysztof Meyn, and Romyri Ross
Release Date: 2/28/2020
Running Time: 112 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Loving Memory of
Kassie Leah France
(1980 – 2019)

Daughter (2019)

Title: Daughter
Rating: NR
Directed by: Daria Kashcheeva
Written by: Daria Kashcheeva
Release Date: 10/20/2019
Running Time: 15 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

A young girl buries in her soul a memory of a painful moment, when as a child she brought home an injured bird and her father burdened by his own weight of worries didn’t notice her feelings and longing for understanding. The girl took her father’s reaction as indifference and closed herself in her inner world longing for her father’s love and its manifestations. Since that moment she and her dad continued to grow apart, and as an adult she is no longer able to accept his endearments. The father suffers from guilt and searches for a way back to his daughter, trying to revive their lost relationship.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: During the ShortsTV Oscar-Nominated version of this short, a video is shown of the team who made the film’s live reaction to hearing they were nominated for the Oscar.

Dedication: Dedicated to Mom and Dad

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission

Sister (2018)

Title: Sister
Rating: NR
Directed by: Siqi Song
Written by: Siqi Song
Starring: Bingyang Liu
Release Date: 1/10/2019
Running Time: 8 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

A man remembers his childhood memory of growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990s China. How would his life have been if things had gone differently?

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: During the ShortsTV Oscar-Nominated version of this short, a video is shown of the team who made the film’s live reaction to hearing they were nominated for the Oscar.

Dedication: Dedicated to the siblings we never had

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission

Tag: Fantasy

Secret Garden, The (2020)

Black Is King (2020)*

Trolls World Tour (2020)*

Extra Ordinary (2019)*

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017)

Mulan (1998)

Onward (2020)

Wendy (2020)

Daughter (2019)

Sister (2018)

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