Wolfwalkers
Director: Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
Year Released: 2020
Rating: 2.0
Motherless child Robyn (voiced by Honor Kneafsey) wants to go out hunting with her soldier Pop (Sean Bean) but he wants to keep her safe - being the rebellious sort she wanders out into the woods and befriends Mebh (Eva Whittaker), a "wolfwalker" who transforms into her spirit animal while she's asleep. There's an environmental angle here - the evil people want to kill the wolves and burn down the forest - but it's really on the same mental level as a (very well made) Saturday Morning Cartoon, and the third act is just a wee bit over the top ("Father, no!"), with almost everyone almost dying constantly. The animation, on the other hand, is rich, vibrant and a little twitchy (those charcoal pencil marks!).