Pets Can’t Stop Watching ‘Flow,’ the Oscar-Winning Cat Movie
One night shortly before the Oscars ceremony, my boyfriend decided to catch up on “Flow,” the animated film from Latvia that would go on to win best animated feature. When…
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
During his acceptance speech at the Oscars on Sunday, the Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis (“Away”) spoke about overcoming our differences, a central theme of his movie and a lesson that…
‘A Sloth Story’ Review: Slow Cooking
The prospect of an animated movie about sloths introduces an invigorating challenge. What’s the best way to spin a comedic children’s story about the slowest-moving mammals on Earth? Sid, the…
Wallace and Gromit Creator Discusses the Characters, Technology and the Queen
Wallace and Gromit is something of an institution in the entertainment world. Since its introduction more than 35 years ago, the stop-motion series has won three Oscars and five BAFTAs.…
One Wordless, Animated Cat Movie. Two Oscar Nominations.
“We beat James Cameron!” the filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis said with a shy smile during a recent video interview. “Flow,” his second animated feature, is now one of the highest grossing…
China’s ‘Ne Zha 2’ Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion
The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters. In less than two weeks since its release, “Ne Zha 2,” an animated…
‘Smurfs’ Trailer Shows Rihanna as Smurfette and Promises New Music
Music superstar, beauty mogul, fashion designer and … Smurfette? Rihanna’s next big role may not be what you were expecting. On Thursday, Paramount released a trailer for “Smurfs,” giving us…
‘Dog Man’ Review: Best Friends Forever
The hero of the animated feature “Dog Man” has his origin in a twisted bit of business that wouldn’t be out of place in “RoboCop”: A bomb injures a policeman…
‘The Colors Within’ Review: Shades of Teenage Friendship
In the new anime film “The Colors Within,” a teenage girl named Totsuko has the synesthetic ability to see people’s “colors” — their auras or spirits, expressed in vivid watercolor…