Dawn of the Dragon Racers

Dawn of the Dragon Racers
DreamWorks
November 1, 2014 (direct-to-DVD)
Fantasy, Comedy
DVD
C-

I couldn't really get into the TV series although I liked the films.  This, which was sort of a bridge between them, plays like a video game, with some not terribly intelligent comedy.  The look is nice of course and I appreciate that the original voice cast hung in there.  Elaine Bogan and John Sanford co-directed.  And, yes, my library shelves this under "Dragons."

Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes
Fox Searchlight
September 2, 2017
Historical Drama, Sports Drama
DVD
B

Although I don't like sports, or sports movies, in general, I do like this one, and not just because tennis is one of the less boring sports.  Stone and Carell do well portraying real figures who changed the way America saw women, and tennis, and women who play tennis.  This is definitely a drama, but the script by Simon Beaufoy is also at times very funny, and not just Carell's shtick as Bobby Riggs.  There are some good supporting performances as well, most notably Natalie Morales as Rosie Casals.  This is additionally of course an LGBTQ movie, with Billie Jean King's sexual awakening handled tastefully.  The '70s music is incorporated smoothly, and I like the sets and costumes.  And yet, I don't love this movie, even on the second viewing (it's one of the few films I saw in the theater in '17), but it is definitely one of the brighter spots in this project so far.

The Animatrix

The Animatrix
Warner Bros.
June 3, 2003
Sci-Fi, Animation
DVD
D

I'm not the right audience for this collection of computer-animated shorts (made in both Japan and America I think) inspired by the Matrix series, which I've never seen.  I just watched "Final Flight of the Osiris," which goes from strip-sword-fighting to a space battle to mailing a letter.  Andrew R. Jones directed that segment.  I'm tagging the two voice actors I know from mostly their TV work.