TEHRAN TABOO- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this biting animated portrait of modern Tehran, three women and a male musician — caught between harsh social strictures and dreams of freedom — struggle to make their way through a misogynistic and complex society.”
3/5/18- Excellent reviews for this animated drama. TRDB.
Add comment March 6th, 2018
EARLY MAN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this animated caveman saga, early bands of humans share the earth with mammoths and other prehistoric creatures. When the forces of an odious tyrant threaten one small clan, heroic tribesman Dug emerges to lead his people.”
2/15/18- Excellent reviews for this animated drama. TRDB.
Add comment February 15th, 2018
HAVE A NICE DAY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Satirizing the overpowering effects of greed on humans of every stripe, this darkly comic animated tale follows a host of dodgy characters racing to get their mitts on a fortune in cash stolen from a mobster.”
1/26/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Add comment January 27th, 2018
MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this animated fantasy, young Mary is just getting used to her new rural surroundings when a strange cat leads her to an amazing find: a magical glowing flower and a broomstick that will transport her to a school for witchs.”
1/18/18- Very good reviews for this animated film. TRDB.
Add comment January 19th, 2018
BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her island home left in ruins by an industrial accident, teenage mouse Dinky resolves to escape to a better place with classmates Sandra and Zorrit. But Dinky is pining for her drug-addicted pal Birdboy — and doesn’t want to leave without him.”
12/15/17- Great reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences for this animated film. TRDB.
Add comment December 16th, 2017
THE BREADWINNER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this animated tale based on Deborah Ellis’ best-selling novel, life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan is already hard for 11-year-old Parvana, but with her father in jail, she’s forced to don male clothing and become the family breadwinner.”
11/17/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
2/23/18- A wonderful animated movie! TRDB.
Add comment November 17th, 2017
LOVING VINCENT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This animated biopic recounts the life and last days of tormented Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, with each frame of the film consisting of an oil painting executed in the master’s style and a plot based on letters he penned.”
9/22/17- Fairly good reviews by the critics and excellent ones by audiences. TRDB.
2/27/18- A very interesting and creative animated drama that could be considered a docudrama. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment September 22nd, 2017
IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in the doomed city of Hiroshima during World War II, this hand-drawn animated tale chronicles the struggles of Suzu Urano, who must keep her family and herself alive and sane after an atomic bomb destroys the city on Aug. 6, 1945.”
8/11/17- Great reviews for this animated movie. TRDB.
Add comment August 11th, 2017
THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, this animated fable focuses on a girl sold to the devil by her starving father. When her soul proves too virtuous for Satan to possess, he commands her dad to chop off her hands.”
7/21/17- Very good reviews for this animated film. TRDB.
Add comment July 24th, 2017
MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a vision shared by any number of teenagers, this offbeat animated adventure charts the watery saga of Tides High School, which is suddenly disconnected from the rest of California by an earthquake and begins sinking into the ocean.”
4/14/17– Excellent reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment April 15th, 2017