Howl’s Moving Castle
A young hatter called Sophie encounters a witch who turns her into an old woman; she finds an ally in a wizard called Howl. Hayao Miyazaki found inspiration in both…
Kiki’s Delivery Service
13-year-old witch Kiki takes her cat Jiji and flies away on her broomstick, leaving her family to find an independent new life in a city. Hayao Miyazaki followed up on…
My Neighbor Totoro: A Friend in Need
Photo: Ghibli When it came to animation, 1988 was an interesting year. In the U.S., Disney released Oliver & Company, an animated take on ”Oliver Twist” that earned a profit…
Oliver & Company
An orphaned kitten in New York City called Oliver makes friends with a group of street dogs who hang out with Fagin, a petty thief. The last film Disney made…
Elio
Young orphan Elio dreams of space, but when he’s abducted by aliens he finds himself representing Earth in negotiations with a warlord. The fact that the original LGBTQ-colored characterizations that…
Tron Ares
During a race to find a ”permanence code” to break a barrier between reality and digital constructs, a breakthrough happens in Alaska. No one really asked for a third chapter…
Mulan
When the Chinese Emperor demands one man from each family to build an army against an invasion, Mulan (Liu Yifei) volunteers, disguising herself as a man. The live-action remake of…
Stranger Things
It became a global pop-culture phenomenon, this sci-fi show about a small town in Indiana where a group of kids learned about the existence of a portal to a dimension…
Bamse and the City of Thieves
After several animated shorts made in the 1960s and ’70s, this was the first feature starring Rune Andreasson’s friendly but super-strong bear Bamse. The story (which shares similarities with the…
Avatar: Fire and Ash
As Colonel Quaritch (Stephen Lang) and his men continue their search for Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his family, another, aggressive, Na’vi tribe make their presence known. The third Avatar…