animation

IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY: Depression and Mortality
IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY: Depression & Mortality

Don Hertzfeldt’s 2012 animation is an authentic depiction of depression, mental illness and mankind’s relationship with the universe.

THE VENTURE BROS (S7E3): "Arrears in Science"
THE VENTURE BROS (S7E3): “Arrears In Science”

The Venture Bros. has really become something much more mature and nuanced as it has gone on and episodes like “Arrears in Science” really show the shows range and capacity to still surprise us.

THE VENTURE BROS. (S7E2): "The Rorqual Affair"
THE VENTURE BROS. (S7E2): “The Rorqual Affair”

Welcome back. Following the premiere’s cliffhanger, I went into this episode expecting to find out…

The Venture Bros: The Venture Bros. & The Curse of the Haunted Problem
The Venture Bros S7E1: The Venture Bros. & The Curse Of The Haunted Problem

The Venture Bros is back for its long awaited seventh season. Film Inquiry’s Sean Fallon recaps the season premiere.

TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES: An Irreverent, Wacky Take On The DC Universe

Teen Titans Go! To The Movies will be overlooked by many because of its kid-centric charms, but it delivers laughs in a pretty significant way.

LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD: Intimacy in Style and Song
LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD: Intimacy In Style & Song

Liz and the Blue Bird is an indepth and stylistic chracter study that explores the details and hidden emotional gravity of seemingly unremarkable situations.

FIREWORKS: Nice Animation Can’t Save A Familiar Story
FIREWORKS: Nice Animation Can’t Save A Familiar Story

Fireworks is both stunningly animated, and stunningly disappointing, hampered by a predictable love story that is neither compelling or insightful.

POST NO BILLS: A Cute Animated Short (+ Interview With Director Robin Hays)
POST NO BILLS: A Cute Animated Short (+ Interview With Director Robin Hays)

Stephanie Archer reviews Post No Bills, an animated short about taking risks, and spoke with with director Robin Hays.

INCREDIBLES 2: Belated Sequel Doesn't Lose A Step
INCREDIBLES 2: Belated Sequel Doesn’t Lose A Step

Incredibles 2 is a fast-moving, heartfelt, gorgeous, well-acted, tightly-plotted, and funny movie that left the need for another sequel, which will hopefully be released sooner than 2032.

LU OVER THE WALL: Sugary Sweet, A Little Messy & Oh So Strange
LU OVER THE WALL: Sugary Sweet, A Little Messy & Oh So Strange

Lu Over the Wall combines a basic coming-of-age story with folkloric legend to concoct a tale of self-discovery that is incredibly messy, but also very beautiful.

Tribeca Film Festival: Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi Goldberg
Tribeca Film Festival: Animated Shorts Curated By Whoopi Goldberg

Stephanie Archer reports on her time during Tribeca Film Festival 2018, and reviews the animated short films curated by Whoopi Goldberg.

AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY: The Power Of Metacinematic Poetry
AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY: The Power Of Metacinematic Poetry

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is a solid stroke of inventive creativity and artistic integrity, all buttressed by a profound love and understanding of film.

SHERLOCK GNOMES: Please, Gno-more Sherlock Adaptions
SHERLOCK GNOMES: Please, Gno-more Sherlock Adaptions

This belated sequel to Gnomeo and Juliet poorly attempts to expand the cinematic universe – and merely exposes the poor storytelling within.

Tribeca Film Festival, Shorts & TV Shows Round up: Big Stories, Little Packages
Tribeca Film Festival, Shorts & TV Shows Round up: Big Stories, Little Packages

Kristy Strouse covers some of the short films she saw at the Tribeca short film programs, and two television pilots, Fabled and Driver Ed.

MARY AND THE WITCH'S FLOWER: The Magic of Ghibli lives on in the first Studio Ponoc feature
MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER: The Magic Of Ghibli Lives On In The First Studio Ponoc Feature

Mary and the Witch’s Flower feels truly timeless, an animated classic in waiting that will delight audiences both young and old. Hiromasa Yonebayashi has captured the very essence of Studio Ghibli for this first Studio Ponoc effort.