Animation

Princess Mononoke

Don't let the Disney logo fool you -- Mononoke is no Jasm...

Reviewed Feb 2, 2016

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Marry, Screw, or kill: Ziro, Jabba, and Stinky

Reviewed Dec 15, 2015

As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano plunge into a dangerous mission to rescue the kidnapped son of crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction

The Incredibles

Now Playing Podcast's Terrific Three review the Incredibl...

Reviewed Feb 27, 2015

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family

Big Hero 6

We say Marvel in our description more times than any Big ...

Reviewed Nov 18, 2014

A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

The Return of the King

The war is over. Let’s sing about it.

Reviewed Aug 22, 2014

Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings

Epic fantasy filtered through 1970s vibes and budget anxi...

Reviewed Aug 22, 2014

Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

The Hobbit

At least Rankin and Bass didn't make it three movies...

Reviewed Aug 22, 2014

The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie

TMNT

You don't have to wait 3,000 years for the stars to align...

Reviewed Jul 29, 2014

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

The Animatrix

When “supplemental material” becomes essential viewing

Reviewed May 2, 2014

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated. Genres: Animation, Science Fiction

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Fa, a long, long way to run. So, a needle pulling thread....

Reviewed Mar 19, 2013

G.I. Joe faces a new enemy as an ancient society of snake people known as Cobra-La try to forcefully take back the earth from those who drove them underground eons ago. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Ok, we did it. We heard your cries.

Reviewed May 31, 2012

Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea. Genres: Animation, Crime, Mystery

The Transformers: The Movie

You're not fooling anyone, Hot Rod. The next screw that f...

Reviewed Jun 14, 2011

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Science Fiction

A Scanner Darkly

Keanu has never been so animated

Reviewed Feb 18, 2011

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. Genres: Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller

WALL·E

Number Five is In Love

Reviewed Dec 1, 2008

After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen. Genres: Animation, Family, Science Fiction

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

We like this movie, movie

Reviewed Nov 11, 2008

Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Begun the Clone Wars review has!

Reviewed Aug 16, 2008

As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano plunge into a dangerous mission to rescue the kidnapped son of crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction