I like being proven wrong. It means I’m learning. So I was very happy when the Chinese-American movie, Wish Dragon, turned out to be an adorable and funny movie. Not the best movie of 2021. That still goes to The Mitchells vs. The Machines for now - but it’s a nice modern-day adaptation of the… Continue reading “Wish Dragon” is a lovely little film.
I have been waiting ages for The Mitchells vs. The Machines to come out, so when I saw Netflix was doing a preview screening, I was all in. And boy, was it worth it. This movie is definitely one of the best of the year. If it doesn’t win an Oscar, I’ll be severely disappointed.… Continue reading “The Mitchells Vs. The Machines” is breaking boundaries and expectations
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become a lot leerier of the whole “being different makes you special” moral that so many children’s cartoons try to espouse.I don’t know exactly why; I think it’s usually because the difference is something as simple as wearing glasses or having an unusual hobby, and sometimes the differences don’t exist… Continue reading “Arlo The Alligator Boy” flounders a bit but is otherwise fantastic.
There are two things that I absolutely DESPISE in adult animation: simplified and ugly animation styles and unnecessary meta-commentary. Okay...I hate both of those in general, but adult animation is a notorious offender of both these tropes. And of course, the Argentinian adult animated film, LAVA - that is if you can call a 70-minute… Continue reading Not much to love about “LAVA.”
I wanted a cute film about music and found family, made in the traditional Ghibli way, and instead, I got Earwig and the Witch, which looks and reads like an early 2000s wannabe Disney straight-to-VHS mockbuster -designed to fool well-meaning grandparents or just something to keep kids quiet for an hour and a half. It’s… Continue reading “Earwig and the Witch” is aggressively mediocre
Arlo the Alligator Boy A Netflix film about a boy who is half-human and half-alligator going on an adventure to find his long lost dad in New York City. It will be a 2D-animated musical. Luca The past few Pixar movies haven’t been my favorites. But this one about a little boy and his new… Continue reading 5 Animated Movies To Look Out For in 2021
