Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse – Film Review

It’s been five years since Into the Spider-Verse’s release in theatres, which didn’t exactly do well at the box office, but ended up winning an Oscar and is still considered one of the most innovative animated features made by a big studio. Finally, Miles Morales is back in Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. …

Chicken for Linda! – Film Review | Cannes 2023

Linda is unfairly punished by her mother, Paulette, who will do anything to make it up to her. Even make chicken with peppers when in fact she can’t cook. Linda absolutely wants to have the chicken that her late father used to make… Most days it shouldn’t be this hard to find a chicken and …

Unicorn Boy – Film Review | Slamdance 2023

“You can’t expect all good with no gross.” Life in Los Angeles for artist Matt Kiel has been pretty bad lately. After the end of a relationship has left them in a rather down state and a less than calculated attempt at reconciliation went unmentioned, Matt is feeling lost and aimless. Coffee with their friend …

The Island – Film Review | IFFR ’22

An upside down Robinson Crusoe story Doctor Robinson Crusoe is enjoying his time alone on a secluded island. He has his iPad and not a care in the world. He has time to himself in which to reflect, the weight of the world has gotten to him and he needs a break. When a ship …

Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon – Film Review

Ainbo (voiced by Lola Raie), a young orphan living in the deep parts of the Amazon, yearns to find her calling as a warrior in order to save her village from an unknown “curse”. Joined by two spirit guides – Dillo and Vaca (voiced by Dino Andrade and Joe Hernandez respectively) – Ainbo sets off …

Review: Oscars Animated Shorts Program

This year’s Academy Awards shorts programs have been released on limited platforms, and these categories reflect an accomplished set of work from a cross-section of styles, nationalities, and subject matters as diverse as the Academy itself as an organization increasingly aspires to be.  The animated short nominees tend to represent the most varied nominees per …

Review – ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’

Raya seeks the help of the legendary dragon, Sisu. Seeing what’s become of Kumandra, Sisu commits to helping Raya fulfill her mission in reuniting the lands. Featuring Kelly Marie Tran as the voice of Raya and Awkwafina as the voice of Sisu, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Raya and the Last Dragon” will be in theaters …

Review – ‘The Elfkins: Baking a Difference’

German animated film, The Elfkins: Baking a Difference is a bland blend of Gnomeo & Juliet and The Smurfs, and strictly made for pre-teens, with a very on-the-nose message on capitalism and finding one’s purpose in the world to keep this somewhat manageable for parents forced to sit through this. In true Elfkins of Cologne …

Review – ‘Dreambuilders’

Dreambuilders is a computer-animated movie where the humans look cute but hide an ugliness that comes from suppressed emotions. It’s not entirely clear what this movie is trying to do, though it has some intriguing moments. It feels like this should’ve been a live action movie, but by turning it into an animated feature, the crew was …

Hulu Review – ‘Animaniacs’ Season 1

Animaniacs — (Photo Courtesy of Courtesy Amblin Television/Warner Bros. Animation) They’re back! The Warner brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and the Warner sister Dot, have a great time wreaking havoc and mayhem in the lives of everyone they meet. After returning to their beloved home, the Warner Bros. water tower, the siblings waste no time in …