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Monster Mia review – kooky kid discovers school of beastly besties in wholesome Halloween fun
By Catherine Bray
A scrappy girl discovers her tribe – which includes a vegan vampire – at a school for top scarers in this entertaining pre-teen animation
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/20/monster-mia-review-halloween-pre-teen-animation
#Film #Familyfilms #Animationinfilm #Culture #Comedyfilms #Comedy #Halloween #TheGuardian #CatherineBray
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! review – delightful origin story for CBeebies’ prehistoric pals
By Catherine Bray
The pair’s first feature-length adventure stars Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet, has a dreamy soundtrack and beautiful stop-motion visuals – fantastic family fun
#Film #Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #CBeebies #Television #NewZealand #ChildrensTV #AsiaPacific #Culture #Media #Televisionradio #Worldnews #TheGuardian #CatherineBray
Wildwood review – Laika’s pleasingly old fashioned stop-motion magic-forest odyssey
By Peter Bradshaw
The makers of Coraline return with their distinctive animation style in a magical tale of a secret world of strange beasts, talking animals and evil governesses
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/11/wildwood-review-carey-mulligan-laika
#Film #Animationinfilm #Filmadaptations #TheDecemberists #Actionandadventurefilms #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Familyfilms #Portland #CareyMulligan #MahershalaAli #Books #Culture #Music #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
Ray Gunn review – Brad Bird’s animated film-noir sci-fi caper is an old-school family classic
By Peter Bradshaw
Sam Rockwell voices the gumshoe who becomes embroiled with Scarlett Johansson’s femme fatale in this big-hearted and beautifully designed fantasy spectacular
#Film #Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Crimefilms #Thrillers #BradBird #SamRockwell #ScarlettJohansson #TomWaits #MattBerry #Culture #Music #Televisionradio #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
Forgotten Island review – best friends forever trapped in frantic DreamWorks animation https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/24/forgotten-island-review-best-friends-forever-trapped-in-soulless-animation-dreamworks #Film #AnimationInFilm #ScienceFictionAndFantasyFilms #Her #Philippines #AsiaPacific #Culture #WorldNews #Music
Forgotten Island review – best friends forever trapped in frantic DreamWorks animation
By Peter Bradshaw
This over-controlled adventure never takes a breath or a moment to let its characters come to life
#Film #Animationinfilm #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #HER #Philippines #AsiaPacific #Culture #Worldnews #Music #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
Whisper of the Heart review – Studio Ghibli deep cut is pep talk on how to live the artistic life
By Phil Hoad
Hayao Miyazaki-scripted 90s teen romance sees an aspiring writer drawn to a potential soulmate thanks to library books and a curmudgeonly cat
#Film #Animationinfilm #StudioGhibli #Anime #Romancefilms #Dramafilms #Japan #AsiaPacific #Culture #Worldnews #TheGuardian #PhilHoad
Legend of Destruction review –starry voices grace animated telling of theJewish revolt against the Romans
By Leslie Felperin
Eight years in the making, the innovative film uses painted still images – it’s like being read a graphic novel by a cast including Oscar Isaac, Evangeline Lilly and Elliott Gould
#Film #Animationinfilm #Periodandhistoricalfilms #Israel #Culture #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Worldnews #OscarIsaac #TheGuardian #LeslieFelperin
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom review – Aardman’s spooky-season caper sparkles with fun
By Peter Bradshaw
There’s trouble afoot when Shaun’s pumpkin-supersizing serum ends up in a balding farmer’s hair growth bottle in this third cinematic adventure
#Film #Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #ShauntheSheepMovie #Aardman #Comedyfilms #Culture #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
‘He goes to the dark side’: behind the scenes on the Shaun the Sheep horror movie
By Catherine Shoard
Aardman’s hero is back in The Beast of Mossy Bottom – a terrifying tale of frankenfood, pitchfork-wielding villagers and a monster with suspiciously stiff orange hair. Our writer meets its makers and moulds her very own Shaun
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/10/shaun-the-sheep-aardman-beast-of-mossy-bottom-horror
#Film #Animationinfilm #Culture #ShauntheSheepMovie #Aardman #TheGuardian #CatherineShoard
Waking Life: Richard Linklater’s genre-defying indie is a kaleidoscopic masterpiece
By Paul F Verhoeven
Wiley Wiggins plays a man wandering around Austin, Texas, whose reality-bending encounters make him uncertain whether he’s awake or asleep
#Film #RichardLinklater #Culture #Animationinfilm #TheGuardian #PaulFVerhoeven
Coyote Vs Acme review – quirky comedy returns from the dead to flip Wile E Coyote’s slapstick-violent world https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/19/coyote-vs-acme-review-wile-e-coyote-roadrunner #Film #AnimationInFilm #ComedyFilms #FilmAdaptations #Books #Comedy #Culture
Coyote Vs Acme review – quirky comedy returns from the dead to flip Wile E Coyote’s slapstick-violent world
By Peter Bradshaw
After being shelved as a tax-writeoff, this Looney Tunes reboot redraws the hapless hunter as the Erin Brockovich of the cartoon world
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/19/coyote-vs-acme-review-wile-e-coyote-roadrunner
#Film #Animationinfilm #Comedyfilms #Filmadaptations #Books #Comedy #Culture #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
David review – biblical Goliath-slayer animation offers upbeat boybandish worship musical
By Cath Clarke
Christian kids’ movie is entertaining during the big battle, but the older bouffant hero’s lack of depth is distracting and the worship songs a weak link
#Film #Animationinfilm #Christianity #Actionandadventurefilms #Culture #Religion #Worldnews #TheGuardian #CathClarke
Something Wile E this way comes: how the Looney Toons reboot movie came back from the dead
By Nick Duerden
Cartoon royalty were lined for a live-action toon hybrid Coyote vs Acme. Then it was shelved as a tax write-off. But its cast, crew and fans fought for its release. Three years later it’s set to be a surprise summer hit
#Film #Animationinfilm #WarnerBros #Culture #TheGuardian #NickDuerden
Something Wile E this way comes: how the Looney Toons reboot movie came back from the dead https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/14/coyote-vs-acme-looney-tunes-reboot-film-back-from-the-dead #Film #AnimationInFilm #WarnerBros #Culture
The Pout-Pout Fish review – Nick Offerman is best thing in kids cartoon adventure on the high seas
By Catherine Bray
Offerman leads a talented cast, but this preschool picture book spinoff fails to inspire
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/11/the-pout-pout-fish-review-nick-offerman
#Film #Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #Filmadaptations #Childrenandteenagers #Books #Culture #TheGuardian #CatherineBray
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie review – plucky pups do their thing on Jurassic-style island https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/05/paw-patrol-the-dino-movie-review-plucky-pups-do-their-thing-on-jurassic-style-island #AnimationInFilm #FamilyFilms #Film #Culture #ChildrensTv
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie review – plucky pups do their thing on Jurassic-style island
By Catherine Bray
Stranded on an island full of prehistoric animals, the Paw Patrol squad get stuck in in a remarkably charmless animation
#Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #Film #Culture #ChildrensTV #TheGuardian #CatherineBray
The Ribbon Hero review – do-gooder princess battles giant flying earwigs in update of classic yarn
By Phil Hoad
Yûki Igarashi’s adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s influential manga is a conservative (if impressively animated) reimagining that dulls the source material’s pioneering elements
#Film #Animationinfilm #Anime #Manga #Books #Comicsandgraphicnovels #Culture #Japan #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #TheGuardian #PhilHoad
From The Wizard of Oz to Trainspotting: 25 films to watch before you turn 25 https://www.theguardian.com/film/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/25-films-to-watch-before-you-turn-25-wizard-oz-trainspotting-totoro-labyrinth-get-out #Film #FamilyFilms #AnimationInFilm #Culture #Children #YoungPeople #Family #ParentsAndParenting #DramaFilms #LifeAndStyle #Society #WaltDisneyCompany #StudioGhibli #TheMuppets #TheWizardOfOz #ChickenRun #FerrisBuellersDayOff #RunLolaRun #TheUmbrell...
From The Wizard of Oz to Trainspotting: 25 films to watch before you turn 25
As AI slop takes over our screens, what better antidote for enquiring minds than a magical film? We ask directors, producers and critics to pick one must-see movie for each year from infancy to early adulthood
#Film #Familyfilms #Animationinfilm #Culture #Children #Youngpeople #Family #Parentsandparenting #Dramafilms #Lifeandstyle #Society #WaltDisneyCompany #StudioGhibli #TheMuppets #TheWizardOfOz #ChickenRun #FerrisBuellersDayOff #RunLolaRun #TheUmbrellasofCherbourg #GetOut #Documentaryfilms #DotheRightThing #TheGuardian #
From Felix the Cat to MTV: MoMA explores a century of animation
By Veronica Esposito
Exhibition It’s Alive follows the evolution of animation in the 100 years before digital technology changed the game
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jul/31/moma-animation-exhibition-its-alive
#Art #Animationinfilm #MuseumofModernArt #Artanddesign #Culture #Exhibitions #Museums #TheGuardian #VeronicaEsposito
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender review – engaging TV-to-movie adventure https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/22/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender-review-paramount #AnimationInFilm #Film #Culture
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender review – engaging TV-to-movie adventure
By Jesse Hassenger
A feature-length continuation of the much-loved animated series provides enough for fans as well as the uninitiated
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/22/avatar-aang-the-last-airbender-review-paramount
#Animationinfilm #Film #Culture #TheGuardian #JesseHassenger
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog review – time-travel fun for plucky hybrid critters
By Leslie Felperin
A half-chicken half-hare, a skunk and a tortoise go in search of a 3,000-year-old groundhog in this wholesome animation with a surprisingly complex plot
#Film #Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Culture #TheGuardian #LeslieFelperin
Flavours of Iraq review – vivid childhood memories of 80s Baghdad from writer in Paris exile
By Peter Bradshaw
Powerful animation portrays experiences of a French-Iraqi journalist Feurat Alani, with anecdotes about his father, a prominent leftist exile
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/20/flavours-of-iraq-review-animation
#Film #Documentaryfilms #Animationinfilm #Iraq #France #Culture #SaddamHussein #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
A Close Shave/A Matter of Loaf and Death review – Wallace and Gromit knit together a cracking double bill
By Peter Bradshaw
These two half-hour classics of stop-motion pack in nods to more earnest cinema but are never distracted from producing pristinely beguiling family entertainment
#Film #Animationinfilm #Aardman #WallaceGromit #Comedyfilms #Actionandadventurefilms #Thrillers #AnimationonTV #Comedy #Culture #Televisionradio #Television #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
Animal Farm review – Andy Serkis’ Orwell adaptation slaughters the classic farmyard satire with sugar
By Peter Bradshaw
The passionate allegory on Stalinism is outrageously reduced to happy-ending panto in this defanged animation featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Laverne Cox and Glenn Close
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/15/animal-farm-review-orwell-animation
#Film #Animationinfilm #AndySerkis #Filmadaptations #GeorgeOrwell #SethRogen #GlennClose #Books #Culture #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
Moana review – Dwayne Johnson’s demigod on autopilot in dull live-action remake https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/08/moana-review-live-action-dwayne-johnson-rock-catherine-lagaaia #Film #AnimationInFilm #Moana #DwayneJohnson #LinmanuelMiranda #Culture #Stage
‘A female Minion would be the beginning of the end’: Pierre Coffin on creepy memes, decoding Minionese and farting bananas https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/02/a-female-minion-would-be-the-beginning-of-the-end-pierre-coffin-on-creepy-memes-decoding-minionese-and-farting-bananas #Film #AnimationInFilm #Culture #Minions
Minions & Monsters review – a smart premise descends into more of the same https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/30/minions-monsters-review-a-smart-premise-descends-into-more-of-the-same #AnimationInFilm #ComedyFilms #Comedy #Culture #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Film #Minions
The original Moana: did a 1926 documentary give birth to a 21st century Disney blockbuster? https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/30/the-original-moana-did-a-1926-documentary-give-birth-to-a-21st-century-disney-blockbuster #Film #DocumentaryFilms #AnimationInFilm #WaltDisneyCompany #SilentFilm #Culture
To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology? https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/21/toy-story-5-go-hard-enough-on-technology #ToyStory5 #AnimationInFilm #Pixar #Technology #Film #Culture #Children #Society
Toy Story 5 review – Pixar franchise needs new batteries https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/16/toy-story-5-review-pixar-franchise-needs-new-batteries #Pixar #Film #AnimationInFilm #Culture #TomHanks #FamilyFilms #Technology #ToyStory #WaltDisneyCompany
‘David Bowie was a crazy workaholic’: Labyrinth at 40 – an oral history https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/16/david-bowie-workaholic-labyrinth-at-40-oral-history #Film #TheMuppets #Puppetry #AnimationInFilm #DramaFilms #Culture #DavidBowie #Music
Taylor Swift announces new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/01/taylor-swift-toy-story-5-song-soundtrack #TaylorSwift #ToyStory #Pixar #Film #Culture #AnimationInFilm #Music #PopAndRock #Country #JackAntonoff #FamilyFilms #UsNews #WorldNews
Erling Haaland to make film acting debut – as a Viking called Haaland https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/15/erling-haaland-film-acting-debut-viqueens-viking #Film #AnimationInFilm #ErlingHaaland #Norway #Culture #Europe #Football #Sport #WorldNews
Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/01/swapped-netflix-review #AnimationInFilm #Film #Netflix #MichaelBJordan #JunoTemple #ComedyFilms #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Culture
‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/21/muslim-kids-are-really-underrepresented-the-animated-movie-where-medieval-maths-meets-eager-young-minds #AnimationInFilm #Film #Islam #HistoryOfScience #Mathematics #Canada #FamilyFilms #Culture #Education #Mathematics #Religion #Science #WorldNews
‘The world was hard – this movie was meant to be a hug’: Ugo Bienvenu on his heartwarming eco-fable Arco https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/19/the-world-was-hard-this-movie-was-meant-to-be-a-hug-ugo-bienvenu-on-his-heartwarming-eco-fable-arco #AnimationInFilm #Film #Culture #Oscars
KPop Demon Hunters sequel confirmed at Netflix: ‘This is only the beginning’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/12/kpop-demon-hunters-sequel-netflix #KpopDemonHunters #AnimationInFilm #UsNews #Netflix #Film #Culture
Pixar chief says LGBTQ+ plot elements cut from Elio as company is ‘not making therapy’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/09/pixar-chief-lgbtq-plot-cut-elio-not-therapy-pete-docter #Film #Pixar #LgbtqRights #AnimationInFilm #WaltDisneyCompany #Culture #WorldNews #UsNews
Goat review – noisy, lightning-speed basketball animation does it for the kids https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/09/goat-review-animation #Film #AnimationInFilm #FamilyFilms #ComedyFilms #Basketball #StephenCurry #Comedy #Culture #GoldenStateWarriors #Nba #Sport #UsSports
Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/19/roger-allers-disney-film-maker-lion-king-dies-aged-76 #WaltDisneyCompany #Film #TheLionKing #Culture #AnimationInFilm #UsNews
‘Criminally below the radar’: readers on their best underrated Christmas films https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/18/best-underrated-christmas-films #Animationinfilm #NicolasCage #AlanCumming #LennyHenry #Christmas #JudyDavis #Culture #Film
How Disney’s Animated Short ‘Versa’ Tells a Story of Loss, Grief and Hope Through Dance and Music
#Variety #News #AnimationinFilm #Versa
https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/disney-animated-short-versa-malcon-pierce-1236554756/
Elio gives Pixar its worst ever box-office opening despite positive reviews https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/23/elio-gives-pixar-its-worst-ever-box-office-opening-despite-positive-reviews #WaltDisneyCompany #Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #Worldnews #Culture #Pixar #Film
Elio review – Pixar’s goofy, giddy guide to the galaxy offers charm and vulnerability https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/17/elio-review-pixar #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #ZoeSaldaña #Culture #Pixar #Film
Predator: Killer of Killers review – animated anthology of Arnie’s old antagonists https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/05/predator-killer-of-killers-review-animated-anthology-of-arnies-old-antagonists #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Animationinfilm #Culture #Film
Demon-child movie wows China – and smashes global box office records https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/16/ne-zha-2-animation-chinese-box-office-inside-out-2 #Animationinfilm #Chineseeconomy #Filmindustry #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #Business #Culture #China #Film
Halt Disney! Flow’s director, and fellow upstart animators, on a new era for the artform https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/09/animation-oscars-flow-memoir-of-a-snail-wander-to-wonder #Animationinfilm #Awardsandprizes #Culture #Oscars #Film
Win or Lose review – at points this feels set to be a Pixar classic https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/feb/20/win-or-lose-review-at-points-this-feels-set-to-be-a-pixar-classic #Television&radio #Animationinfilm #Television #Culture #Pixar
Oscars short films 2025 review – from immigration hell to kiss-averse kids and inspirational octogenarians https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/13/oscars-short-films-2025-review-from-immigration-hell-to-kiss-averse-kids-and-inspirational-octogenarians #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Documentaryfilms #Animationinfilm #Awardsandprizes #Shortfilms #Dramafilms #Culture #Oscars #Film
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep review – gore flows in bloody animated mer-western https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/11/the-witcher-sirens-of-the-deep-review-gore-flows-in-bloody-animated-mer-western #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Animationinfilm #Filmadaptations #Netflix #Culture #Books #Media #Film
Gravy cocktail, anyone? Wallace & Gromit’s cheese-free dining venture is far from cracking https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/11/gravy-cocktail-wallace-gromit-cheese-free-dining-venture-bisto-aardman #Animationinfilm #Wallace&Gromit #AnimationonTV #Restaurants #Aardman #Culture #Film #Food
Dog Man review – goofy gags galore as the Franken-pooch takes on a fiendish feline https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/04/dog-man-review-goofy-gags-galore-as-the-franken-pooch-takes-on-a-fiendish-feline #Animationinfilm #Filmadaptations #Familyfilms #Culture #Books #Film
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland review – Santa’s down the rabbit hole in charming animation https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/10/the-night-before-christmas-in-wonderland-review #Animationinfilm #Filmadaptations #Lifeandstyle #GerardButler #EmiliaClarke #Familyfilms #Christmas #Culture #Books #Film
How far she went: why did the Moana films become such a phenomenon? https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/05/moana-films-box-office-streaming #WaltDisneyCompany #Animationinfilm #Musicals #Culture #Moana #Film
Moana 2 leads record-breaking Thanksgiving box office in North America https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/02/moana-2-leads-record-breaking-thanksgiving-box-office-in-north-america #WaltDisneyCompany #Animationinfilm #Filmindustry #GladiatorII #Worldnews #Business #Culture #Wicked #USnews #Moana #Film