Spirited Away – 2001

No list of great animated films is complete without Hayao Miyazaki. A master of creating fantastical world and amazing creatures, the imagination of Miyazaki is perfectly illustrated by animation. And while any number of his films could make a list of greats, there is one stand out in his repertoire and that film is Spirited […]

The Adventures of Prince Achmed – 1926

Well that was weird. The oldest surviving animated film was a passion project by Lotte Reiniger, who was one of the first female directors of a feature-length film. The film took three years and handmade cardboard cutouts to create this work of originality. The painstaking detail that went into this film is the most important […]

Kubo and the Two Strings – 2016

Laika has been on an upswing for the past few years; they started with Coraline and have been on the rise ever since. Their most recent effort, Kubo, is a tale that plays like an ancient Japanese folktale, but has the spirit of a modern adventure story. The animation is impressive and I am constantly […]

Diner – 1982

The acting in Diner isn’t impressive, the cast was basically a group of unknowns at the time, but their chemistry is its selling point. The film takes a look at a group of men in their early twenties who are slowly drifting apart as life pulls them in different directions. Each man has his own […]

The Witch – 2015

Colonial America was a vert frightening time, even without the threat of witches. This film takes the fear of life in the unknown and amplifies it with folktales and stories about a witch who steals children. Unbeknownst to the family in this film, these stories turn out to be completely true. It’s only when the […]

Good Will Hunting – 1997

There are some films that define generations of fans, there are some that define the careers of the cast or crew, and there are some that aim to accomplish nothing, but still do all the same. Good Will Hunting disguises the inner turmoil of a twenty-year-old as a mathematically gifted janitor with abandonment issues. The […]