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The year 2004 brought a mixed bag of animated films, with everything from Pixar’s The Incredibles to Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Home on the Range to Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle. And what did […]

DreamWorks Animation Countdown 8: ‘Shrek 2’

Twentieth Century Fox Film (TCFF) is doubling its attention to family-oriented, animated films, thanks to a new deal with an up and coming UK animation studio. Twentieth Century Fox just […]

20th Century Fox announces partnership deal with UK studio Locksmith Animation

I haven’t been too impressed with the work coming out of Sony Pictures Animation as of late, and I’d venture to guess that a lot of you feel the same. […]

The First ‘Peter Rabbit’ Trailer Is Here

Yes, we all know the big powerhouse studios like Disney and Pixar with their millions of fanboys and fangirls, but today there are dozens of big-name animation studios, many of […]

Daily Debate: Which Animation Studio is the Most Underappreciated and Why?

In the first official Voltron: Legendary Defender season four trailer, the Paladins are back and ready to put on quite the show, both for Netflix audiences and the aliens who […]

‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ Season 4 Trailer Debuts

Back in November last year, DreamWorks Animation sadly pulled the plug on The Croods 2, the sequel to their 2013 prehistoric comedy. We all thought the caveman family’s next adventure was […]

DreamWorks Resurrects ‘The Croods 2’ for 2020

Admit it. There’s that one animated film that, despite how bad everyone else says it is, you love and holds a special place in your heart. We recently reviewed Thumbelina […]

Daily Debate: What Unpopular Animated Film Do You Actually Love?

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is notable for being the last traditionally animated feature film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and the box office numbers make the reason for that […]

DreamWorks Animation Countdown 7: ‘Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas’

Yes, yes, it may be your favorite animated film of all time, but it still has a flaw (or two) that bugs you…every time! Take, Beauty and the Beast, for […]

Daily Debate: What’s Your Least Favorite Thing about Your Favorite Animated Film?

Bronies and pegasisters, it’s time to rejoice! In a few weeks time, Twilight Sparkle and her pony friends will arrive on the big screen for an epic adventure in My […]

‘My Little Pony: The Movie’ Delights with New ‘Heroes’ Trailer

*Disclaimer: Spoilers ahead.* The tale of a mustang in the days of the Old West, when great herds of buffalo still roamed the plains and the railroad was growing, Spirit: […]

DreamWorks Animation Countdown 6: ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’

Pixar is preparing for the release of its second of two 2017 animated features (the first being Cars 3) with Coco. A tribute to the annual Mexican holiday Día de Muertos […]

‘Coco’s New ‘Find Your Voice’ Trailer Debuts

Every reader has what one might call their “foundation books.” These are the texts that led those readers to discover the joy of the printed page. Being a self-styled serious […]

The Attic of Animation: ‘Garfield’ TV Specials

Have you ever wanted to own a one-of-a-kind piece of animation memorabilia? Well fans of Aardman Animations have the chance to do just that with a charity auction the studio […]

Aardman Animations Auctions Off Rare Memorabilia for Charity

Shrek is both like every Disney animated movie you’ve seen and unlike every Disney animated movie you’ve ever seen. The film is very loosely based on a children’s book by […]

DreamWorks Animation Countdown 5: ‘Shrek’

It’s the time of the year when the Emmys kick off with the 69th Creative Arts Emmy Awards! Presented last Saturday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, this side of […]

‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Samurai Jack’ Win Big at the Creative Arts Emmys

When the new season of The Powerpuff Girls reboot airs on Cartoon Network next weekend, not only will fans be treated to a new collection of stories following the world’s […]

Musician Toya Delazy to voice Fourth Powerpuff Girl in Season Premiere

2017 has been a great year for anime on both the big and little screens. We’ve had everything from the US release of Your Name to A Silent Voice and […]

[REVIEW] ‘The Napping Princess’

You either like it or you hate it! Morgan and Chelsea talk about Don Bluth’s 1994 animated film, Thumbelina Highlights Nerdy Couch Discussion: Top 5 B-list heroes and villains […]

Animation Addicts Podcast# 155: ‘Thumbelina’ – Cuchi Cuchi

Happy Holidays! While some of us still resent starting even Halloween this early, Disney is plowing through to the holiday season with some musical sneak peeks of Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. The […]

‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’ Soundtrack Drops 11/3; Hear 3 Song Samples Now

In 2000 DreamWorks and Aardman Animation released Chicken Run, the studios’ first feature film together. This partnership would eventually lead to a total of three films, but Chicken Run was, […]

DreamWorks Animation Countdown 4: ‘Chicken Run’

The Weinstein Company’s animated Leap! just hit theaters a couple weeks ago, but already the company has quietly released another animated feature film on Netflix. Called The Guardian Brothers, the […]

The Weinstein Co. Releases ‘The Guardian Brothers’ on Netflix

Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Pick is back to deliver yet another delightful stop-motion flick with Aardman Animations. This new feature is the pre-historic comedy Early Man, which now has […]

Aardman’s ‘Early Man’ Dawns with a New Trailer!

Three years ago, we informed you that the classic animated educational show, The Magic School Bus, based on the Joanna Cole books of the same name, was getting a reboot. […]

‘The Magic School Bus Rides Again’ Trailer Debuts!

Regardless of how you feel about Mariah Carey, I think we can all agree that when it comes to holiday music, “All I Want for Christmas is You” is a […]

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Is Now an Animated Movie

The road to El Dorado, as it turns out, isn’t that long after all. It may be the film’s title, but it only takes protagonists Miguel (Kenneth Branagh) and Tulio […]

DreamWorks Animation Countdown 3:’The Road to El Dorado’

Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky was the first feature under the Studio Ghibli banner, and in the wake of latter era classics like Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and The […]

[REIVEW] ‘Castle in the Sky’ (Ghibli Fest 2017)

‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 4 Trailer Debuts Online

Soon, anyone will be able to defend the universe as a Paladin of Voltron. Well, anyone with a VR gaming system, that is. DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles will place fans […]

‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ VR Game Coming This Fall

Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks Animation, often suggested an animated adaptation of 1956’s The Ten Commandments while still working at Disney; although Disney CEO Michael Eisner dismissed the idea, fellow […]

DreamWorks Animation Countdown 2: ‘The Prince of Egypt’

For the third time, “the king has returned” from the Disney Vault. This time, as part of the Walt Disney Signature Collection Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD release. It’s the […]

[REVIEW] ‘The Lion King’ Walt Disney Signature Collection Blu-ray

Star Wars Rebels season three arrived on DVD and Blu-ray today, and for fans of this excellent series on Disney XD, this set is a must-have. Season three of the […]

‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season Three Blu-ray Review

Released nearly twenty years ago, back in the autumn of 1998, DreamWorks Animation’s Antz marks several firsts. For starters, it was the first feature film the studio ever made, the […]

DreamWorks Animation Countdown 1: ‘Antz’

It was only a matter of time before Rotoscopers began their DreamWorks countdown. They have previously reviewed all of the feature films of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Studio Ghibli, […]

Introducing the DreamWorks Animation Countdown!

The long awaited review of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is here! Chelsea and Morgan tackle this dynamic and controversial telling of Victor Hugo’s classic tale. Highlights Today’s Patron Pick […]

Animation Addicts Podcast # 154 ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ – Skeleton PJ’s

The Movie ✮✮✮✮ Guardians of the Galaxy was a breath of fresh air in an era of comic book films that were starting to feel predictable and repetitive. The film […]

[REVIEW] ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Blu-ray