A young misfit embraces her inner monster in 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,' a toon torn between relatable character moments and bombastic sea battles. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

If you’re going to make a movie about a kraken — those giant multi-tentacled sea monsters believed to wrestle ships from below — then computer animation is hands down the way to go. The ...

Dreamworks’ “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” tells the story of a not-quite-human-looking adolescent kraken, which according to one source is an “enormous, mythical sea monster said to ...

Ruby Gillman’s story follows a fairly standard plot: an adolescent girl longs to go to prom but must overcome both her overprotective mother’s objections and conflict with a new popular kid at ...

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 ...

The movie centers on Ruby Gillman, a young kraken hiding in plain sight in the human town of Oceanside. She’s blue, likes math, has a retainer and four long fingers that look like hot dogs.

Meet Ruby Gillman. She is 16 years old, attends Oceanside High, and she just wants to fit in. That’s tough when you live near the ocean and your mom only has one rule: No going in the water.

‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ... who sounds like a sea monster with a pack-a-day smoking ... Meanwhile, in water, Ruby takes the form of an enormous bioluminescent squid that can shoot lasers ...

“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” - ★ ★ ½. 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.

Movie Review: A sea monster is celebrated in 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken' This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ruby Gillman, voiced by Lana Condor, and Connor, ...

If you’re going to make a movie about a kraken — those giant multi-tentacled sea monsters believed to wrestle ships from below — then computer animation is hands down the way to go. The ...