Animation
Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model, and then photographing the result. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process.
Here Alice has assembled all the very best of this craft; scroll below alphabetically or search using the sub-categories in green on the left. 'Family Animation', 'Classic Animation', 'Cult Animation' or 'JapanAnime'.
Right: Nick Park's endearing Wallace and Gromit.
Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
5.1/10
Director: Xeth Feinberg
Starring: Voices Of, Kevin Michael Richardson, Billy West, Jackie Hoffman, Tim Curry, Andy...
Based on Showtime's hilariously bent three-minute cartoon series, this feature-length no-holds-barred comedy/musical extravaganza comes from four-time... Read more
Kiwi Cartoon Collection (2007)
Director: Various
Over an hour of family-friendly New Zealand cartoons are collected in this showcase of recent work by FluxAnimation Studios. Features episodes from sh... Read more
Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Volume 2 (1995)
8/10
Starring: Matt Groening, Janeane Garofalo, James Hetfield, Dave Grohl
The original Adult Swim series continues with more absurd comedy genius in Volume 2, as the guests get wise and Space Ghost's questioning technique be... Read more
Handy Manny: Manny's Pet Roundup (2006)
5.7/10
Starring: Wilmer Valderrama
When Handy Manny (voiced by Wilmer Valderrama) is on the job, you know everything will get fixed...even when the "job" is helping find lost animals an... Read more
The Lord Of The Rings ( Blu-ray ) (1978)
6.2/10
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: Christopher Guard, John Hurt, William Squire
A young Hobbit named Frodo is thrown on an amazing adventure, when he is appointed the job of destroying the one ring which was created by the dark lo... Read more
Mickey Mouse: Season 1 (2013)
8.1/10
Starring: Mickey Mouse
19 newly-produced Mickey Mouse cartoons are collected together in this Season 1 collection. Join Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, Daisy and Pluto in a s... Read more
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
7.5/10
Director: Tim Johnson
Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, F Murray Abraham,...
Hiccup and Toothless reunite to remind both their kinds of the inseparable bond between vikings and dragons. It's the festival of Snoggletog on New Be... Read more
Detective Pikachu (Blu-Ray) (2019)
6.8/10
Director: Rob Letterman
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe, Bill Nighy
Ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim, to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is H... Read more
Lightyear (2022)
5.9/10
Director: Angus MacLane
Starring: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, James Brolin
While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are a... Read more
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (Blu-ray) (2021)
7.7/10
Director: Dean Fleischer Camp
Starring: Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini
A cash-strapped documentary maker decides to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbnb with his friends. Read more