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Review: Charming ‘Poupelle of Chimney Town’ dares you to keep dreaming

Based on a picture book by Akihiro Nishino, “Poupelle of Chimney Town” is a whimsical animated adventure about a young boy and his friend, an anthropomorphic pile of garbage.

FILE - Former Oakland Raiders coach John Madden practices the electronic charting device Telestrator on Jan. 21, 1982, in Pontiac, Mich., for the upcoming NFL football Super Bowl broadcast on CBS. Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 28, 2021, the league said. He was 85. The NFL said he died unexpectedly and did not detail a cause. (AP Photo, File)

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(L-R) - Darth Vader (David Prowse) confronts Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Wiliams) and Boba Fett in a scene from "The Empire Strikes Back." Credit: Lucasfilm Ltd.

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MJ (Zendaya) prepares to freefall with Spider-Man in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

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