Regardless of how you feel about the company, Pixar is fully in command of their craft, as demonstrated by their most recent cinematic offering, the crowd-pleasing fantasy comedy Onward, another in their endless line of impeccably-produced animated adventures that sometimes tends to avoid deviating too far from a familiar structure, while still be entertaining enough…

Time and space, the past and the present, all blend together into one gorgeous entity in Jérémy Clapin’s powerfully human odyssey, I Lost My Body (French: J’ai perdu mon corps), the rare kind of animated film that feels more lively and intricate than anything those working in live-action could have possibly created. An intimate, poignant…

When it comes to animated films, very few are as original or daring as Fantastic Planet (French: La Planète Sauvage), the audacious French-Czech science fiction epic by René Laloux that has come to be seen as one of the most iconic animated films of the 1970s, and an indelible part of arthouse science fiction. A…

The late nineteenth century was a time of great scientific interest, with explorers and theorists from all around the world, specifically Europe, staking their claim to greatness by being the first person to make some enormous discovery that would doubtlessly see them enter the hallowed halls of history. One of the most significant theories of…

Don Hertzfeldt is someone who has shifted the perception of animation throughout his career, and even though he is still relatively young by the standards of the industry, he has become extremely influential, and someone whose achievements are more indelible than most artists his age. Some of the most gorgeous animated films I have ever…

Ralph Bakshi is renowned for The Lord of the Rings, revered for Wizards and infamous for Fritz the Cat. Yet, none of these films can be called his masterpiece, which is reserved strictly and without any hesitation for Coonskin, his magnum opus, a film of such undeniable brilliance, its relative obscurity (salvaged only by its…

The Toy Story films have always been a part of my life. The first film was released when I was a child, and I eagerly watched the adventures of Sherriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear over the years, seeing them go from one film to another, constantly being captivated by these sentient toys and their charming…

Absolutely everything about Ruben Brandt, Collector (Hungarian: Ruben Brandt, a gyűjtő) radiates pure artistry. It is set in the world of art collecting, is heavily inspired by the fine arts in how it was animated and stands as a work of art all on its own. A nightmarish and utterly brilliant blend of art and…

In 2014, Phil Lord and Chris Miller did something extraordinary – they took perhaps the most absurd premise in contemporary cinema, namely focusing an entire feature-length film on the popular construction toy Lego, and made one of the finest animated films of the current generation. The Lego Movie was a bona fide cultural phenomenon, and…