If I had to place Winter 2023 anime series in a Top 10, The Tale of Outcasts would easily hit my Top 3. It tells the story of Wisteria, an orphaned girl who is sold by a corrupt priest so she can become a torture subject for an insane nobleman, only to be rescued and befriended byContinue reading “The Tale of Outcasts creditless ending animation has gorgeous still graphics and Hakubi’s lovely ending theme”
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Turning Red celebrates off-kilter adolescent life in marvelous style
At this point, the “Pixar movie” stereotype has become a meme: People go into the animation studio’s projects expecting a family-friendly story focused on non-human protagonists given surprising depth and powerful emotions. There are exceptions, but historically, Pixar has carved out this channel of storytelling for itself, then perfected it. But with a new waveContinue reading “Turning Red celebrates off-kilter adolescent life in marvelous style”
Back to the Outback
Parents looking for an electronic babysitter over this holiday season will likely pitch “Back to the Outback,” an Australian animated effort dropping today on Netflix, as a variation on “Madagascar.” Remember the cute movies you loved with the wise-cracking penguins and the hypochondriac giraffe, Billy?! This is basically that again. And it really is basicallyContinue reading “Back to the Outback”
The 10 Most Anticipated Animated Movies, According to Letterboxd
‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Part One’ (October 2022) The first in a two-part sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Across the Spider-Verse Part One is set to bring back audience favorites from the first installment of Sony Animations Spider-Man universe. Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) reconnect in the first trailer before Miles is flung headlong intoContinue reading “The 10 Most Anticipated Animated Movies, According to Letterboxd”
After A Decade And Four Films, Actors Check Out With ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’
Count Dracula a.k.a. “Drac” and the Pack are back for their fourth and final outing in Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. The franchise, which marries classic monsters from literature and movies with hilarious hijinks at a hotel, and features an all-star voice cast, has raked in more than $1.3 billion globally (with a combined budget ofContinue reading “After A Decade And Four Films, Actors Check Out With ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’”
‘Sing 2’ Tops VOD Charts As It Thrives At The Box Office
Sing 2 is currently pulling a, well, whatever it is you want to call it when one title rules all five relevant VOD platforms. To wit, it “won the weekend” over at Vudu and is currently tops at Google, Amazon, iTunes and YouTube. This despite its continued existence in theatrical play, where the film had anotherContinue reading “‘Sing 2’ Tops VOD Charts As It Thrives At The Box Office”
Mom’s 2-Year-Old Son Thought Encanto Character Was Him: “It Was the Impact of Feeling Seen”
If seeing is believing, count 2-year-old Kenzo as a true believer in the power of representation. This week, during a family viewing of Disney’s Encanto, Kah Brand noticed the moment her son realized that one of the characters, a young boy named Antonio, looked very much like him. “He seemed to be in awe, justContinue reading “Mom’s 2-Year-Old Son Thought Encanto Character Was Him: “It Was the Impact of Feeling Seen””
Disney’s Encanto isn’t just about representation — it’s an act of defiance
The animated film gets to the heart of the Colombian experience that many might overlook fIf the questions I repeatedly answered on first dates while living in Los Angeles were any indication, Americans tend to think of Colombia as a violent, drug-ridden failed state, half-slum and half-jungle, which also happens to be the source of theirContinue reading “Disney’s Encanto isn’t just about representation — it’s an act of defiance”
Luca, a Pixar film, is a literal fish-out-of-water fantasy that wants to say something.
The fictional town of Portorosso, which appears in the new Pixar film Luca, is a brilliant daydream of Italy. Residents pepper their speech with ejaculations like “Santa Mozzarella!” and the youngsters compete in a triathlon of swimming, cycling, and pasta eating every year. The pastoral allure doesn’t end at the water’s edge. Sea monsters liveContinue reading “Luca, a Pixar film, is a literal fish-out-of-water fantasy that wants to say something.”
‘Spirit Untamed’ Film Review: Animated Girl-and-Her-Horse Tale Gallops to Nowhere
When the best part of a movie is the song used in the trailer (Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams”), it’s time to rethink your strategy. “Spirit Untamed,” from Dreamworks Animation, has vivid moments of beauty, but it loses its stride with a witty tale about identity as it tries to define itself as a “empowering” filmContinue reading “‘Spirit Untamed’ Film Review: Animated Girl-and-Her-Horse Tale Gallops to Nowhere”
