We’ve become so blasé about the extraordinary technical wizardry regularly served up on multiplex screens, it’s hard to remember what an absolute brain melt this live-action/animated hybrid was on first release in 1988. In Robert Zemeckis’ comedic noir, set in 1940s Los Angeles and neighboring Toontown, live-action actors like Bob Hoskins’ hard-boiled PI Eddie Valiant seamlessly share space with cartoon characters like the hapless Roger Rabbit, on the lam after being accused of murder. Silly and thrilling and so, so much fun. (Also, weirdly horny!) – Kimberley Jones
July 20 & 23
