Chris Butler
New Trailer for Laika Studios’ ‘Missing Link’
This April, meet Mr. Link: 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don’t let his appearance fool you. He is funny, sweet, and adorably literal, making him the world’s most lovable legend at the heart of Missing Link, the globe-trotting family adventure from LAIKA. Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost to guide him on a ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Kubo and the Two Strings
“If you must blink, do it now,” Kubo warns the audience in the first seconds of Kubo and the Two Strings. One of the truest lines to ever open an animated movie as the latest offering from Laika (the stop-motion studio behind Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls) is by far their most stunningly beautiful and rewarding effort yet. Reminiscent of classic Pixar films, Kubo and the Two Strings is t...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Enter the World of Japanese Mythology in Kubo and the Two Strings
Happy New Year, dear readers! I hope you all had a good holiday, whatever it is you celebrate. I’m sure a lot of you have also seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens by now, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. And for the last Trailer Trashin’ column of 2015, I’m taking a look at one of the previews I saw in front of Star Wars – the teaser trailer for Laika’s Kubo and the Two Strings. Premise: ...[Read More]
A Ten-Year-Old Film Critic Reviews ParaNorman
I loved ParaNorman. It was a little scary, but I would still recommend it. I do not recommend it for children under eight years old and people who do not like scary movies. I definitely recommend bringing someone to cuddle with. The movie is a little unusual. ParaNorman is about a boy named Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who is able to talk to ghosts. At first I did not understand the beginni...[Read More]