"Animal Farm" is a movie full of songs and talking critters but also tackles heady themes from George Orwell's novella. Is it OK for little kids?

The new animated "Animal Farm" takes a radical departure from George Orwell's classic. Screenwriter Nicholas Stoller and director Andy Serkis have transformed the allegory into a bright, modern tale,

Michael B. Jordan voices a woodland creature who swaps species with a bird in this middling animated movie on Netflix.

A movie that seems to have been made to entertain children without disturbing them, which surely wasn't George Orwell's point.

Or maybe “dzo”? – who died by the firewolf’s paws, but also produced little orbamajigs (that’s my ridiculous made-up term, thank you) that allow animals to take the form of other animals. Why? Because the plot needs a way for these characters to overcome their fear of The Other,

Whether it's the CIA or Angel Studios, George Orwell's adapters never stick to the truth (or the ending) of Animal Farm.