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The Glassworker (2024)
Dir. Usman Riaz
Who hasn’t been inspired by Studio Ghibli? Pakistan’s first ever hand-drawn animated feature clearly takes inspiration from the famed film…
Out of My Mind (2024)
Dir. Amber Sealey
You’d think a Disney movie about a sweet kid overcoming the difficulties of cerebral palsy would be overly sweet or…
Orion and the Dark (2024)
Dir. Sean Charmatz
Going to sleep is something we do every day, though, when we were kids, it certainly wasn’t easy. With family-friendly…
Me
Just when you think you’ve heard enough origin stories for a lifetime, in comes Me with probably the most poignant…
Chicken for Linda! (2023)
Dir. Chiara Malta & Sébastien Laudenbach
While the market for animation is mostly dominated by American 3D and Japanese anime, once in a while, a film…
Frog and Toad
For those familiar with the original book series, you’ll already know what kind of show to expect. The Apple+ cartoon…
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
The Boy and the Heron isn’t Hayao Miyazaki’s best film, nor is it his most accessible, seeing as the director…
Pokémon Concierge
Pokémon is one of the world’s most popular franchises, and it’s mainly centered around the idea of cute, colorful creatures…
Merry Little Batman (2023)
Dir. Mike Roth
While it might not be the most inspired story featuring the titular caped crusader—nor is it a particularly Christmas-y tale—Merry…
Skull Island
Set in the Monsterverse—the same shared universe that King Kong, Godzilla, and their respective films inhabit—Skull Island follows a group…
Hi Nanna (2023)
Dir. Shouryuv
When your dad is single, and he isn’t in a relationship with someone else, naturally, a kid would wonder about…
Friday Night Plan (2023)
Dir. Vatsal Neelakantan
Friday Night Plan resembles many a classic teen film (most notably, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Booksmart), but it also…
Iwájú
White creators handling African stories rarely turn out well, so thankfully, Disney decided to collaborate with pan-African Kugali Studio for…
One Life (2023)
Dir. James Hawes
As far as heroic biopics go, One Life is fairly standard, if not a bit forgettable. The film’s monotonous pace…
My Adventures with Superman
Bright, breezy, and refreshingly unburdened by the seriousness of so many live-action Superman shows and movies, this new animated series…
The Velveteen Rabbit (2023)
Dir. Jennifer Perrott & Rick Thiele
A beloved children’s story gets its umpteenth adaptation here, this time from the screenwriter of 2018’s Watership Down — who…
Queen of Tears
Dir. Jang Young-woo & Kim Hee-won
To many people, marrying a rich heiress is the dream, since all that wealth can free a man from the…
World’s Best (2023)
Dir. Roshan Sethi
Much sweeter and much more bittersweet than one might expect, World’s Best does some deceptively clever things with its major…
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Dir. Yoo In-sik
Despite their rising popularity, K-dramas have sustained a reputation for being, at times, too sentimental for their own good. Extraordinary…
Lost Ollie
The Netflix four-part miniseries Lost Ollie is a bit like if Toy Story was adapted into a live-action dramedy. You’ll…
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
I think it’s safe to say you’ve never seen a Pinocchio adaptation quite like Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. It still…
Aachar & Co (2023)
Dir. Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy
With elaborate sets, musical numbers, and an ensemble cast, Aachar and Co doesn’t feel like a regular budget-bound debut feature.…
Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure
Best known for its cute characters, Sanrio has partnered with Netflix to deliver a children’s adventure mini-series centered on their…
The Sea Beast (2022)
Dir. Chris Williams
The Sea Beast tells the story of Jacob, a legendary sea monster hunter, and Maisie, a wannabe monster hunter herself.…
In the Heights (2021)
Dir. Jon M. Chu
Even if you aren’t familiar with the original, Tony Award-winning Broadway production from Lin-Manuel Miranda, this adaptation of In the…
The Falls (2021)
Dir. Chung Mong-hong
All the synopses going around the internet won’t fail to let you know that The Falls takes place at the…
Move to Heaven
Dir. Kim Sung-ho
In Move to Heaven, a man and his son clean up after the dead—specifically, the dead who have no one…
Maya and the Three
Once you get past its kiddy dialogue and somewhat overenthusiastic voice performances, Maya and the Three delivers one of the…
Superman & Lois
You just wouldn’t expect yet another superhero show from The CW to carry the sort of emotional weight typically reserved…
Belle (2021)
Dir. Mamoru Hosoda
This Japanese animated film employs a gorgeous blend of CGI and traditional animation—as well as intricately orchestrated original songs—to present…
The Baby-Sitters Club
Vibrant and quirky in a way that always rings true for its plucky protagonists, this abruptly cancelled children’s series embodies…
Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
Dir. Kuang-Hui Liu & Liu Kuang-hui
Your Name Engraved Herein is a melancholy and emotional film set in 1987 just as martial law ends in Taiwan.…
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