Animation

The Windshield Wiper (2021) Short Film Review

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Joseph Wade

Nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2022 Oscars, Alberto Mielgo’s ‘The Windshield Wiper’ animated film featuring music from SoKo, reviewed by Joseph Wade.

Turning Red (2022) Review

Posted on March 18, 2022April 1, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Pixar’s 2022 Disney Plus animated film ‘Turning Red’, a “passionate and personal work” from ‘Bao’ director Domee Shi, has “big emotional beats in abundance”. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

2022 Animated Feature Oscar Nominees Ranked

Posted on March 14, 2022October 1, 2022 by Joseph Wade

Five animated films are nominated in the Animation Feature category at the 94th Academy Awards (2022 Oscars); where do ‘Encanto’ and ‘Luca’ rank among them? Ranked list by Joseph Wade.

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Flee (2022) Review

Posted on March 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by Joseph Wade

Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau bring ‘Flee’ to the big screen, an animated docudrama about an Afghan asylum seeker that is nominated for 3 Oscars. Review by Joseph Wade.

Mad God (2021) EIFF Review

Posted on August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 by Mark Carnochan

Phil Tippett, the man behind visual effects on the likes of ‘Jurassic Park’, directs stop motion animation ‘Mad God’, nightmare fuel 30 years in the making. Mark Carnochan reviews.

‘Spirited Away’ at 20 – Review

Posted on July 20, 2021February 12, 2022 by Katie Doyle

20 years on from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli releasing ‘Spirited Away’, it remains an incomparable masterpiece of animation and world cinema. Katie Doyle reviews.

Burrow (2020) Short Film Review

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Madeline Sharafian’s ‘Burrow’, the Pixar SparkShorts entry into the 2021 Oscars Animated Short category, is a nursery rhyme relevant to our times. Joseph Wade reviews.

Genius Loci (2021) Short Film Review

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Joseph Wade

‘Genius Loci’, the 2021 Oscar nominated Animated Short from Adrien Merigeau in conjunction with Brecht Evens, is a wondrous example of cinema’s ability to connect on a deep level. Joseph Wade reviews.

Over the Moon (2020) Review

Posted on April 16, 2021April 21, 2021 by Charlie Gardiner

Walt Disney Animation legend Glen Keane returns to animated cinema for 2021 Oscars nominee ‘Over the Moon’ from Netflix, a film that “features relevant themes of loss and personal ambition”.

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Review

Posted on April 15, 2021April 21, 2021 by Mark Carnochan

Aardman Animation’s ‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’ is nominated for Animated Feature at the Oscars. Does it indicate a renaissance for the British animation house? Mark Carnochan reviews.

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