Films like Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox.

Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox (2007) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle animation / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Secret of Moonacre (2009) poster
1. The Secret of Moonacre2009

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010) poster
2. Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol2010

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Mia and the Migoo (2008) poster
3. Mia and the Migoo2008

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012) poster
4. Doctor Who: The Snowmen2012

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011) poster
5. Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe2011

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2015) poster
6. Mune: Guardian of the Moon2015

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wonderland (2019) poster
7. Wonderland2019

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Island of Lost Souls (2007) poster
8. Island of Lost Souls2007

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Legend of the Nahuala (2007) poster
9. The Legend of the Nahuala2007

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a airy, open telling.

Hilda and the Mountain King (2021) poster
10. Hilda and the Mountain King2021

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dark Shadows (2012) poster
11. Dark Shadows2012

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a running vein of humour.

The Hot Chick (2002) poster
12. The Hot Chick2002

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a running vein of humour.

These are Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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