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Oct 2024
44m 44s

The Wild Robot

MAD ABOUT MOVIES
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More animation talk for 2024, and a movie that won the weekend and is BUZZING among the MAM fam. What made THE WILD ROBOT such a special one? And how much did Brian sob? Let's get wild!


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