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Dragon Rider – a worthy adaptation or a bad rip-off?

Dragon Rider – a worthy adaptation or a bad rip-off?

Dragon Rider is a German take on the concept of humans and dragons coexisting in one world, but fails to add anything innovative to it

The perfect Pixar Short: Part 2

The perfect Pixar Short: Part 2

These animated marvels have long led innovation in their field but how will they rank in our top ten series for style, sound and creative potential?

Review: Roots

Review: Roots

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews 1927’s Roots at HOME

Preview: Manchester Animation Festival

Preview: Manchester Animation Festival

Deputy Film Editor, Josh Sandy, previews the highlights of the Manchester Animation Festival ahead of its much anticipated 5th edition

Preview: Stealing Sheep ‘“Big Wows” Video Series Premiere at Everyman Cinema

Preview: Stealing Sheep ‘“Big Wows” Video Series Premiere at Everyman Cinema

Manchester’s Everyman Cinema St John’s is hosting the Stealing Sheep “BIG WOWS” Video Series Premiere on Wednesday, 13 November

A Film Lover’s Guide to Manchester: Festivals

A Film Lover’s Guide to Manchester: Festivals

It seems like every week there’s a different festival happening in Manchester; here’s a selection of our favourite Mancunian film festivals

Review: Love, Death & Robots

Review: Love, Death & Robots

Will Robinson reviews Netflix’s aptly named Love, Death & Robots, the latest take on the growingly popular anthology-style of television.

Review: Welcome to Marwen

Review: Welcome to Marwen

Matthew Johnston reviews Welcome To Marwen, which is so poor he wishes he entered his own imaginary world

Review: Ralph Breaks the Internet

Review: Ralph Breaks the Internet

The Disney sequel works for both kids and adults, due to intelligent writing, intricate and funny world-building, and excellent voice acting

Manchester’s Animation Festival 2018: AniJam

Manchester’s Animation Festival 2018: AniJam

The Manchester Animation Festival 2018 shared animations created in AniJam; a 48-hour animation challenge, based on the theme ‘Together.’

Manchester Animation Festival: Virus Tropical

Manchester Animation Festival: Virus Tropical

Santiago Caicedo’s animated coming of age tale, Virus Tropical, proves to be a starkly simple slice of life fronted by terrific animation.

KinoFilm Festival: In conversation with Paul Allen

KinoFilm Festival: In conversation with Paul Allen

Aisha Al-Janabi is in conversation with Paul Allen, the festival manager of KinoFilm Festival

Review: Tehran Taboo

Review: Tehran Taboo

Review of Tehran Taboo; an immersive film of untold stories set in Tehran.

Review: The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle leaves audiences swept away as Studio Ghibli proves it is far from dead in the water

Andrew McDonald is coming to Castlefield Gallery

Manchester-based artist Andrew McDonald brings his existing works to his home city

Review: Life, Animated

A young autistic boy manages to understand the world through Disney films

Creating the Illusion

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Old school animation in the digital age

Dylan Wiggan looks at the changing landscape of animated movies