Boonie Bears: Back to Earth

"Boonie Bears: Back to Earth" (2022) is a Chinese animated adventure you can watch online on iFILM. Bear Bramble has always wanted to be a hero — when an alien named Evy crash-lands in the forest and transfers reality-bending superpowers to him, heroism turns out to be considerably more complicated than it looked. Directed by Huida Lin, runtime 100 minutes.

Evy's visit isn't a courtesy call. His people left Earth millions of years ago, and he's returned to locate a long-lost ancient city and, maybe, his family — but space pirates followed him back, after the same advanced technology for far less peaceful purposes. Boonie Bears is one of China's most consistent animated franchises, with annual theatrical releases since 2014; this entry is one of the more ambitious in terms of scale. Quick pacing, solid laughs, and a chase that goes off-planet before it comes home. Stream "Boonie Bears: Back to Earth" (2022) on iFILM.