Alexander Vanderwerf

There’s a lot to unpack in this movie. They don’t hit you over the head with exposition either, they let you watch the visual cues and figure it out for yourself. For example, when the green night shows up, they light Arthur with a white light as she shoots a sideways look at the man you can only assume is Merlin. (They never introduce him, visual cues only) and they light Merlin in red to draw your attention and he ever so slightly shakes his head no) in only a look, you know that Arthur is asking Merlin if he’s the one doing this, to which Merlin responds no. Movies just don’t do that anymore. The pacing is slow but it’s because you have to take in the minute things going on with the landscape, or take some time to read what’s going on with the characters. It also has some amazing camerawork that sets up some really tense scenes but never goes for a jump scare. It just lets the tenseness dissipate. True art. The one thing I didn’t like about it, was that the movie literally assumes you know Arthurian characters. Which most people don’t. Especially Morgan la fae, who is a huge character in this movie and Arthur’s sister. I’m pretty well versed in Arthurian lore so I knew that she was a witch, trying to ursurp Arthur, so I came to a completely different conclusion about the movie then my husband did. He had no idea. Sometimes you can’t use visual cues alone in movies to introduce people

I don’t often review things unless they really deserve it. But I’ll say, this show does. I’m a huge fan of zany, covertly dark animation to start with. But this is the best new musical we’ve had in years. You heard me right. The cast is all star Broadway singers (even the ones that only show up for one episode) and it truly is a musical in a sense that the songs add to the story and move the story along. The pink centaur wammawink is voiced by the Broadway actress that was Glenda the white witch in wicked. I’m kind of obsessed with this show and already can’t wait for the next season!