Bryan Appleyard

As art it was terrible but the pre-teens loved it: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, reviewed  

The best character in the film was New York City

Mutant Mayhem is drawn in a style that suggests the animators were angry as they worked. Courtesy of paramount pictures

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Bryan Appleyard
Bryan Appleyard is a Sunday Times journalist and award-winning feature writer. His latest book, The Car is out March 2022.

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