Mrs. Brisby is a timid yet courageous figure dealing with the absolute worst possible outcome. But the movie tosses in the rats’ backstory like an afterthought, and in an already anthropomorphized universe, fails to deliver on why the rats are more significant than other creatures…
Read MoreWatership Down (1978) is a 90-minute adaptation of Richard Adams’ best-selling novel, an Odyssey-like tale about a group of rabbits who flee the evils of humanity before land developers obliterate their warren…
Read MoreOne thing that both helps and hurts The Jungle Book is how reliant it is on the assumption that everyone has seen the animated predecessor. The best part of the film, though, and what makes it worth the viewing, is the outstanding visual effects…
Read MoreThe two Little Witch Academia are just pure fun from beginning to end. I admit that some of the lines are a bit cheesy and there is an inexplicable complete disregard for student safety on the school’s part, but I’m willing to overlook it…
Read MoreMany of the plot points from the book are hastily thrown into the movie, and where the book has the luxury of threading in the thematic elements within the narration, the film’s pacing is rushed and feel like random scenes thrown together…
Read MoreFor all the fun things the movie did with shrinking and growing, there is actually not a whole lot of time devoted to depicting Scott Lang simply learning how to be Ant-Man…
Read MoreThere are moments of beautiful poignancy, but the film often lags, leading to periods of time where I was left feeling impatient for something to happen…
Read MoreSong of the Sea is one of the more emotional animated films you will see—depression, survivor’s guilt, and loss play prominent roles…
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