The Movie That Harry Can’t Tell You About. Plus: Win a Wall-E poster!

Last updated on: March 27, 2013 at 2:52 pm by Jeffrey Overstreet

The Movie That Harry Can’t Tell You About. Plus: Win a Wall-E poster! 2013-03-27T14:52:36-06:00 Jeffrey Overstreet

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Is this the year that an animated movie will win the Oscar for Best Picture?

Here’s hoping…

Harry Knowles at Ain’t It Cool…

I can’t tell you about arguably the best film Walt Disney has ever had its name on – and I certainly can’t go into how it is one of the absolute best hard science fiction films made in my adult life – and I won’t be able to go on and on about how it’s an incredible work of speculative future mythology the likes of which, I’ve never seen… whilst also being wildly entertaining and thought-provoking to literally all ages.

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I wouldn’t say PIXAR has done it again, because honestly… They’ve never ever made a film this great before. Don’t get me wrong – I love love love the TOY STORYS, MONSTER INC, RATATOUILLE and THE INCREDIBLES… but this… This was gasp inducing.

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This single handedly made me forget every other film I’ve seen this year. I’ve seen WALL*E and I can’t wait to do so again.

And so, in honor of this classified project, I am hereby announcing…

The Wall-E poster contest!!

Here’s what you must do to get your hands on a BEAUTIFUL new Wall-E poster:

Write a review (600+ words) of a feature film released in 2008 that I have *not* reviewed here at Looking Closer and turn it in by June 30. (You can see which films I’ve reviewed here.) Send that review to joverstreet [at] gmail [dot] com.

Consider what I like in a Looking Closer review: Consideration of the film’s artistry and meaning.

My favorite entries will be published here, with a link to the website of your choice.

If your review is my favorite of the stack, I’ll send you a Wall-E poster in the mail!

Selected reviews will become part of the Looking Closer archive. It’s okay with me if you’ve already posted the review elsewhere, but if you submit a review, you’re giving me permission to use it at my website as I see fit. (And if it’s already been published elsewhere, you must have permission to republish it.) But don’t worry, I won’t re-write your review. You won’t find your name on a review that’s been rewritten to reflect the reviews of someone else, like I keep hearing from the critics who have quit working for Movieguide.

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