The strong batch of five finalists is made even stronger by the inclusion of three runners-up that may have merited their own nominations.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
Your guide to Asheville's vibrant and diverse movie offerings.
All in Animated
The strong batch of five finalists is made even stronger by the inclusion of three runners-up that may have merited their own nominations.
The iconic cat and mouse’s violent schtick quickly grows tiresome in this horrible animation/live-action hybrid.
The animated series experiences a major evolutionary leap forward in this fast and funny sequel.
The latest from Irish animation artist Tomm Moore is visually sumptuous and relates a captivating myth.
An all-star vocal cast and a creative premise help this animated charmer overcome a bumpy start.
The new animated Scooby-Doo adventures is a goofy and charming distraction.
The heavy-handed, brightly-colored sequel is full of ebullient nonsense, but nevertheless has a positive message at its core.
Stop-motion works comprise over half of this year’s nominees, but will one of the two computer-animated finalists take home the Academy Award?
With a somnolent Will Smith voicing an especially boring bird, and a tired supervillain plot line, there’s not much here to recommend.
Disney’s dullest characters return for another visually rich yet forgettable adventure.
The storytelling is Saturday morning quality; the production values are theatrical grade, but with little flair to divert anyone older than about seven.
It’s thoroughly engaging and consistently entertaining — as well as being shamelessly commercial.
It’s like Modern Family goes to Australia — beloved characters on amusing new adventures with only tangential connection to their original charms.
The director-less animated adventure is progressive, entertaining, and surprisingly dark.
The animated sequel is as fun and funny as its predecessor, though the increased reliance on live-action exposition is troubling.
A slightly twisted new effort from Pixar leads the field of five animated short films nominated for the 2019 Academy Award and playing at the Grail starting Feb. 8.
The latest web-slinger adventure furthers the argument for animation being the best way to enact grand superhero set pieces.
