Animation in film
Inu-oh review – medieval anime rock opera rips Noh theatre a new one
Masaaki Yuasa’s showstopping animation reframes the classical performance style as a world of rock gods and cavorting dancers
Phil Hoad
27, Sep, 2022 @2:00 PM
My Sunny Maad review – culture shock animation for woman’s Afghan love
Despite its visual appeal, the characters in Czech animator Michaela Pavlátová’s clash-of-values family drama struggle to get past sorrowful stereotypes
Phuong Le
26, Sep, 2022 @10:00 AM
Cages review – hologram rock musical is a dreary dystopia
An overreliance on technology and a doomy score can’t replace old-fashioned chemistry in this emotionless offering
Ryan Gilbey
23, Sep, 2022 @10:04 AM
We are all losers in the ‘woke v racist’ Little Mermaid culture war
The boring spat over the Disney trailer makes idiots of us all – whether Ariel is black or white, it is clearly a film that should rightfully be ignored then forgotten forever
Stuart Heritage
15, Sep, 2022 @11:24 AM
Wendell & Wild review – Jordan Peele and Henry Selick craft a dark adventure
Toronto film festival: There’s a lot going on in Netflix’s gothic stop-motion caper, but there’s also a lot to like
Radheyan Simonpillai in Toronto
12, Sep, 2022 @7:15 PM
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy review – more animated archaeology fun
The third instalment of the lively Spanish CGI adventure whirls from Mexico to Egypt, but Pixar it isn’t
Nick James
11, Sep, 2022 @11:30 AM
The Little Mermaid, Inside Out 2 and Disenchanted: Disney and Pixar dazzle fans at D23
The annual Disney/Pixar showcase has kicked off in California, featuring early looks at live action and animation films hoping for box office domination
Ben Child
10, Sep, 2022 @11:55 AM
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy review – agreeably jolly animated caper
Only middling writing lets down the impressive-looking third instalment from an upstart Spanish studio, which follows a Chicago bricklayer’s quest to lift an ancient curse
Mike McCahill
07, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM
Can a ‘dark’ Pinocchio reignite Disney’s live-action remake strand?
Despite the surprisingly gruesome source material, the new remake looks to be playing it safe with genteel morality. Will it work for the House of Mouse?
Ben Child
26, Aug, 2022 @10:59 AM
Bubble Bath review – hallucinogenic animated musical is a work of 70s genius
This psychedelic Hungarian film from 1979 pulsates with crazed anxieties about modernity
Phil Hoad
22, Aug, 2022 @12:00 PM
My Old School review – deft documentary on a notorious schoolboy imposter
Animation, interviews and a lip-syncing Alan Cumming tell the true tale of a grown man who passed himself off as a pupil at a Glasgow high school
Wendy Ide
21, Aug, 2022 @10:30 AM
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero review – eye-candy anime is gloriously mesmeric
The immensely popular franchise is back with a bewildering cast of brightly coloured characters in a world of bad guys with outrageous quiffs
Leslie Felperin
17, Aug, 2022 @8:00 AM
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