Keyword: stop motion
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Coraline
There’s a reason Coraline keeps resurfacing in conversations about the best animation films of its era: it simply refuses to be dated. “Be careful what you wish for.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. Here’s the hook, in brief: Wandering her rambling old house…
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Kubo and the Two Strings
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s Kubo and the Two Strings — a 2016 adventure from director Travis Knight that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. The film’s own tagline — “If you must blink, do it now!” — tells you almost everything about the tone it’s…
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Isle of Dogs
There’s a reason Isle of Dogs keeps resurfacing in conversations about the best adventure films of its era: it simply refuses to be dated. “Loyalty has a scent. And it smells like rebellion.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. Here’s the hook, in brief:…