It’s been a long 10 years. These movies made them a fun ride.
Movies
Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever
The year that marked the Miyazaki classic’s two-decade anniversary was rife with oil spills and California fires. Can the movie’s lessons save us from ourselves?
‘Persepolis’ Creator Marjane Satrapi Has Plenty of Kick
The comics creator and director, whose new Marie Curie biopic, ‘Radioactive,’ debuted this year, discusses her history with animation.
‘Weathering With You’ Is the Wettest Movie of the Year
Makoto Shinkai’s follow-up to ‘Your Name.’ dramatizes its characters’ feelings with rain.
Animation Is Film Festival Stays Strong In Third Year
Rounding up the show’s successes and reviewing a handful of its films in miniature, including Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Weathering With You.’
Twilight of the Gems
‘Steven Universe: The Movie’ is out. Let’s talk about it.
Animate ‘The Godfather’ You Cowards
Enough of the live-action adaptations of classic cartoons.
Go See Bugs at the Symphony Any Chance You Get
The live pairing of cartoons with classical music comes once in a blue moon and is not an event to miss.
The Pencil Power of Richard Williams
Cancer claimed the life of the legendary animator behind the vibrant cartooning in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ and more masterworks.
90 Years of Silly Symphony
These nonagenarian cinematic shorts remain the Walt Disney Company’s most cutting-edge contributions to animation.