Overall, I found The Secret World of Arrietty to be a good film for kids. It’s not too violent, there’s no on-screen death, the subject matter is age-appropriate, and the good guys win (mostly because there really aren’t any bad guys of note other than Hara, and she’s not too malicious). The ending is a little sad, and I felt like it could use a little more than what we got, but my daughter was fine with it. She told me afterward that she enjoyed the film, and wanted me to get it on Netflix.
My review of The Secret World of Arrietty is up on Escape Pod.
There was supposed to be a Buffy-themed article I wrote going up today, but technical difficulties happened. Perhaps tomorrow or later in the week.