Lana Condor, who voices the lead in “Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken,” finds Dreamworks’ first female title character very relatable. Ruby lives in Oceanside with her family, who disguise their secret ...
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 ...
"Thrown into the deep end" perfectly describes the sink-or-swim situation composer Stephanie Economou found herself in when DreamWorks offered up the job of composing the music for Ruby Gillman, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The animation studio returns with a movie about a teenage sea monster who must confront family secrets while navigating high school. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic You’ve encountered Ruby ...
The animated coming-of-age story "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" is a solid diversion, a good-enough escape if the kids are still making you crazy during summer break and you've already seen "Elemental ...
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken is Dreamworks on autopilot and features a script that feels like it was written by a boomer who has never met a Gen-Z kid in their entire life but has based everything ...
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*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 ...
Sometimes it helps to be first. "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" has the misfortune of coming out just about a year after Pixar's delightful "Turning Red" opened. The earlier film concerned an ...