“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” which marks DreamWorks Animation’s first female-led feature, adds a new twist to the coming-of-age/monster transformation story (Pixar’s “Luca” and “Turning Red”). It ...

As the summer heats up, lots of big new movies are headed our way, and that includes plenty of new animation fun for the whole family. Hot on the heels of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Universal ...

The animated coming-of-age story "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" is a solid diversion, a good-enough escape if the kids are still making you crazy during summer break and you've already seen "Elemental ...

Pam Brady and Kirk DeMicco wrote the screenplay for Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken. Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken (2023)’s plot synopsis: “Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the ...

We landlubbers have gotten it all wrong: Kraken aren't terrible monsters from the sea who destroy our sailing ships and munch on our sailors. They're kind and helpful. It's the mermaids who are the ...

A sea kraken with a heart of gold? Sounds like a dream. For DreamWorks, that’s exactly what “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” is all about. Alex Miranda is here to tell us all about it. Being a teenager ...

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After trying to hide her inner monster for years, an appealing young misfit embraces her identity in a story that's torn between relatable character moments and bombastic sea battles. Fifteen years ...

Director Kirk DeMicco was drawn to redeeming the kraken while making the animation studio's first female-led feature about mothers and daughters struggling with identity. There’s the titular teen sea ...

We landlubbers have gotten it all wrong: Kraken aren’t terrible monsters from the sea who destroy our sailing ships and munch on our sailors. They’re kind and helpful. It’s the mermaids who are the ...