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For the entire 90 or so minutes of this movie based on the popular Nickelodeon series \u201cHenry Danger,\u201d my son was riveted. As the credits rolled, he turned to me and said, \u201cI love this movie, but kids need to be 10 to watch it.\u201d When I reminded him that he\u2019s 7, he switched course. \u201cOK fine, you can be 7, but there\u2019s a lot of punching.\u201d Fair enough.<\/p>\n
The story follows the superhero Henry Hart (Jace Norman), who\u2019s been saving the day in the city of Dystopia alongside his buddy Jasper Dunlop (Sean Ryan Fox). When a megafan named Missy Martin (Glee Dango) enters the picture, she and Henry are sucked into a portal that sends them to alternate realities. They must battle baddies and find their way back to Dystopia before they\u2019re trapped forever.<\/p>\n
Fans of the series, created by Dan Schneider<\/a> and Dana Olsen, should find plenty to love here, as will viewers who enjoy some light superhero action. Watch through the credits for a little surprise; it gave me the chance to explain to my son what a cliffhanger was. Joe Menendez directed, and Chris Nowak and Jake Farrow (both writers and producers on the series) wrote the script.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The hero of this tale from the Belgian studio nWave is exactly what you\u2019d expect: half chicken, half hare. Based on the Dark Horse comic series by Chris Grine, the movie finds Chickenhare (Jordan Tartakow) desperately wanting to prove himself as a brave adventurer like his full-rabbit father, who happens to be the king. In Chickenhare\u2019s quest to be accepted by the Royal Adventure Society, he decides to set out, along with his BFF, Abe (Joey Lotsko), and a new buddy, a skunk named Meg (Laila Berzins), to find a fabled magic scepter called the Hamster of Darkness.<\/p>\n Along the way Chickenhare accidentally helps free his traitorous uncle Lapin (Danny Fehsenfeld) from prison. Lapin knows where the Hamster of Darkness is, and he plans to find it first and use it to take over the kingdom. Chickenhare, channeling Indiana Jones, races to save the day and comes to understand that embracing one\u2019s differences can be its own kind of bravery.<\/p>\n Benjamin Mousquet and Ben Stassen directed from a screenplay by Dave Collard. And there\u2019s already a sequel in the works<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stream it on Hulu.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The last time<\/a> we saw Freddy Lupin (voiced by Ilai Swindells), in \u201c100% Wolf,\u201d he\u2019d been cast out of his wolf pack for being a pink poodle instead of a fierce lycanthrope. He eventually proved his bravery and was let back in, but his insecurities about being an outsider haven\u2019t disappeared. In this sequel, when Freddy prays to the moon spirits in hopes that they will help him fit in, he\u2019s transformed into a wolf at last by a mischievous baby spirit called Moopoo (Elizabeth Nabben).<\/p>\n The babbling baby (whose antics tickled my son to no end) winds up in the care of Freddy and his best friend Batty (Samara Weaving), but Moopoo\u2019s presence on Earth alarms the elder wolves. They tell Freddy the baby must be returned before the moon and Earth collide. They enlist a witch named Max (Jennifer Saunders) to help Freddy once again save the day. Early in the film, Batty offers Freddy a good bit of wisdom for children to hear: \u201cRespect is about who you are, not what you are.\u201d<\/p>\n Alexs Stadermann (\u201c100% Wolf,\u201d \u201cMaya the Bee Movie\u201d) directed, and Fin Edquist wrote the script.<\/p>\n Stream it on Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In this adventure drama, a young Parisian girl named Cl\u00e9mence (\u00c9lia St-Pierre in the English version) finds an adorable striped gray kitten that she names Lou living in her attic. As they grow up together, Lou becomes Cl\u00e9mence\u2019s constant companion, comforting her through all the trials that childhood brings. When Cl\u00e9mence travels to the French countryside for the holidays, she brings Lou along. As the little girl navigates her grief over the news that her parents are divorcing, Lou darts off into the woods each day to explore, and the film shifts to the cat\u2019s perspective as Lou meets other creatures and has some adventures in the wild.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n There\u2019s an eccentric neighbor, Madeleine (Corinne Masiero), with a big, slobbering dog named Rambo. Madeline starts off as an antagonist before becoming a close confidante and mentor. There\u2019s a parallel between Cl\u00e9mence growing up and Lou growing braver, and Lou\u2019s story line should appeal to younger children with a soft spot for animal tales.<\/p>\n The English dubbing is a little distracting for more discerning viewers, but little ones probably won\u2019t even notice. Guillaume Maidatchevsky (\u201cA Reindeer\u2019s Journey\u201d) directed and wrote the script with Micha\u00ebl Souhait\u00e9.<\/p>\n\u2018200% Wolf\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018A Cat\u2019s Life\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Spirit Untamed\u2019<\/h2>\n