‘Zootopia’
Leave it to Disney to find a world where we all just get along — well, the animals do, anyway.
In “Zootopia,” a city with habitat neighborhoods for every
“Zootopia” is rated PG for rude humor and some thematic elements. It runs for 108 minutes.
‘The Other Side of the Door’
Years after losing her young son in an accident in India, an
“The Other Side of the Door” is rated R for some violence and gore. It runs for 96 minutes.
‘The Wave’
One of the challenges of being in a midsize city is we don’t often get a real sample of other countries’ movies: no French slapstick comedies, no British horror, no Japanese romances.
“The Wave” is rated R for some language and disaster scenes. It’s in Norwegian with English subtitles. It runs for 105 minutes.
‘The Boy and the Beast’
March is turning into a pretty good month for anime fans. First, the Avalon Theater launched its monthlong salute to Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki; next week, the Oriental Theatre brings a restored Studio Ghibli gem, “Only Yesterday.”
In between, AMC Mayfair Mall is showing “The Boy and the Beast,” a fable about a street orphan who is taken in by a warrior beast in the hopes of making him his apprentice.
Count Los Angeles Times reviewer Charles Solomon among the movie’s fans. “‘Boy and Beast’ is a bracing tale of two flawed individuals who find the love and discipline they need to assume their rightful places in their respective worlds.”
“The Boy and the Beast” is rated PG-13 for some violence and language. It’s in Japanese with English subtitles. It runs for 119 minutes.