Animation

Studio Ghibli's first outsider co-production - from Dutch director Michael Dudok de Wit - is a gorgeously animated island adventure that takes a turn for the mythical.
The Red Turtle begins with our nameless protagonist struggling for life. He’s adrift in the middle of a huge storm, massive waves filling the screen while rain pelts down and he clings to wreckage to survive. Things don’t improve all that much...
'Storks', the new digital cartoon about a crew of sharp-beaked, flamingo-legged birds who deliver babies, is a strenuously unfunny animated comedy.
Storks, the new digital cartoon about a crew of sharp-beaked, flamingo-legged birds who deliver babies (or used to; they now deliver consumer packages - but we'll get to that in a minute), is a strenuously unfunny animated comedy. These days,...
Roger Ross Williams' captivating documentary explores a young autistic man's growth and progress through his obsession with Disney animated movies.
The busy subgenre of documentaries featuring autistic subjects gets a strong new entry in Life, Animated, a captivating portrait of a young man for whom Disney animated movies have provided a powerful lifeline to progress, language and...
By David Edelstein