animation

Song of the Sea Review

The best family film option this holiday is Song of the Sea, an Irish animated adventure that gives Miyazaki a run for his money.

Rendezvous with Madness 2014: Rocks in My Pockets Review

Rocks in My Pockets Nobody ever wants to be depressed, and it’s one of the hardest feelings to properly encapsulate and visualize.  Writer, director, and animator Signe Baumane takes elements from her own struggles in Rocks in My Pockets, a poignant, gorgeous, and emotionally brave experience that’s unlike any other film you’ve ever seen on […]

Warren United Review

Set against the backdrop of UK soccer fan culture, the animated series Warren United is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise dismal summer comedy season.

Community Episode 5.11 Recap

“G.I. Jeff” constantly delivers nostalgic 80’s animated fan service, but Community has set a strong precedent for making these fun departures into character exploration exercises, so there is an implied mystery afoot as well: Who is imagining this? Why? And does it matter?

Free Birds Review

Not funny, ugly to look at, filled with awful product placement, boring voice work, and mildly insulting historical parallels, Free Birds is a failure through and through.

Interview: Shayne Ehman & Seth Scriver

We talk to visual artists and directors of the offbeat animated TIFF selection Asphalt Watches Shayne Ehman and Seth Scriver about burgers, road tripping, crazy people who think they are Santa, the things they do for money, animation, staying true to the feeling of the trip, believing in the good in people, foul mouthed families, and not wanting to necessarily be the spokesmen for burgers.

TIFF 2013: Asphalt Watches Review

Asphalt Watches Vanguard Directors: Shayne Ehman, Seth Scriver An animated head trip full of laugh out loud offbeat and surrealist comedy, this one defies any sort of expectations or categorizations. It’s assuredly not to everyone’s taste, but those clued into the Adult Swim kind of mentality will get behind it immediately. Loosely based on a […]

Interview: Cal Brunker and Bob Barlen

We talk to the director and co-writer (and Kitchner, Ontario natives) Cal Brunker and Bob Barlen from the animated adventure Escape from Planet Earth about their nearly life long collaborative process, working with Breandan Fraser and Rob Corddry, using 3-D effectively, and how to give life to a wacky waving arm flailing inflatable tube man.

Tatsumi Review

Part biography, part short story compilation, Tatsumi animates the life and selected works of mangaka Yoshihiro Tatsumi in a film that will please fans and newcomers alike.

The Suicide Shop Review

While it isn't as great as the Jean-Pierre Jeunet or Sylvain Chomet films it's trying to emulate, The Suicide Shop still sets itself apart by being darkly different than 98% of all other animated films out there.