Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is now streaming on Netflix Instant Watch. The 2012 animated flick received middling reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. It is 55% fresh.  It features the voices of Zac Efron,Taylor Swift, Betty White, Ed Helms, Danny DeVito, and Rob Riggle. Your primer is below: This animated adaptation of the incisive Dr. Seuss classic features the voice of Danny DeVito as the Lorax, a forest-dwelling creature who labors

Ed the chimpanzee is more than just a mascot for the Santa Rosa Rockets — he’s actually talented enough to play third base. But when the team starts winning and Ed becomes a star, he’s sold by the team’s greedy owners. Ed’s fans and teammates are dismayed, but most devastated of all is Ed’s “roommate,” a pitcher (Matt LeBlanc) who gets cold feet when he plays but is learning to overcome it with the chimp’s help. Will they ever get Ed back?

The animated featured Rango is now streaming on Netflix Instant Watch. Rango is voiced by Johnny Depp and a bunch of other famous people, of course. Here is your primer: Johnny Depp lends his voice to the title character, an adventurous family pet who leaves home to learn more about himself in this comic animated tale also featuring the vocal

CONSENSUS: “Terry Gilliam paints a dozen or so vivid settings in Time Bandits, it is a shame there was little to no development of story or character.”

CONSENSUS: “Like the titular character, this movie never grows up. While there are some interesting elements here, including the spectacular score, this version of Peter Pan fails much more than it succeeds.”

CONSENSUS: “The Secret of the Kells is one of the most beautiful animated movies you are ever going to see. Yet, that is the only thing holding this movie together. The lack of context and narrative push doom the overall value of this interesting, but disappointing tale.” INSTAFLICKA INDEX 3.00 When Vikings attack an Irish abbey, the monks must stop work on

CONSENSUS: ”Tangled looks lovely and makes us remember the good old days of great Disney movies. At the same time, it still seems like a knock off. It is fun and sometimes funny, but fleeting entertainment.” INSTAFLICKA INDEX 3.33   Disney animators take on the classic Grimm Brothers story of Rapunzel (Mandy Moore), a long-locked beauty imprisoned in a secluded tower

This Japanese anime feature from famed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki follows the adventures of a 5-year-old boy, Sosuke, and his burgeoning friendship with Ponyo, a goldfish princess who desperately wants to become human. After running away from and then being recaptured by her strict father, Ponyo — with some help from Sosuke — becomes more determined than ever to make her

In this installment of the Pixar animated franchise, toy cowboy Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), his astronaut pal, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and their friends cope with their owner’s departure for college — and their new home in a day-care center. Joan Cusack, John Ratzenberger, Don Rickles, Michael Keaton and Ned Beatty also lend their voices to this delightful sequel