“Plankton: The Movie” Review
After the dismally lifeless Sandy Cheeks movie, my hopes for this SpongeBob spin-off movie were low. But armed with a script co-written by the voice actor himself, this film felt
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“Watchmen: Chapter I & II” Review
The animated adaptation of Watchmen exists in this weird void between the highly accurate motion-graphic adaptation and the thematically adrift movie by Zack Snyder. There are some clear strengths this
“Dog Man” Review
I find myself now placed in the spot where an adult critic must critique an animation squarely aimed at the young kids who consume the easy/fun-to-read books of Dog Man.
“Creature Commandos” Season 1 Review
Creature Commandos won me over almost instantly for the character of GI Robot (Sean Gunn). He is a robot programmed during World War II to fight Nazis. He enjoys gunning
“The Colors Within” Review
There’s a dreamy quality to how The Colors Within meanders around, inevitably arriving at a musical cresendo. Some Japanese animated films start with this pleasant sensation, but oftentimes veers off
“Moana 2” Review
It’s hard to get back into the groove with Moana 2. This is not for lack of energy, songs, and all the mythological fantasy wielded once more. It has all
“Piece by Piece” (2024) Review
But what if it was LEGO? That thought probably crosses the minds of some creatives when they are struggling for ideas, getting drunk, or high (or all three). To its
“Chicken For Linda!” Review
Chicken For Linda is a French animated film with a simple plot and room to play. It surprised me that it wasn’t based on a children’s book. It certainly has
“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” Review
There’s a reason the Looney Tunes was one of the longest-running cartoon reruns of Saturday morning cartoons. There was a versatile nature to the characters where they could be fun
“Memoir of a Snail” Review
Stop-motion animation has the remarkable quality of feeling real with its practical puppets while remaining whimsical in a world built one frame at a time. From the adapted conversations of