Alice in Wonderland: Down the Rabbit Hole

Paying tribute to Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic Alice in Wonderland, this iconographic-animated adaptation of the 2015 picture book written by Joe Rhatigan and Charles Nurnberg and featuring acrylic painting illustrations by Eric Puybaret is narrated by Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt. This modern retelling follows the well-worn story of little girl Alice's ordinary day by the river, which turns zany after she follows a rabbit with a pocket watch down a hole. Alice uses deductive reasoning (eating and drinking random labeled items that shrink and grow her body) to make her way through a garden, runs a race with various creatures, and gets advice from a blue caterpillar. Unfortunately, the story oddly stops on a cliffhanger—for those familiar with the original novel—right before the infamous tea party. A strangely abridged version of a beloved tale, this is an optional purchase, at best. Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood)