animation
Lockdown lifts in episode 5 of Social Distancing
Watch episode 5 in this series diarising moments of our everyday reality right now.
22 May
Disney and Pixar’s Onward is a must-watch for the whole family
Dominic Corry examines what’s special about Disney/Pixar’s latest.
24 Apr
A bunch of DreamWorks animated hits just arrived on Netflix
17 DreamWorks hits arrive on Netflix.
07 Apr
All Pixar movies, ranked from worst to best
From a lonely robot to a rodent chef to feelings with feelings – here are the best and worst of Pixar.
26 Mar
Quimbo’s Quest, a hilariously silly NZ-made cartoon, just landed on Netflix
And it features the voice of national treasure Cohen Holloway.
17 Mar
Netflix just released a Pokémon: The First Movie remake and I don’t know why
Liam Maguren investigates why this exists.
28 Feb
Short Circuit is the best new thing on Disney+
We watched every single film in the Short Circuit collection.
29 Jan
21 Studio Ghibli classics are coming to Netflix
Feel free to cry big, globby tears of joy when you read this.
21 Jan
Netflix’s film about a walking severed hand is unlike anything you’ve seen
Part coming-of-age tale. Part survival thriller. A completely good watch.
04 Dec
Mosley’s invigorating, timely tale overrides any shortcomings
“New Zealand hasn’t created a film quite like Mosley.”
09 Oct
Mosley and NZ’s world-class animation studio hidden in Snell’s Beach
Plus the editor who moved from Pixar to work in NZ.
01 Oct
The 12 best family films on Netflix right now
Chicken Run, Paddington, Kung Fu Panda, and heaps more.
23 Sep
A gorgeous Dunedin stop-motion film plays as part of NZIFF
And there’s also a one-man jazz animation from NZ.
07 Aug
The Lion King constantly imitates the original—and that’s a big problem
Fortunately, no one dresses in drag and does the hula.
12 Jul
It’s an animation goldmine at this year’s NZIFF
Fantasy! Heists! Violence! And more!
03 Jul
Toy Story isn’t just a kids’ series, they’re films kids grew up with
Liam Maguren revisits one of cinema’s greatest achievements.
18 Jun
Jane Campion selects NZIFF’s short films for 2019 + Animation NOW!
Enter a world unknown.
06 Jun
Chaotic magic, half-Dads & vermin unicorns: we talk to the makers of Pixar’s Onward
We chat to director Dan Scanlon and producer Kori Rae.
19 Mar
The crazy cat lady gets her origin story in this darkly funny animated short
Every hero needs an origin story.
04 Mar
Pixar just released three bold, original short films
These shorts are a little more adult-oriented.
20 Feb
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