Going through hoops

 

Les Chiens Savants (1878)

Directed by Emile Reynaud this is an early animated short film. A boy holds a hoop for dogs to jump through.

A quaint little short. Pretty fun for what it is, the animation seems to work well even if the image quality leaves a little to be desired on the copies available online. Nice addition to the series.

3/5

Fishy

 

The Aquarium (1878)

Directed by Emile Reynaud this is an early animated short film. A girl and some fish.

Does not survive in good quality. Hard to make out what is going on in the versions I saw. Not the best of the Reynaud catalogue.

2/5

A racket

 

Le Jeu du Volant (1878)

Directed by Emile Reynaud this is an early animated short film. A girl plays with a badminton racket and shuttlecock.

Very simple like the other Reynaud animations but works pretty well for what it is. Has a nice bit of charm to the style. Decent image quality.

3/5

Ups and downs

 

La Balancoire (1878)

Directed by Emile Reynaud this is a an early short animated film. Two children play on a home made seesaw.

Fun for what it is, very brief. Has some charm to it through the art style. Nicely done for the period.

3/5

Spinner

 

Le Trapeze (1878)

Directed by Emile Reynaud this is an early animated short film. A man spins on a trapeze.

A nice little short with a bit of action to it. The animation works pretty well here. Survives in good quality for the age of the short.

3/5

Rocket time

 

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 (2023)

Directed by James Gunn the whole gang is back for this sequel. Our heroes attempt to save Rocket by stealing from his creator.

There is some heart to this film even if the rest of the film is a bit basic. By this point there is not much new being added to the franchise. Fine for a third entry in a series I suppose.

3/5

Not super

 

Superman (2025)

Written & directed by James Gunn this comic book adaptation stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult. Superman faces off against Lex Luthor.

Compared to other Superman films this one is not as serious and I am not sure it is better for it. The scenes of war in particular come across as a bit weak. All in all rather forgettable.

2/5