Night of the Zoopocalypse

10/15/2025

you’re a fan of old-style sci-fi movies then you might get a bit more from this quite enjoyable animated feature. It all happens when a mysterious asteroid lands amidst an urban zoo and from it emerges a critter that likes to absorb any life forms it finds. Ergo, a bit like in “Gremlins” (1984), we soon have a multitude of these glowing bug-eyed animals ranging from the smallest frog to a giant gorilla marauding all over the place. Luckily, plucky Wolf “Gracie” had got herself into an altercation earlier in the evening so was safely incarcerated in the vet’s office alongside a large mountain lion and a sagely French monkey who seems determined on providing us with a commentary of events comparing what now ensues with the plots of the aforementioned movies. In keeping with that spirit, we