Category: Animation

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 …

The Legion of Super-Heroes By Bruce Timm For years Bruce Timm has talked about making an animated Legion of Super-Heroes movie in DC’s direct-to-video line. Limited sales expectations for …

Look out! Here comes a reference disc On the surface, Into the Spider-Verse is that typical comic book movie. Super villain Wilson Fisk creates a doomsday device, Spider-Man finds …

Satoshi Kon’s Memorable Anime Masterpiece Acclaimed director Satoshi Kon’s debut film Perfect Blue was a revelation for Western audiences when it premiered in 1997. It almost immediately started earning …

Finely Crafted Anime Spin-off To Sound! Euphonium From the creators of A Silent Voice! comes a heart-felt and sincere drama set in high school. Liz and the Blue Bird …

Masaaki Yuasa’s Mermaid Anime Visionary anime director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game) embraces more accessible characters and conventional storytelling for Lu Over The Wall. Retaining some of Yuasa’s distinctive flair …

Mari Okada Explores A Mother’s Love Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms is a captivating anime masterpiece. The sentimental fantasy epic weaves a mesmerizing tale of tenderness and genuine …

All Grinch’d Out If there’s a revelation in this new animated version of The Grinch, it’s that he wears pants. It isn’t fur covering his bottom half. Early in …

Superman’s Return From the Dead? Does Metropolis need Superman? Lex Luthor pushes his own solution in this satisfying superhero adventure that sees the Justice League taken out of the …

Masaaki Yuasa’s Sibling Movie To The Tatami Galaxy If there is such a thing as an auteur in anime, award-winning director Masaaki Yuasa fits the bill. Masaaki Yuasa’s movies …

Animated Children’s Fare For The Holidays A miniature horse dreams of joining Santa’s flying reindeer team in this uneven animated holiday tale that feels too adult for its intended …