Bird is the Word! On-Air Review of ‘The Boy and the Heron’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 8, 2023 - 10:27am

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Rating: 5.0/5.0

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on December 7th, 2023, reviewing “The Boy and the Heron,” the latest animated film from Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki. In theaters on December 8th, 2023.

The fantasy involves Mahito (Luca Padovan, English VoiceOver), a boy who witnesses his mother dying in a fire bombing in Tokyo. His father Soichi (Christian Bale) moves the son to the country, intending to marry his wife’s sister Netsuko (Gemma Chan). The estate has a mysterious tower, which contains magical treasures, and while exploring the boy is pestered by a grey heron (Robert Pattinson). Through the tower, the heron eventually leads Mahito into an alternate reality and a magical realm.

The Boy and the Heron
Photo credit: GKids

Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviewed “The Boy and the Heron,” during the Morning Mess with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, December 7th, 2023 …

”The Boy and the Heron” is in theaters on December 8th. Featuring the English voice cast of Christian Bale, Gemma Chan, Robert Pattinson, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Willem Dafoe and Luca Padovan. Written directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Rated “PG-13”