Sam Raimi’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
Fusion of some of the best of Raimi’s work from both his horror and superhero backlog, this won’t convince the uninitiated but will delight existing fans despite being under the shadow of “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water”
If effects were gravy and story the meat, you would be drowning in a vat of gravy clinging for dear life to a salisbury steak
Bi Gan’s “A Short Story”
This live action 15-minute fairytale poem about a black cat on a quest for the most precious thing in the world is chock full of visual puzzles, cryptic dialogue and beautiful imagery
Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson's “Pinocchio”
A brave and beautiful interpretation of the classic story with real feelings, menace and depth delving into death, loss and the rise of fascism; an instant classic
Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Primal”
A visceral master class in visual storytelling in this fantasy action/drama