The kiddie superhero “Astro Boy” plays like “Transformers”.

“Astro Boy” plays like “Transformers” for tots, a “Pinocchio” story that stays true to its source material’s storied past without adding much in the way of interest, outside of some clankingly obvious political subtext that will alienate people of all stripes.   The kiddie superhero first appeared more than a half-century ago in Osamu Tezuka’s manga series Continue reading →