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The animated anthology series' second go around is unafraid to explore the themes that make Star Wars great.
TIFF 2022: Wendell & Wild Review
Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Sellick is back with the dark animated film Wendell & Wild.
Interview: Director Dean Fleischer Camp on Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp talks about Marcel’s leap to feature films, the challenges of stop-motion animation, and how the littlest thing can make the biggest of differences.
Junk Head Review: Stop Motion Delight
Toronto Japanese Film Festival selection Junk Head is a visceral stop-motion that engages the senses.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Review
When an unexpected brush with fame opens the door to reuniting with his loved ones, Marcel sets out on a sweeping, emotional journey to reclaim what he thought was lost and discover the family he never knew he had.
Missing Link Interview: Writer-Director Chris Butler Discusses His Film’s Evolution
Missing Link’s writer-director Chris Butler discusses the story’s origins, his influences, and why stop-motion movies must continue to evolve.
Missing Link Review: Filling Some Pretty Big Shoes
Missing Link is the Bigfoot buddy comedy you didn’t know you wanted.
Parental Guidance: Missing Link Review
The newest gorgeously animated feature from groundbreaking Laika (BoxTrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings) arrives in theatres this weekend, to tell a tall tale about a lonely sasquatch and the intrepid explorer who befriends him. But should you take your kids to see it?
News – Guillermo Del Toro Tackles PINOCCHIO for Netflix
Guillermo Del Toro Tackles PINOCCHIO for Netflix
No-Budget Nightmares #107 – Bloody Muscle Body Builder In Hell
Take a splash of THE EVIL DEAD, a pinch of 1977’s HOUSE (aka HAUSU), and a whole lot of body building and you have something resembling the Japanese microbudget horror comedy BLOODY MUSCLE BODY BUILDER IN HELL!
Isle of Dogs Review
Isle of Dogs continues Wes Anderson's harmonious marriage of formalism and silliness.
Conquering the Empire – The Dungeonmaster (1984)
The sci-fi fantasy anthology The Dungeonmaster (aka Ragewar) is the first film that can truly be called an Empire Pictures picture.
Kubo and the Two Strings Review
Stop motion studio LAIKA continues to merge art and entertainment with Kubo and the Two Strings, an increasingly rare kind of cinema that needs to be supported by audiences if we're to get any more of it.
Anomalisa Blu-ray Review
There’s no such thing as a Charlie Kaufman movie designed to be watched only once and Anomalisa is certainly no exception, so we took a look at the brand new Blu-ray and its extras.
From Coraline to Kubo: LAIKA is the Stop-Motion Studio that Never Stops
The stop-motion studio that has given us Coraline, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls just turned 10. We speak with their Brand Manager Mark Shapiro about the studio's past, present and future.