Kirikou et la sorcière 1998

Ted Shen, Chicago Reader: A marvel for eye and ear. Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: TAn enchanting, life-affirming animation of love and redemption, made with no small measure of maturity and care - along with an all too rare respect for the art of storytelling. Read more

Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: Should appeal to younger children and to adults who can appreciate its quiet pleasures. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Ingenious, comical and beautifully original. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: It's more a piece to admire than to be involved by, yet it's easy to imagine children hypnotized by a hero tinier than they are when Kirikou is continually loaded into the VCR. Read more

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle: Definitely a sunny spot in the mire of frenetic, violent and often dopey cartoon films produced by Hollywood. Read more

Time Out: It's a great package: salutary, short (74 minutes) and sweet. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Kirikou and the Sorceress's surprising honesty about the banality of evil makes the movie -- even with all its magic -- feel truly authentic. Read more