Audiences might bemoan the lack of original thinking at the movies these days — all those sequels, remakes, and reboots! — but even new ideas can feel suddenly played out when faced with the ...

She may be a kraken, but she’s not necessarily a monster. Ruby Gilman, Teenage Kraken is now in theaters, courtesy of Dreamworks Animation. As the title suggests, it centers on Ruby Gilman, a high ...

Things have certainly gotten interesting recently with the Summer box office. Usually, we’d be talking about the records being broken by the superhero franchises or the big action-adventure “tentpoles ...

Early on in the development of the digitally animated, theater-bound film “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,” the story is said to have centered more on the titular character’s family, all of whom are ...

When we’re growing up, there are many times when we feel a little monstrous. For many of us, it happens around adolescence: Bodies are changing, emotions are huge. And because we’re trying to figure ...

We landlubbers have gotten it all wrong: Kraken aren't terrible monsters from the sea who destroy our sailing ships and munch on our sailors. They're kind and helpful. It's the mermaids who are the ...

Body hair, pimples, your first crush these are all teenage problems. But throw in giant tentacles in the mix and you get the movie “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken”. And she exists to protect us from ...

DreamWorks Animation’s “Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken” (in theater’s now) is a different kind of undersea adventure. The title character is a seemingly regular teenage girl living in the town of ...

After a quick prologue exploring the unexpected history of giant Krakens –– who in this universe are the staunch protectors of the oceans, doing battle with nasty mermaids –– we’re introduced to ...

*Sometimes the hero you are meant to be lies just beneath the surface! This summer, DreamWorks Animation dives into the turbulent waters of high school with a hilarious, heartfelt action comedy about ...

DreamWorks Animation dives into the turbulent waters of high school with a hilarious, heartfelt action comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of ...