Cult Animation
Like your animation a little weird and wonderful? Then look no further, you have arrived. From works as diverse as Jan Svankmajer and The Brothers Quay to that of Richard Linklater ("Waking Life", pictured), from the "Simpsons" to the "Bloggs" (in "Where the Wind Blows"). For Japanese Animation, check out "Japanime", for those oldies but goodies (1920-1965) check out "Classic Animation".
Strings (2004)
7/10
Director: Anders Ronnow Klarlund
Starring: Voices Of, James McAvoy, Catherine McCormack, Julian Glover, Derek Jacobi, Ian H...
A unique and beautifully realised fantasy film populated entirely by marionettes. With shades of the Brothers Grimm and even Shakespeare, the story p... Read more
Summer Wars (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Starring: Voice Of, Nanami Sakuraba, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He's good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful, online community... Read more
Superman / Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Lauren Montgomery
Starring: Andre Braugher, Kevin Conroy, Summer Glau, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg
When a spaceship splashes down in Gotham Harbor, Batman and Superman encounter a mysterious Kryptonian with powers as great as Superman's. When Darkse... Read more
Superman / Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
7.2/10
Director: Sam Liu
Starring: Voices Of, Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy, Timothy Daly, Xander Berkeley, Corey Burt...
Based on the six-issue comic book arc by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness, this finds our caped crusader heroes on the wrong side of the law. Which isn't su... Read more
Superman Animated: A Little Piece of Home (1996)
Starring: Voices Of, Timothy Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown
The man of steel gets the animation treatment from the same gifted team that brought us the Batman Animated series. This DVD includes four episodes f... Read more
Superman: Doomsday (2007)
7/10
Director: Bruce W Timm, Lauren Montgomery, Brandon Vietti
Starring: Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, James Marsters, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Swoosie Kurt...
When Lexcorp accidentally unearths the intergalactic serial killer Doomsday, Superman battles the creature head-on in the fight of his life...literall... Read more
Superman: Unbound (2013)
6.7/10
Director: James Tucker
Starring: John Noble, Stana Katic, Matt Bomer, Molly Quinn
An unstoppable android on the horizon. A mysterious fireball hurtling toward Earth. A fearless - and beautiful - reporter who'll stop at nothing to ge... Read more
Team America: World Police (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Trey Parker
Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Team America, an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability (mostly by blowing things up), learns that a power-hungry dictat... Read more
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Michael Arias
Based on the popular manga by Taiyou Matsumoto and directed by Michael Arias this visually arresting anime tells the tale of young, self-appointed her... Read more
Terkel in Trouble (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Stefan Fjeldmark, Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjorn Christoffersen
Starring: Voices Of, Adrian Edmondson, Bill Bailey, Olivia Colman, Johnny Vegas, Toby Step...
Inspired by the stand-up routines of popular Danish comedian Anders Matthesen, this twisted CGI-animated feature centres around the complex life and h... Read more