To those who still hold any degree of skepticism for Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book—Disney’s live-action adaptation of the Rudyard Kiplingclassic—I say just sing along to “Forget about your worries and your strife…” That’s a guaranteed earworm from this really good film. Complete with splendid sound design and flabbergasting CGI
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‘The Jungle Book’ Trailer: Trust in ScarJo’s serpent
Jon Favreau’s update on the Disney classic animation The Jungle Book is upon us. The first peek into the film is in the form of a teaser-trailer released online, to a kind welcome by general audiences. Mowgli (portrayed by newcomer Neel Sethi) looks to trace darker territories, which is inherent in Rudyard
The Boxtrolls
Like its titular tinkerers, The Boxtrolls is drawn to a familiar patchwork of a story, collecting ‘scraps’ from other works of animation that are attuned to the subliminal works of its animation house, Laika Studios. Yet, this should not stand as discouragement for the viewer who seeks the political in
