🎭 Who's in it? Lana Condor, Annie Murphy, Jane Fonda, Toni Collette, Sam Richardson. 👍 What we liked: The frank examination of mother-daughter relationships, the humour and animation. 👎 What we ...
Considering much of Dreamworks Animation’s early (and continued) success falls on transforming one legendary monster – an ogre – into a reluctant hero we love, the studio’s choice to put their stamp ...
Early on in the development of the digitally animated, theater-bound film “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” the story is said to have centered more on the titular character’s family, all of whom are ...
After a quick prologue exploring the unexpected history of giant Krakens –– who in this universe are the staunch protectors of the oceans, doing battle with nasty mermaids –– we’re introduced to ...
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is Dreamworks on autopilot and features a script that feels like it was written by a boomer who has never met a Gen-Z kid in their entire life but has based everything ...
What is a teenage kraken to do? Well, she could try going away, which I’m sure will happen soon. Dreamworks’ “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” tells the story of a not-quite-human-looking adolescent ...
When we’re growing up, there are many times when we feel a little monstrous. For many of us, it happens around adolescence: Bodies are changing, emotions are huge. And because we’re trying to figure ...
Sometimes it helps to be first. "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" has the misfortune of coming out just about a year after Pixar's delightful "Turning Red" opened. The earlier film concerned an ...