Jackson Murphy

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Jackson Murphy is an Emmy-winning film critic, content producer, and author, who has also served as Animation Scoop reporter since 2016. He is the creator of the website Lights-Camera-Jackson.com, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio over the past 20 years.

Articles By Jackson Murphy

Emmy-winning choreographer Peggy Holmes has transitioned to animation in recent years, directing one Little Mermaid and two Tinker Bell films for Disney. Her latest feature is Luck, from Skydance Animation, premiering August 5th on AppleTV+. 18 minutes of select scenes (which I’ve screened) are now being showcased at the 2022 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. […]

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Hamish Steele is the creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park, a new animated comedy horror series premiering this Thursday June 16th on Netflix. The show is based on his popular DeadEndia graphic novels, about two teens who work at a terrifyingly exciting amusement park. The charming and talented Steele shares what makes Dead End a […]

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The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing, with in-person and at home premieres now through June 19th. This year’s “Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi G” presentation features six shorts (selected by the Oscar-winning Goldberg) with grit, guts and major impact. Poetic Tehura is set in Tahiti. A female dancer is performing for a […]

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Annie Awards nominee Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko comes from director Ayumu Watabe (Children of the Sea). It’s fun and moving, with a strong mother-daughter relationship at its core. Lady Nikuko screened in theaters nationwide through Fathom Events last week and is still playing in select cinemas around the country. It’s also now on VOD and […]

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Netflix

Chris Williams won an Academy Award for directing Disney’s 2014 animated feature Big Hero 6. After about a quarter century at the studio, he left for Netflix. Williams’ epic new movie The Sea Beast, about the quest of a monster hunter crew and a special little girl, debuts on Netflix July 8th. I’ve screened the […]

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