The Playful Physicality of Chicken Run Joseph Bullock June 24, 2020 Analysis, Features Chicken Run's importance in the field of feature film animation can hardly be overstated. Twenty years ago this week it became the first of Bristol animation studio Aardman’s feature films, proving the...
Missing Link – Review Phil W. Bayles April 3, 2019 Reviews The world of animation has been going through some major evolution in recent years, with films like The LEGO Movie and its spin-offs or Into the Spider-Verse pushing the boundaries of what the medium can look...
Short of the Month – Theo and Celeste Louise Burrell July 30, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/270611565 A blend of stop-motion puppets and live action, Theo and Celeste sees two friends asking increasingly absurd questions that then become a reality for them. Always beginning with...
Short of the Week – Stems Joni Blyth May 14, 2018 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/264137664 Packing wonder, insight and gut-punch sentimentality into two minutes is a herculean task, but with just some twigs, wire and a handful of dry leaves...
Isle of Dogs – Review Joni Blyth March 31, 2018 Reviews This film was previously reviewed on 19/02/18 as part of Berlinale Festival. It’s hard to decide which elements of Isle of Dogs are the definitive "perfect fit" for Wes Anderson. Obviously Fantastic Mr....
Isle of Dogs – Berlinale 2018 Review Joni Blyth February 19, 2018 Reviews It’s hard to decide which elements of Isle of Dogs are the definitive "perfect fit" for Wes Anderson. Obviously Fantastic Mr. Fox has already proven that stop-motion and anthropomorphic animal antics gel...
My Life as a Courgette – Review Christopher Preston June 1, 2017 Reviews If Short Term 12 had been a co-production between Henry Selick and Tim Burton, it might well have ended up as something close to My Life as a Courgette, a simple but sincere stop motion feature that tests the...
Short of the Week – Whale Heart Henry Gatrell February 27, 2017 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/203116933 Written and directed by Robert Allen and animated by a team of third-year students at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Whale Heart tells the story of a father and son,...
Top 20 Films of 2016: 8. Anomalisa Conor Morgan December 23, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Despite all of the numerous terrible things that have happened, 2016 has at least given us some truly original films. We’ve seen such leftfield ideas as a punk rock siege led by neo-Nazi Captain Picard,...
Kubo and the Two Strings – Review Calum Baker September 10, 2016 Reviews As always, Laika Entertainment (Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls) have released one of the most beautifully and intricately designed films of the year, this time offering a mythical quest narrative in a...
CEL Mates: Anomalisa Conor Morgan March 22, 2016 CEL Mates, Features, Independent Anomalisa is one of the the scariest films you'll ever see. It is also one of the most human films you’ll ever see. It is 100% concentrated existential dread with a layer of unsettling psychological disorder...
CEL Mates: A Town Called Panic Conor Morgan June 9, 2014 CEL Mates, Features, Independent Created by animators Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar, A Town Called Panic is a 2009 Belgian stop-motion film that, whilst only 75 minutes long, is totally bonkers for every single one of them. The first...
Making It Big: Three’s A Crowd David Brake November 18, 2013 Features, Independent, Making It Big In this installment of Making It Big, we're focusing on the little guy. About 4 inches tall to be precise. We're giving a boost to a new stop-motion film based in the U.K. from award winning animator, Trevor...
