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Review: Oliver and Company (DMC #83)
Review: Oliver and Company (DMC #83)

We’re back with another animal movie this week! Last night we watched Oliver and Company, the 83rd film in our challenge. Loosely based on Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, this animated film takes several creative liberties with the source material. Our synopsis is below if you didn’t watch along with us last night or need to catch up, otherwise skip ahead to the review!

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Review: The Great Mouse Detective (DMC #80)
Review: The Great Mouse Detective (DMC #80)

“Smile everyone!” Last night we watched The Great Mouse Detective, the 80th film in our Disnerd Movie Challenge. It was so fun getting back to one of the animated movies we remember from our childhood! If, unlike us, you’ve never seen this one before, we’ve included a synopsis below. The rest of you, skip ahead to our review!

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