Exploration is at the heart of the mostly stunning and totally mystifying Japanese anime feature. By Maya Phillips When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

A lonely 14-year-old connects with two boys raised at sea in a gorgeous, sensitive anime movie that takes a wild out-of-this-world turn. At age 14, Ruka feels adrift in the world. At school, she doesn ...

At age 14, Ruka feels adrift in the world. At school, she doesn’t have any friends. At home, her parents are absent or distracted most of the time: Ruka’s dad works at the local aquarium, while her ...

When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium, as well as Umi and Sora — two mysterious boys she sees there. Ruka's ...

Fiction stories often throw around real statistics, using them to frame the stakes or mold audience expectations. For instance, Netflix’s newest anime movie, Children of the Sea, mentions early on ...

From Netflix comes “The Sea Beast,” an animated film about a sea captain in relentless pursuit of a giant sea creature. The film has ties to “Moby Dick,” of course, but also “King Kong,” “Godzilla’ ...