The Red Turtle

A familiar animated film can change when work, grief, family or an unfinished ambition enters your own life. These are ways into that change, not claims about what every viewer must feel or what a...

A ranked journey through quests, expeditions, survival stories and voyages into the fantastic. I favour a strong sense of place and discoveries that change the traveller, with room for exuberant...

A ranked introduction to what feature animation can do: hand-drawn worlds, tactile stop-motion, expressive computer imagery and adult documentary all belong here. I favour a visual approach that...

For households that want a film adults can enjoy alongside children, this ranking values imaginative storytelling, comic craft and emotional substance. It ranges from gentle introductions to...