This summer, the movies are packed with nostalgia. The beloved Pixar toy gang is back together [again] in Toy Story 5, a whopping 31 years after the original film of this massive franchise hit theaters. Jessie takes the lead this time, which is wonderful as she’s such a compelling character. Toy Story 4 feels like …
Every year, there's always a film I end up missing that I really wish I had caught before putting together my top 10 list. This time around, it’s Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, the French/Belgian animated film that’s up for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. It’s a 77-minute animated gem, so ethereal and …
Animation is one of my favorite genres, and I like discovering new studios that give viewers alternatives to the big four: Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and Illumination. The week leading up to Christmas, I decided to watch DAVID, created by Sunrise Animation, a production company with a full-service animation studio in South Africa. Apparently, it’s …
It’s been nearly a decade since the original Zootopia was released in 2016. I’m surprised that it took this long for the sequel to come out, given that the original was a critical and commercial success. It earned over $1 billion internationally (with a budget of $150 million) and won an Oscar for Best Animated …
The story of Christ has been told cinematically countless times, though in terms of feature animation, this is the first one I’ve seen so far. Created by South Korea’s Mofac Animation and later acquired by Angel Studios for US distribution, what’s unusual about this one is that it’s got Charles Dickens in it. Apparently, the …
I've written a mini-review of this movie before, and it's on my Top 10 Best Movies of the Year list. Now that Flow is streaming on MAX, I thought I'd write a full review of this wonderful animated feature. Flow tells the story of a gray cat who seeks shelter and teams up with different …
A shipwreck leaves a clever robot named Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong’o) stuck on a deserted island and must learn to adapt to its harsh conditions—and its wildlife–to survive. My biggest draw is that it’s from Chris Sanders, the writer/director of How To Train Your Dragon, one of my favorite animated films ever. Sanders wisely …
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