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Fireheart (2022), a computer-animated adventure comedy directed by Theodore Ty and Lauren Zeitoun, takes place in 1930’s New York. The protagonist is Georgia Nolan, a determined 16-year-old with aspirations to become the first female firefighter. Despite being discouraged by her father Shawn, a former firefighter himself, who believes women are not fit for the job. The mayor of New York reaches out to Shawn and convinces him to lead a new team of young firefighters in stopping a serial arsonist using purple gas to hypnotize and kidnap fellow firefighters. In order ...

The Bad Guys (2022) is an American animated heist comedy film loosely based on the children’s book series by Aaron Blabey. It follows the story of Mr. Wolf, a pickpocket and leader of The Bad Guys, a gang of notorious animal criminals in Greater Los Angeles where humans and anthropomorphic animals coexist. Due to their reputation, they are able to successfully pull off bold thefts and evade capture by the authorities. However, after being insulted by Governor Diane Foxington on live TV, Wolf hatches a plan with his gang to steal the Golden Dolphin award from philanthropist Professor Marmalade during his ...

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) is a US-animated comedy film created by Illumination and released by Universal Pictures. In 1976, an 11-year-old Gru aspires to become a supervillain, with the help of his Minion employees. Gru is overjoyed when he receives an invitation to audition for the Vicious 6, a team of villains now led by Belle Bottom. The Vicious 6 are searching for a new member to replace their leader Wild Knuckles, after he betrayed them and was presumed dead during a robbery to steal the Zodiac Stone – a valuable gem connected to the Chinese zodiac. Despite his young age, Gru’s interview does not go well but he manages to outsmart the Vicious 6 ...

In 2022, Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures released Turning Red (2022), an American animated fantasy comedy film. Set in 2002 Toronto, it follows 13-year-old Mei Lee and her family. Mei helps out at their ancestral temple and strives to make her mother proud, while keeping her own interests, like being a fan of the boy band 4*Town with her friends Miriam, Priya, and Abby, a secret from her strict and overprotective mother. One night, Ming discovers Mei’s crush on Devon and unintentionally embarrasses her in public. This triggers a nightmare for Mei involving red pandas. The next morning, she wakes up as a large red panda and learns ...

Lightyear (2022) is an American animated science-fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. A Star Command exploration vessel known as ‘the Turnip’ alters its course to investigate indications of life on the unfamiliar planet T’Kani Prime. After being awakened from sleep, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his commanding officer and close friend Alisha Hawthorne survey the landing site with rookie Featheringhamstan. They encounter hostile creatures and attempt to flee, but Buzz unintentionally causes the ship to crash despite his efforts. Feeling ...

The upcoming film Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) is an American animated adventure comedy, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and released through Amazon Studios. As the hotel celebrates its 125th anniversary, Mavis overhears Dracula’s retirement plans, prompting her to share them with Johnny. Excitedly, Johnny reveals his own plans to renovate the hotel. However, Dracula worries about the potential damage Johnny could cause and falsely claims that only monsters can own the hotel due to a “monster real-estate law”. This leaves Johnny disappointed. With the help of Van Helsing’s transforming ray, he attempts to ...

Catwoman: Hunted (2022), an American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics character Catwoman by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation for DC Entertainment, is the 47th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. Our feline protagonist infiltrates a costume party in Spain hosted by Barbara Minerva, attended by Gotham City mobster Black Mask who aims to join Minerva’s crime organization, Leviathan. In exchange for entry, Black Mask offers up the Cat’s Eye Emerald. Naturally, Catwoman seizes the opportunity and makes off with the precious gem while evading her pursuers in a thrilling car chase. ...

Nona (2021), an American computer-animated short film written and directed by Louis Gonzales and produced by Pixar Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. She is engrossed in her favorite show, E.W.W. Smashdown Wrestling, a beloved pastime she shared with her late husband. Suddenly, there’s a knock at the door and Nona discovers her granddaughter Renee has been dropped off by her son. Despite trying to continue watching, Renee becomes an obstacle. Nona attempts to distract her with crayons, Legos, and her dog but Renee persists in interrupting Nona’s viewing. Eventually, Renee ...

Twenty Something (2021), an animated short film, written and directed by Aphton Corbin, the film was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. In the story, Gia’s older sister Nicole takes her to an adult club for the first time after she turns 21. Feeling overwhelmed by her newfound adulthood, Gia imagines herself as three children stacked on top of each other, hiding under a large coat. Despite their efforts to take charge of the situation, all three versions of Gia struggle to feel comfortable in their surroundings. However, they eventually decide to make the ...

Injustice (2021) is an American adult animated superhero film adapted from the popular 2013 video game of the same name. Developed by NetherRealm Studios and based on iconic characters from DC Comics, the film is the latest addition to the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series. On Earth-22, Joker and Harley Quinn commit a heinous act by killing Jimmy Olsen and taking Lois Lane hostage with a stolen nuclear weapon connected to her heart rate monitor. The news of Lois’ capture prompts Batman to seek aid from the Justice League. However, their search is cut short when they find Scarecrow dead and his fear toxin missing. Meanwhile, Superman’s ...

DC Showcase: Blue Beetle (2021) is a comedic take on the classic 1967 Spider-Man animated show. The film follows Blue Beetle as he teams up with Captain Atom, Nightshade, and Question to battle against the nefarious Doctor Spectro. The dynamic duo of The Blue Beetle and The Question join forces to uncover the devious plans of the notorious villain, Dr. Spectro.

In DC Showcase: The Losers (2021), viewers will follow Captain Storm, Johnny Cloud, Henry ‘Mile a Minute’ Jones, Gunner, and Sarge – a group of outcasts from World War II. Stranded on Dinosaur Island, they join forces with Fan Long to save the scientists researching the mysterious space-time anomaly on the island. The fabled group of misfits from World War II – Captain Storm, Johnny Cloud, ‘Mile a Minute’ Jones, the new recruit Gunner, and Sarge – are stranded on an uncharted island in the South Pacific that is teeming with dinosaurs. Their supposed comrade on this perilous quest, Fan Long ...

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021) is an American animated comedy film from Warner Bros. Animation, and marks the thirty-sixth installment in the direct-to-video Scooby-Doo series. During the unmasking of a bank-robbing clown, both Scooby-Doo and Courage experience a strange noise, causing them to dance and flee. However, their companions Muriel and Eustace Bagge seem unaware. The group follows Scooby into Nowhere, where they encounter hostile cicadas. After defeating them, they are invited into the Bagge household to meet Muriel and Eustace. The Mayor of Nowhere invites both groups to dinner, but along the way, Scooby ...

Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021), an animated sci-fi comedy directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine, with co-director Octavio E. Rodriguez and written by Peter Baynham and Smith, features tech giant Bubble’s latest invention: the B-bot. The brainchild of CEO Marc Wydell, this robot buddy uses an algorithm to help individuals make friends. In Nonsuch, California, middle-schooler Barney Pudowski is the only one in his ...

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) is a 3D animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Five centuries ago, the once peaceful sub-continent of Kumandra was destroyed by dark spirits known as the Druun, turning all living things to stone. Sisu, the lone surviving dragon, inherited her siblings’ magic which was contained in a precious gem. By concentrating her power into the gem, she vanquishes the Druun and restores life to Kumandra’s people, though not its dragons. This leads to a struggle for control over the gem and divides the people into five kingdoms named Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon and Tail – ...

An American adult animated comedy television special, South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid (2021), written and directed by Trey Parker, follows Stan Marsh as he remembers the beginning of the pandemic. He and his classmates were sent home before they could blackmail a fellow student for VIP access to a Denver Nuggets game. This led to a series of events that resulted in Stan accidentally burning down Tegridy Farms and causing his sister’s death, which ultimately led to their mother’s suicide. Presently, South Park is still under quarantine due to the new COVID-19 variant. While on the run and ...

Written and directed by Trey Parker, South Park: Post Covid (2021) is an adult animated comedy TV special episode. Premiering on November 25, it is the first of a series of specials for the streaming service Paramount+. Taking place in the future where the COVID-19 pandemic is dwindling, Stan Marsh has left his hometown of South Park, Colorado. He now works as an online whiskey consultant and cohabitates with an opinionated Amazon Alexa. One day, Kyle Broflovski, who is now the guidance counselor at South Park Elementary, calls Stan to inform him of Kenny McCormick’s passing. As a scientist researching the origins ...

Hilda and the Mountain King (2021) is an animated adventure fantasy film directed by Andy Coyle and written by Luke Pearson. It is based on the sixth edition of the Hilda graphic novel series, also titled The Mountain King. This film serves as a continuation of the second-season finale of the Hilda animated series, The Stone Forest, where we see Hilda, now transformed into a troll, flee from Trylla. Unfortunately, her journey outside of the forest results in her being turned to stone by sunlight. Meanwhile, back in Trolberg, Johanna ...

Sing 2 (2021), an American animated jukebox musical comedy film from Illumination and Universal Pictures, sees Buster Moon thriving in his new theater, a month after the events of the first film. However, despite his efforts to impress talent scout Suki, she believes he won’t succeed in Redshore City. Encouraged by Nana Noodleman, Buster brings together the singers from the previous competition and heads to the city for an audition with entertainment mogul Jimmy Crystal. While Crystal initially shows no interest in Buster’s original show pitch, Gunter introduces a unique space-themed concept featuring Clay Calloway, a rock star who hasn’t been seen ...

TAn animated supernatural black comedy film, The Addams Family 2 (2021), is a sequel to the 2019 film based on the characters by Charles Addams. At a science fair, Wednesday Addams plans to present her experiment using her pet squid Socrates’ DNA on Uncle Fester to demonstrate how humans can be enhanced (though it also has the side effect of slowly changing Fester). However, she becomes disappointed upon seeing her family’s arrival. Despite this, her work catches the attention of scientist Cyrus Strange. Meanwhile at home, Gomez worries that his children are growing distant from him and Morticia. In an ...