Chicago - Tone is one of the hardest things to nail in a film and one of the trickiest things to describe in a review, but it’s where "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" shines brightest. This ...

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Some movies suffer because of bad timing. “Shell” wouldn’t be a very good movie under any circumstances, but it fares especially poorly against Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance,” a better and more ...

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We can stipulate that Jenny Slate, the stand-up comedian and creator and star of the beguiling 2014 comedy “Obvious Child,” is adorable. In “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” she brings that A-game to ...

You know you should be appreciating the stop-motion filmmaking involved in making “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” given that you know it’s a painstakingly slow process. And you do, of course, marvel ...

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Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2024 Toronto Film Festival. Republic Pictures releases “Shell” in select theaters Friday, October 3. Some movies suffer because of bad ...