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April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Robert Faires
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
"...class-conscious 15th century is well re-created by the Disney animation teams. The majesty and playfulness of Notre Dame's Gothic..."
June 21, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Indian in the Cupboard
The excellent animation and sly wit make this an above-average kids' fantasy .
"...of The Indian in the Cupboard is the excellent animation -- courtesy of George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic..."
July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
"The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb"
"...of giants. Borthwick, one half of the brilliantly creative animation team out of Bristol, England, called bolexbrothers (who are..."
April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force
"...is far from a typical example of popular Japanese animation. Character-driven and, for the most part, devoid of the..."
March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Faust
"...is no exception. Svankmajer, the Czechoslovakian king of surreal animation, has been in the public eye since his 1980..."
Oct. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
We're Back! a Dinosaur's Story
"...a second-rate rip-off of Disney's The Jungle Book. The animation is also blandly average, whereby all the human children..."
Dec. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
The Speed Racer Show
"...to American TV later that year. In its limited animation style and its saturated colors, Speed Racer was a..."
Oct. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Volere, Volare
"...a bizarre mix of Italian sex farce-meets-science fiction/horror-meets-Chuck Jones animation, and the results are hilarious, but uneven to the..."
April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
Barefoot Gen
"...uncertainty. Although Nakazawa's narrative is moving and riveting, the animation is uneven. At times, it doesn't manage to rise..."
Feb. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
Rock-A-doodle
"...busily getting from one scene to the next. The animation is at first promising, especially when it mixes the..."
April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
AFS Cinema Celebrates Max Fleischer, the Man Who Made Betty Boop Boop-Oop-a-Doop
AFS Cinema spotlights the animation revolution created by Max Fleischer in the Fleischer Studios Legacy
"...In animation history, Max Fleischer stands on a par with Walt..."
Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
The Spine of Night
Epic Rotoscoped animation updates Ralph Bakshi’s dark fantasies
"...Rotoscoping – the art of drawing animation directly from live-action reference footage – has been adopted..."
Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
First Look: Seis Manos
See footage from new animated Netflix series by Austin's Powerhouse
"...Austin-based Powerhouse Animation Studios has finally unleashed some sneak-look footage from its..."
July 7, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Mary and the Witch's Flower
Studio Ghibli alums stick to the formula for magical tale.
"...Where would Japanese animation be without British literary fantasy to adapt? Doing quite..."
Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Trolls
Banal plot mars this toy marketing scheme
"...this utterly tame although vibrantly animated feature from DreamWorks Animation. Target-demographically precise gags, songs, and the often downright psychedelic..."
Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Boy and the World
A singular masterpiece of mixed-media animation that is as beautiful, chaotic, depressing, and joyous as the world it depicts
"...the upcoming Academy Awards, this singular masterpiece of mixed-media animation is as beautiful, chaotic, depressing, and joyous as the..."
Jan. 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Good Dinosaur
Sweet and charming, Pixar's dino pic should please everyone
"...With its latest film, Pixar Animation continues to reign supreme in the realm of family-focused..."
Nov. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
2015 Academy Award-Nominated Animated Short Films
Five Oscar nominees, plus some extra treats.
"...block across the country, reflecting a diverse array of animation techniques from all around the world...."
Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss
The Congress
This live-action/animated hybrid starring Robin Wright is total stoner bait.
"...long, a way too heavy-handed preamble to the crazed animation to come, and the actress’ vocal delivery – soft-spoken,..."
Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
ParaNorman
The animation outfit behind Coraline scores another one for the dark side with this endearingly sweet and spooky ode to the supernatural.
"...Laika, the animation outfit behind 2009's marvelous stop-motion adaptation of Neil Gaiman's..."
Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
John Carter
Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.
"...second film of the year helmed by a Pixar Animation alum making his first foray into a live-action Hollywood..."
March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Arthur Christmas
The folks at Aardman Animation, who gave us Wallace & Gromit, seve up an instant – and funny – holiday classic.
"...Town." Happily, once Bieber scuttles offscreen and the Aardman Animation titles come up, you're in good, competent, and refreshingly..."
Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Beautiful Bitter
The heartachey animation of Don Hertzfeldt
"...Award-nominated filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt, whose painstakingly hand-drawn and photographed animations have, since 1995, tapped into not only his own..."
Nov. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Hop
Some films are saccharine, but Hop is pure sugar – processed sugar.
"...sugar. This Easter-themed hybrid of live action and digital animation is a confectioner’s delight (most literally in the case..."
April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson's delightful animated film has room for both existentialist dread and a grinning joie de vivre.
"...delight. Fantastic Mr. Fox is rendered in traditional stop-motion animation – a style nearly bygone in these digital days..."
Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts 2009
The Academy gets animated.
"...famous people about the wonders of short films and animation. It’s a lot of superfluous preaching to the choir...."
Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Curious George
It’s not perfect, but this big-screen debut of H.A. Rey’s lovable monkey is faithful to George’s gentle spirit while fully exploiting the possibilities of old-school, two-dimensional animation.
"...spirit while fully exploiting the possibilities of old-school, two-dimensional animation. Movies are magical, it suggests, and everything is beautiful..."
Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Burton's best work in ages is eye candy of the highest order and as eminently watchable as a hilltop Halloween pyre or a Día de los Muertos parade run amok.
"...out once more and coupled with Mike Johnson’s seamless animation – he did the terrific "Devil Went Down to..."
Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
A Tree of Palme
It's the Pinocchio story filtered through the prism of cyberpunk animé.
"...common enough yardstick by which to measure most Japanese animation. Nakamura, a key animator on watershed animé ranging from..."
