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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
Great movie for the family!
This was a fun one to watch with the kids. The animation style was bright and engaging, and the voice acting was fantastic. (I am, admittedly, a huge sucker for anything Toni Collette does!)
My 7yo thought it was the "best ever" and the 4yo said it was "pretty good." Mom and Dad found it enjoyable and even touching at times. It's a coming of age movie, so the messages aren't unique, but it was a cute iteration of this type of story. The writing was good and the pacing worked well, so it kept everyone interested. I would recommend it for any family movie night, especially for anyone with young kids.
Criminal Minds: Mosley Lane (2010)
Great casting
While this episode may not stand out from the rest of this series in other ways, the casting was fantastic. Bud Cort is not only associated here with a funeral home and a hearse, hearkening back to his role as Harold in Harold and Maude, but is also paired with Beth Grant, who will be familiar to most moviegoers and TV viewers for her many notable roles, and is perhaps best known for her part in Donnie Darko. Evan Peters has also gained fame since this episode first aired, and does a great job in a fairly unusual role. All the other characters are well- played by lesser-known but no less talented actors, particularly the father who loses his son, played by David Youse, whose performance is heartbreaking at the bittersweet ending of this installment. Matthew Grey Gubler's direction seems competent, though the typical pitfalls of the show still exist.