![]() ![]() As a father of three, I’ve suffered through enough bad kids entertainment to be enormously thankful for filmmakers who take the same kind of care in crafting movies aimed at children as those geared toward a more discerning adult audience. At that tight running time, it’s dauntingly dense, but also ready to compete in the Oscar short category, where it would be better than every winner since Martin McDonagh’s ‘Six Shooter’ way back in 2006.A great kids movie is a beautiful and rare thing. Fox’ director’s hands: a fanciful 40-minute short featuring a slew of new collaborators (Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Richard Ayoade) in the helmer’s traditional head-on diorama style. Fox’ author’s ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ seems to have found its ideal screen incarnation in the ‘Fantastic Mr. From Variety’s review: “It’s hard to say whether Wes Anderson’s sensibility is perfectly suited to that of Roald Dahl or the other way around. It’s on the Oscar shortlist for best live action short film. He also delivered “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” adapted from the short story collection by Roald Dahl. “Asteroid City” wasn’t the only new Wes Anderson movie in 2023. Image Credit: Takashi Seida / © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection
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