Notably, even the fairy Aisling (pronounced more or less “Ashlyn”; the name means “dream”) lives in fear of Crom. Not only does The Secret of Kells implicitly acknowledge paganism’s ...

“The Secret of Kells” is an anachronism many times over ... Deep in those trees, Brendan meets the marvelous fairy Aisling (Christen Mooney), both young girl and wolf, who introduces him ...

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What Aisling can't help him with ... and Nora Twomey exhibit a pleasant sense of adventure. The longer "The Secret of Kells" goes on, however, the more it seems to slip away from them, arriving ...

More helpful is Aisling (Christen Mooney), a fairy or “wolf-girl” who befriends Brendan and opens his eyes to the beauty of the forest. “The Secret of Kells” is sometimes reminiscent of ...

Directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, "The Secret of Kells" lavishes attention on its stylized backgrounds and details: Aisling's glorious forest, swirling with butterflies and leaves ...

and that the word “aisling” itself means “dream.” It’s also useful to know that Secret Of Kells is metaphorical; the forces arrayed on both sides of the hero represent darkness and light ...

Cellach will hear none of this, and Brendan must rely on his wiles, and the help of a forest fairy named Aisling ... If the storytelling of "The Secret of Kells" doesn't compare to the tales ...

with only the portrayal of the childlike Aisling remaining non-committal about non-Christendom. If you turned the sound down, you really wouldn’t miss a thing about The Secret of Kells that’s worth ...

a boy who encounters a fairy named Aisling (Christen Monney) while in the woods and stumbles upon the dangers of the Dark one’s lair, courageously staying true to his mission despite the perils set ...

There he meets a forest sprite named Aisling (Christen Mooney), who ... at this year's Oscars for Best Animated Film, The Secret of The Kells' beautifully crafted animation proves the movie ...