Not really my precious. “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” is the first theatrical animated LOTR movie since Ralph Bakshi’s take in 1978. Only it’s made by Japanese […]
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The End
This apocalyptic musical doesn’t hit all the right notes. “The End” is a musical directed by Joshua Oppenheimer (“The Act of Killing,” “The Look of Silence”) and set after the end of […]
Flow
A magical animated movie without words, just animals and visuals. How would a black cat, a capybara, a yellow lab dog, a white secretary bird, and a lemur actually survive in a […]
Moana 2
This visually stunning and fun sequel needs to go a little farther. The original Disney film “Moana” was a delightful and magical film that gave people a Polynesian princess who shares the […]
Dear Santa
A lump of coal of a satanic holiday feature. Here’s the premise for “Dear Santa.” A kid with a learning disability writes a letter to Santa, but accidentally spells “SATAN,” instead of […]
Hot Frosty
This snowman is somebody you want to build. The Frosty the Snowman story I grew up with was the 1969 Rankin/Bass animated special with Jimmy Durante narrating. It took a magic hat […]
Wicked
No one should mourn this Wicked. When Universal Pictures released its film version of the Broadway play of “Cats,” its creepy humanoid cats and bad CGI scared a number of people away, […]
The Penguin
A cold-blooded and riveting DC series. “The Penguin,” the new DC series on Max, takes place after the events of “The Batman,” and focuses on Oz Cobb A.K.A Penguin (Colin Farrell), who […]
Transformers One
This Hasbro animated prequel just got an oil change and it delivers. Before he was Optimus Prime, his name was Orion Pax. Before he was Megatron, his name was D-16. And before […]
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Almost as ghoulishly fun as the original. The rental video store I used to go to as a kid was called “Hollywood Video,” and when it was closing its doors, it was […]
