Robots are often used in animated movies to cast light on uniquely human quirks, which helps explain why they are central to so many classic movies. Some of the best animated movies ever focus on ...

In 2018, when director Pablo Berger was thinking about his next movie, he happened to crack open one of his favorite graphic novels, a short, wordless story about a dog and a robot, best friends who ...

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The Wild Robot has been one of the biggest success stories of the year at the box office, recently earning $6.6 million during its seventh full weekend in theaters to claim the #4 spot, behind only ...

“It’s pure cinema,” Guillermo del Toro tells me via email, “affecting and gorgeous, and because it’s animation, it is absolutely a creation and not a re-creation.” The revered Mexican director and ...

Meet Dog and Robot. A 65-sec teaser trailer has debuted for a delightful little animated film titled Robot Dreams, which first premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival a few months ago. It also ...

The Wild Robot, DreamWorks’ latest movie, proves that the departure in The Last Wish wasn’t a fluke, but the beginning of a new era. From director Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your ...

Crafting stakes is complicated territory for a film targeted at audiences of all ages. They are obviously a key component in getting movie-goers invested in the characters and story, but that’s paired ...

The latest from the Spanish director ('Blancanieves') is a semi-silent cartoon about a dog and his robot companion set in 1980s New York. By Leslie Felperin Contributing Film Critic Effectively a ...

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Do androids dream of electric sheep? A better question: What if their R.E.M. cycles were filled with the same wish-fulfillment scenarios and sweaty-palm nightmares that the rest of us have, as ...