"The best part of going to a film festival is finding something new. Sure, it's great to find out that movies you're excited about are in fact good - I've had luck so far with Exit 8, No Other Choice, and Wake Up Dead Man - but it's so much more exciting to be surprised by something when you had no expectations going in."
"That's what happened to me when I walked into a theater to watch Arco, an absolutely gorgeous animated film from director Ugo Bienvenu, on day 4 of the Toronto International Film Festival. For the animation nerds out there, it's sort of like a cross between Scavengers Reign and Time Masters, with a hint of Castle in the Sky. And yeah it's as good as that sounds."
Arco is an absolutely gorgeous animated film by director Ugo Bienvenu, blending visual styles reminiscent of Scavengers Reign, Time Masters, and a hint of Castle in the Sky. Festival programming included two features that land in the crowded genre of films critiquing wealthy elites. One of those features used jokes to probe its subject, while the other mixed humor with very bizarre drama. Neither film entirely succeeded in its aims. At least one of those features cast Keanu Reeves as a hapless angel. A time-travel story at the festival also framed a narrative around the Earth's plight.
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