Category: Animation

Luis Buñuel’s Surreal Animated Life Fresh from Spain comes a sensitive animated curio that should intrigue fans of classic film history. It revolves around a pivotal episode in celebrated …

One Last Hurrah for Kevin Conroy’s Batman Spinning out of the underrated Batman Beyond television series from the late 1990s, DC animation masterminds Bruce Timm and Paul Dini shepherd …

Miyazaki’s Animated Masterpiece The lush, otherworldly animation of Studio Ghibli meets fables pulled from Japanese folklore in the amazing Spirited Away. Starring a plucky young girl surviving fantastical adventures …

Groundbreaking Anime Anthology Some of the most acclaimed directors and animators in anime came together in the 2000s for Genius Party and its follow-up Genius Party BEYOND. Animated by …

Filmmaker Shunji Iwai Goes Anime Japanese director Shunji Iwai’s Hana and Alice was a charming and heartfelt movie about two schoolgirls crushing on the same boy. The 2004 live-action …

Studio Ghibli’s Goro Miyazaki’s Attempt At Television What happens when Studio Ghibli and director Goro Miyazaki (From Up on Poppy Hill) venture outside the comfortable confines of hand-drawn animation …

Childish Crushes & Mysterious Penguins Penguin Highway sees an inquisitive fourth grader investigating the mysterious appearance of penguins in his hometown during summer vacation, leading to an unforgettable adventure …

Heartwarming & Charming Barnyard Animal Tales Creators behind the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine strike creative gold once again with the charming The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales. …

A Kawaii Ghostly Anime With Real Heart We may never see the likes of Studio Ghibli ever again depending on Miyazaki’s  growing age and remaining ambition, but the beloved …

Former Studio Ghibli Talent Create An Anthology Founded on the ashes of Studio Ghibli, anime producer Yoshiaki Nishimura’s Studio Ponoc (Mary and The Witch’s Flower) experiments with new short …

Miyazaki’s Haunting Rumination On Man Versus Nature Over 144,000 hand-drawn animation cels created Princess Mononoke’s intricate world and made its compelling characters come to life on the screen. The …

Dazzling Artistic Visuals & Pedestrian Storytelling From Brazil comes this uniquely animated children’s movie more likely to please fawning adult critics than actual children used to the more refined …