Tag: animation
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY: THE SORCERY OF NYMPH CIRCE Review: Fighting a War. And Memories.
Directed by Shūkō Murase, the second installment of the trilogy balances military actions with outright rebellion.
Echoes: Claymation vs CGI: The Battle Between Handmade Charm and Digital Perfection
In the world of AI today, there is no doubt that claymation is considered an awe-inspiring niche of animation, even if not a mass market, unlike mainstream cartoons. It is surely time-consuming and expensive to produce, as every second of...
Opening This Week: HOKUM Nonstop Frights, ODYSSEY Gripping Thrills, OUR LAND Tragic Truth
Also: The genre-defying 'The Devil Wears Prada 2.' Plus: 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,' 'The Million Dollar Bet,' and 'Salt Along the Tongue.'
Now Streaming: Aubrey Plaza in KEVIN, Nostalgia Reigns in STRANGER THINGS: TALES OF '85
Plus: Mythical dreams in 'My Brother the Minotaur.'
THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE: Well, What Did We Expect?
Looking at the complicated legacy of adapting Shigeru Miyamoto's seminal videogame series, 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' should come as no great surprise.
COYOTE VS. ACME Trailer: Acme Doesn't Want You to See This So You Definitely Should
I am a child of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It came out when I was a kid, and I would probably need at least both my hands to count how many times I've watched it. It holds up after nearly forty...
CHAO Review: Joyful and Hilarious Comic Adventure
Director Yasuhiro Aoki's stellar debut feature explodes on the screen with controlled chaos.
THE LAND OF SOMETIMES Review: Careful What You Wish For
Ewan McGregor, Alisha Weir, Andrei Shen, Asa Butterfield, Helena Bonham Carter, and Mel Brooks star in the British animated musical adventure.
A MAGNIFICENT LIFE Review: It Shows One, Animated
Biopics aren't my favorite kind of film. The things a person has done are often more interesting than the person himself, and it is not often that you need to know the background story of the person, what motivated him....
Echoes: Why THE GLASSWORKER, Pakistan's Official Academy Award 2025 Submission, Matters
How the animated film continues to ripple and has pushed investors, studios, and young artists to seriously consider animation's future in the region.
Berlinale 2026 Review: A Clock Stalled Between Fantasy and Fable in CHIMNEY TOWN: FROZEN IN TIME
Japanese director Hirota Yusuke revisits the world of his box office success Poupelle of Chimney Town with Chimney Town: Frozen in Time, a fantasy sequel that expands the franchise's steampunk universe through a new mythic storyline centered on loss, belief, and hope.
Opening This Week: THE BRIDE! Goes Bold, DOLLY Fights Back, HEEL Rebels
Plus: 'Andre Is an Idiot' and 'Hoppers.'
Berlinale 2026 Review: LIGHT PILLAR Casts a Melancholic Glow on Disconnection
In his animated feature debut, Zao Xu applies a production designer's precision to a near future fable that examines precarious labor, mediated intimacy and the fragile architectures, both physical and digital, that shape contemporary isolation.
Rotterdam 2026 Review: PELELIU, GUERNICA OF PARADISE
Anime was well represented at the International Film Festival Rotterdam this year. The selection included Hosoda Mamoru's Scarlet (reviewed here), Aoki Yasuhiro's ChaO (reviewed here), and this peculiar one: Kuji Gorō's war drama Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise. Based on a...
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE Review: Sam Rockwell Dominates In Gore Verbinski's Anti-AI Screed
Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor, and Juno Temple also star.
Animation First 2026 Review: HEART OF DARKNESS, More Fascinating Than Compelling
Directed by Rogerio Nunes, the new animated adaptation of Joseph Conrad's book launches into the future.
Now Playing: SEND HELP, ARCO, SHELTER, BACK TO THE PAST
Plus: 'July Rhapsody,' 'The Love That Remains,' 'Islands,' 'Bitter Rice,' 'The Moment,' 'A Poet.'
European Film Awards 2026 Interview: ARCO Director Ugo Bienvenu on Imagining the Future, Trusting Children, Avoiding Dystopia
French filmmaker and graphic novelist Ugo Bienvenu reflects on authorship in animation, the responsibilities of speculative storytelling, and the challenges of sustaining handcrafted cinema within a rapidly shifting global industry.
ARCO Review: The Boy Who Fell to Earth
Ugo Bienvenu directs an Academy Award-nominated animated film, featuring the voices of Natalie Portman, America Ferrara, Mark Ruffalo, Will Ferrell, Flea, and Andy Samberg.
Opening This Week: Sam Raimi's SEND HELP, Ann Hui's JULY RHAPSODY, Much More
Plus: 'The Love That Remains,' 'Islands,' 'Shelter,' 'Bitter Rice,' 'The Moment,' 'Arco,' 'Back to the Past,' 'A Poet.'
