The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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A Trash Truck Christmas
Animation · Adventure · Family · 2020
When Santa crash-lands in the junkyard on Christmas Eve, Hank, Trash Truck and their animal friends all have a hand in rescuing the holiday for everyone.
Movie details
A Trash Truck Christmas
2020 Animation · Adventure · Family 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
When Santa crash-lands in the junkyard on Christmas Eve, Hank, Trash Truck and their animal friends all have a hand in rescuing the holiday for everyone.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over A Trash Truck Christmas?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Eddie Rosas
Written by
Todd Casey · Max Keane · Angie Sun
H
Henry Keane
Hank (voice)
Glen Keane
Trash Truck / Grandpa (voice)
Lucas Neff
Donny (voice)
Brian Baumgartner
Walter (voice)
J
Jackie Loeb
Ms. Mona (voice)
John DiMaggio
Santa (voice)
M
Max Keane
Dad (voice)
Court is in session
Put A Trash Truck Christmas on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.