From the desk of The Movie Snob.
Onward (B). I don’t know if you have be a Dungeons & Dragons player to appreciate this recent Pixar offering, but it certainly can’t hurt. In the world of Onward, magic is real, as are lots of mythical creatures like unicorns, elves (who look more like trolls than like Legolas), centaurs, and manticores. But the creatures have given up magic in favor of technology, which is much more reliable, and now they live in a modern suburban society just like ours. Nevertheless, through a series of unlikely events, two very dissimilar elvish brothers, Ian (voice of Tom Holland, How I Live Now) and Barley (voice of Chris Pratt, Passengers), embark on a quest to find a magical jewel that will allow them to reincarnate their long-deceased father for one day. Will they succeed? Will their quest bring them closer together or tear them apart forever? The story is decent, but I mostly enjoyed the D&D tropes. The brothers’ encounter with a gelatinous cube deep in the bowels of a trap-filled dungeon is a highlight. (And if you don’t know what a gelatinous cube is, google it and click on “Images”!)
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