‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ is a great addition to the beloved franchise, providing a balanced mix of entertainment and emotional depth. With the engaging plot and captivating visuals, this movie is an unforgettable journey that will leave the audience in awe.
Read MoreIllumination’s ‘Migration’ is a harmless, breezy bit of entertainment that cares more about its characters than it had to in order to succeed. Occasionally a bore, often dry, but give Migration a chance on a big screen.
Read More‘The Peasants’ follows four seasons within a Polish village. Each frame is hand-painted, which creates a beautiful, gallery-like dimension to the work, allowing the viewer to feel they are witnessing a historical fable come to life.
Read MoreFor those avid Studio Ghibli lovers, ‘The Boy and the Heron’ may be a little more mature than expected, but completely needed. Everything in this story is meticulous and deliberate, maintaining a special creativity and adventure shining through every moment.
Read MoreBoth nostalgic and revitalizing, 'Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' will take you back to the first time you met the Ninja Turtles, remind you why you love them, and lock you in for whatever comes next.
Read MoreIt isn’t always a bad thing to play it safe and deliver perfectly harmless family fun, especially for a studio as weathered as Dreamworks. ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ almost feels like a pit-stop for the studio, in that it serves as a sufficiently sweet little adventure that does more than enough to warrant buying a ticket.
Read MoreEver since Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was released in 2018, animated movies have been held to an entirely new standard. Could it’s highly anticipated sequel Across The Spider-Verse: Part 1 make the comics feel vibrant once again and match the original?
Read More‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a great film to catch in theatres, if you’re a kid or a kid at heart – fun for the whole family, even if it does remain a little uninspired. The animation is top-notch, with fun character designs and dazzling landscapes, and the score and accompanying soundtrack just add to this adventure.
Read MoreMagic and mystery are two of the many reasons Paramount’s latest live-action animated hybrid film Blue’s Big City Adventure works, despite treading very familiar territory.
Read MoreThe filmmakers who made Lyle, Lyle Crocodile embrace all the silliness of the original story, without any shame or lack of conviction. Whatever you say about the film, you cannot deny that the passion is present.
Read MoreCountless frames within Dozens of Norths are breathtaking and could easily be imagined as separate art pieces hung up in a gallery. The viewer loses themselves in certain moments when the film pauses on a particularly emotional scene – it’s so far removed from what has become mainstream with animation in the most positive way.
Read MoreSilver Bird and Rainbow Fish is a personal portrayal of a family’s memories through stories and photographs, and it is undeniably beautiful, but a little too slow and quiet at times. The experimental nature of this film sometimes enhances its emotional connection to the viewer, while at other times, it hinders it.
Read MoreThe childish characters so violently portrayed may come off as disorienting to some, but those on the adventurous side may enjoy the depraved Unicorn Wars. Those critics however, might have to look a little deeper at the message behind the film, as it uses extreme violence to show it’s actually against real bloodshed.
Read MoreDisney has released yet another live-action remake of one of their beloved classic films with Pinocchio, a hollow re-imagining of the revered story that fails to capture any sort of magic. Simply put, watch the original instead and leave this lifeless remake on the shelf to collect dust.
Read MoreAfter a series of Pixar movies only streaming to your home, the perennial hit-maker is finally returning to the big screen with Lightyear, a spinoff of the beloved Toy Story franchise. This spin on the franchise, while exciting, also doesn’t justify its existence despite the entertainment value it brings to the table.
Read MoreDreamworks Animation’s recent work hasn’t been the greatest, and most of their movies were overshadowed by the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While Pierre Perifel’s The Bad Guys doesn’t hide its heist-driven inspirations, it still crafts a fun, albeit predictable, adventure for the whole family.
Read MoreTurning Red is easily one of the most visually appealing and immersive films Pixar has released to date. From the first frame, the visual aesthetic of the film is wholly unique, and there is a creativity and passion from director Domee Shi that is on full display throughout. It’s just a shame that a Pixar entry like Turning Red must be dumped on Disney+, rather than being given a full theatrical release.
Read MoreWhile the visual humor is spot-on, ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformia’ suffers from a massive lack of creativity in its screenplay. Director Derek Drymon’s comedic touch isn’t lost when “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” relies heavily on visual humor to make the audience laugh, but it’s a shame that the movie’s story has been done one too many times.
Read MoreBright-eyed and curly-haired, Luca is a regular Italian boy living in a regular Italian town who becomes entangled in a regular Italian friendship with a new companion, Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer), however upon further scrutiny, “Luca” might not be as simple a tale.
Read MoreWith “Raya and the Last Dragon” hitting screens this week, Disney’s new pants-wearing princess shows audiences how the House of Mouse does dragons.
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