“It’s pure cinema,” Guillermo del Toro tells me via email, “affecting and gorgeous, and because it’s animation, it is absolutely a creation and not a re-creation.” The revered Mexican director and ...

While five of 2025 highest grossers were animated, including "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Zootopia 2," creative timidity and remakes limit the potential of American animation.

In her column “Frame by Frame,” Sara Alanis Morales ’28 explores different facets of the animation industry while reviewing popular animated media. Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes ...