Your Name (2016)

Title: Your Name (aka. Kimi no na wa.)
Rating: PG
Directed by: Makoto Shinkai
Written by: Makoto Shinkai
Based on the novel by: Makoto Shinkai
Starring: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, and Ryô Narita
Release Date: 4/7/2017
Running Time: 106 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The day the stars fell, two lives changed forever. High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other. Yet, somehow, it works. They build a connection and communicate by leaving notes, messages, and more importantly, an imprint.

When a dazzling comet lights up the night’s sky, it dawns on them. They want something more from this connection—a chance to meet, an opportunity to truly know each other. Tugging at the string of fate, they try to find a way to each other. But distance isn’t the only thing keeping them apart. Is their bond strong enough to face the cruel irony of time? Or is their meeting nothing more than a wish upon the stars?

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Boss Baby, The (2017)*

TheBossBabyFeat — sq700 s35 f126: (left-right) Tim (voiced by Miles Bakshi) is confronted by his family’s newest arrival Boss Baby (voiced by Alec Baldwin) in DreamWorks Animation’s THE BOSS BABY. Photo Credit: DreamWorks Animation.

Title: The Boss Baby
Rating: PG
Directed by: Tom McGrath
Written by: Michael McCullers
Based on the book by: Marla Frazee
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Miles Bakshi, and Tobey Maguire
Release Date: 3/31/2017
Running Time: 97 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
A suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his seven-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see Tim ask for a few more minutes of play before bedtime.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

The Gandalf alarm clock tells the audience it’s time to leave.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Rock Dog (2016)

Title: Rock Dog
Rating: PG
Directed by: Ash Brannon
Written by: Denise Bradley, Ash Brannon, Vincente DiSanti, Will Finn, Carolyn Gair, Zheng Jun, Nicole McMath, Kurt Voelker and Josh Zinman
Starring: J.K. Simmons, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon and Sam Elliott
Release Date: 2/24/2017
Running Time: 90 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
For the Tibetan Mastiffs living on Snow Mountain, a dog’s life has a simple riff: Guard a peaceful village of wool-making sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux (Lewis Black) and his rabid pack. To avoid distractions, Mastiff leader Khampa (J.K. Simmons) forbids all music from the mountain. But when Khampa’s son Bodi (Luke Wilson) discovers a radio dropped by a passing airplane, it takes just a few guitar licks for his fate to be sealed: Bodi wants to be a rock ‘n’ roll star. Yet that means defying his father’s wishes, heading to the city, and locating the legendary – and reclusive – musician Angus Scattergood (Eddie Izzard), who needs to write a new song and fast.
If Bodi can put a band together, help Angus with his song, and defeat the wolves’ plot to take Snow Mountain, his life will be in tune. Bodi will become what he’s always dreamed of being: More than a dog … more than a Rock God… he’ll be a ROCK DOG!

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Memory of David B. Miller

LEGO Batman Movie, The (2017)

Title: The LEGO Batman Movie
Rating: PG
Directed by: Chris McKay
Written by: Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern and John Whittington
Starring: Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Fiennes
Release Date: 2/10/2017
Running Time: 104 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
There are big changes brewing in Gotham City, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see a music video featuring the various LEGO characters, all set to a song written by Robin.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Red Turtle, The (2016)

Title: The Red Turtle (aka. La tortue rouge)
Rating: PG
Directed by: Michael Dudok de Wit
Written by: Pascale Ferran and Michael Dudok de Wit
Release Date: 1/20/2017
Running Time: 80 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

One Piece Film: Gold (2016)*

Title: One Piece Film: Gold
Rating: NR
Directed by: Hiroaki Miyamoto
Written by: Clint Bickham and Tsutomu Kuroiwa
Based on the Manga by: Eiichiro Oda
Starring: Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai and Akemi Okamura
Release Date: 1/10/2017
Running Time: 120 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
The glittering Gran Tesoro, a city of entertainment beyond the laws of the government, is a sanctuary for the world’s most infamous pirates, Marines, and filthy rich millionaires. Drawn by dreams of hitting the jackpot, Captain Luffy and his crew sail straight for the gold. But behind the gilded curtains lies a powerful king whose deep pockets and deeper ambitions spell disaster for the Straw Hats and the New World alike.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

The credits play over a slow pull-away shot of the pirate ship being chased by the navy.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Monster Trucks (2016)

MonsterTrucksFeat — Lucas Till plays Tripp and Jane Levy plays Meredith in Monster Trucks from Paramount Pictures.

Title: Monster Trucks
Rating: PG
Directed by: Chris Wedge
Written by: Derek Connolly, Matthew Robinson, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger
Starring: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Barry Pepper, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, Thomas Lennon and Holt McCallany
Release Date: 1/13/2017
Running Time: 104 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note:The final scene with Trip and Meredith driving off into the sunset continues during the first part of the credits.

Sing (2016)

Title: Sing
Rating: PG
Directed by: Christophe Lourdelet and Garth Jennings
Written by: Garth Jennings
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Beck Bennett, Nick Offerman, Jennifer Saunders, Garth Jennings, Peter Serafinowicz, Leslie Jones and Jay Pharoah
Release Date: 12/21/2016
Running Time: 108 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (McConaughey), a dapper koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal—some might even say delusional—optimist who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now faced with the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.

Five lead contestants emerge: Mike (MacFarlane), a mouse who croons as smoothly as he cons; Meena (Kelly), a timid teenage elephant with an enormous case of stage fright; Rosita (Witherspoon), an overtaxed mother run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets; Johnny (Egerton), a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family’s felonies; and Ash (Johansson), a punk-rock porcupine struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo.

Each arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life. And as Buster coaches each of his contestants closer and closer to the grand finale, he starts to learn that maybe the theater isn’t the only thing that is in need of saving.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: The closing credits are framed by moving formations of colorful squid.

Memoriam: In memory of our dear friend Igor

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Moana (2016)*

Title: Moana
Rating: PG
Directed by: Ron Clements and John Musker
Written by: Jared Bush, Ron Clements, John Musker, Chris Williams, Don Hall, Pamela Ribon, Aaron Kandell and Jordan Kandell
Starring: Auli‘i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger and Alan Tudyk
Release Date: 11/23/2016
Running Time: 103 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one knows why.

Family Activity Kit PDFs
Maze, Memory Match Game, Bookmarks, Moana Group Coloring Page 1, Moana and Maui Coloring Page, Maui Coloring Page, Pua and HeiHei Coloring Page, Moana Coloring Page, Moana Group Coloring Page 2, Water Safety Tips, Make a Hexaflexagon, Connect-the-Dots, Design Your Own Kakamora!, Make Your Own Kakamora!

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

As the credits scroll by with Polynesian art on the sides, one of the last images to appear is Wreck-It Ralph.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

We see the evil crab Tamatoa still stuck on his back, complaining that he’s not getting any help, but if his name was Sebastian and he had a cute Jamaican accent he’d get help.
After the final Disney castle logo, there is something whispered in Samoan as the screen fades out.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for?

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Trolls (2016)*

TRL_sq800_s30.pub_f131_4K_RGB_FIN – From left: Poppy (voiced by Anna Kendrick) offers Branch (Justin Timberlake) a suggestion in DreamWorks Animation's TROLLS. Photo Credit: DreamWorks Animation.

Title: Trolls
Rating: PG
Directed by: Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell
Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger and Erica Rivinoja
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Russell Brand, Zooey Deschanel, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, James Corden, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches, Icona Pop, Quvenzhané Wallis, John Cleese and Gwen Stefani
Release Date: 11/4/2016
Running Time: 92 minutes

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From the creators of Shrek comes DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS, a smart, funny and irreverent comedy about the search for happiness, and just how far some will go to get it. The film transports audiences to a colorful, wondrous world populated by the overly optimistic Trolls, who have a constant dance in their step and a song on their lips, and the comically pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have Trolls in their stomachs. After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy (Anna Kendrick), the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious, curmudgeonly Branch (Justin Timberlake) set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? Yes

during the credits

The various troll characters perform a musical number while the credits scroll by.
Chef and Creek roll to a stop on their serving cart, only to be eaten by one of the hill creatures.

After Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (0 rating, 2 votes)
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Tag: Animation

Your Name (2016)

Boss Baby, The (2017)*

Rock Dog (2016)

LEGO Batman Movie, The (2017)

Red Turtle, The (2016)

One Piece Film: Gold (2016)*

Monster Trucks (2016)

Sing (2016)

Moana (2016)*

Trolls (2016)*

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