Tag: animation

Jujutsu Kaisen 0J
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March 15, 2022

Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s curse-breakers thrill and charm

The prequel to Gege Akutami's hit dark fantasy action manga boasts excellent fights, a lovable cast, and a terrific score.
Turning RedT
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March 14, 2022

Turning Red delivers uniquely fun coming-of-age panda-monium

Turning Red, director Domee Shi's first feature film, is excellent, creative, hilarious, thoughtful, and gloriously distinct.
WizardsR
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February 20, 2022

Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards at 45 (Give or two million years and an apocalypse)

Decades on, the legendary animator's science fantasy is eccentric, messy, and striking.
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck WildT
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January 30, 2022

The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild is neither wild nor adventurous

Disney's boring, flat, and muddled Ice Age spinoff is a callow, mercenary affair.
Riverdance The Animated Adventure FeaturedR
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January 12, 2022

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure has two left feet

Too many farts and too much step dancing overshadow the film's attempts at important lessons.
Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaH
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January 11, 2022

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is a sadly “bleh” close to the series

Despite a fun premise and some solid character work, Drac and company's last ride is a disappointingly bloodless affair.
Back to the OutbackB
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December 7, 2021

Back to the Outback detours through Madagascar to get down Down Under

This Australian animated adventure will prove familiar, if inoffensive, even to younger moviegoers.
Beauty and the BeastH
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November 22, 2021

Human Again: Civilization and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Disney's 1991 adaptation of the French fairytale is an all-time classic of animation whose legacy extends beyond the picture itself.
Harriet the Spy FeaturedH
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November 18, 2021

Harriet the Spy is a puzzlingly underwhelming new take on a classic character

You don’t need to be a master spy to uncover why Harriet the Spy doesn’t work.
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November 15, 2021

Disney’s Encanto is an enchanting love song to the weirdo in every family

The studio's latest combines the pop of its latest in-house pictures with a Pixarian high concept and Stephanie Beatriz's excellent voice work to strong effect.