Animation

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Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds

Patient and kindhearted, a painted storybook in motion, “Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds” is a lovely glimpse of what…

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The Imaginary

Born from the still unbridled creativity of children, where an empty room and a random assortment of objects can inspire…

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Despicable Me 4

“Despicable Me 4” won’t win any prizes, but if you like this kind of thing, you’ll like this thing. I laughed. The dumber and…

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Ultraman: Rising

Children take center stage but aren’t the real stars of “Ultraman: Rising,” a new animated superhero fantasy about absent parents,…

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Inside Out 2

Wait. Pixar finally has a quality animated film hitting theaters? Granted, it’s a sequel. But after seeing “Turning Red” pushed…

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Nimona

A few compelling emotions and themes are suggested but rarely well expressed in “Nimona,” a sometimes cute but mostly hyper…

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Robot Dreams

Pablo Berger’s “Robot Dreams” is a lovely fable about partnership and imagination, a movie that uses the form of animated…

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The Garfield Movie

I cannot think of a single reason for another Garfield movie, and apparently, the people who made this couldn’t, either.…

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Aurora’s Sunrise

My grandfather served valiantly in World War II, landing on the beaches of Normandy, coming home, and never speaking of…

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

As the leads in Jeff Rowe’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” spoke with all the momentum of my kids…

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