Moore's owl witch (Fionnula Flanagan), for example, bears more than a passing resemblance to the dangerous, ... 'Song of the Sea' 4.5 stars (out of 5) Director: Tomm Moore.

“Song of the Sea” may suffer in storytelling, but it certainly prospers at crafting an emotional tale. While other Oscar-nominated animated features of 2014 delighted in superhero comedy (“Big Hero 6” ...

They gasped when the fearsome villainess Macha reared up, flanked by her army of owls. With Song Of The Sea, Moore has managed to transform an unexpected and disturbing memory into lighter-than ...

“Song of the Sea” is a wonder to behold. This visually stunning animation masterwork, steeped in Irish myth, folklore and legend, so adroitly mixes the magical and the everyday that to watch ...

Song Of The Sea offers a portrait of childhood imagination, fears and wonders. ... Another, an owl-like old woman called Macha, is akin to the grotesque Yubaba in Spirited Away.

"Song of the Sea" begins with the myth of the selkie, a creature (also featured in John Sayles' 1994 "The Secret of Roan Inish") that manages to be a seal in the ocean but a human on land.

1. THE IDEA. An Oscar-nominated animation film like Song of the Sea starts with an idea. Its director Tomm Moore was hit with the germ for the film while walking on Ventry Beach in Dingle, Co Kerry.