In writing this Toy Story 5 review I have to admit that Pixar's franchise occupies a unique place in animation history. The original film wasn't just a technological breakthrough. It introduced audiences to a cast of characters that immediately became iconic. Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Rex, Hamm, Slinky Dog, Mr. Potato Head, and the rest of […]
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📜 Welcome, Extra Historians, to our Caterina Sforza, Extra Context video! Where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our series. With questions like, Just how much tea was happening during the Italian Renaissance?, Caterina's was such a boss, did her children live up to her hype?, and " Did Caterina really fight side by side with her…
In many ways, despite all the headlines and viral videos online showcasing the capabilities of the latest generative AI video models over the past few years, we really haven’t seen many projects stand out in what has been promised as the bold new frontier of content creation.
To many, this might be proof that it takes more than a prompt and technology to produce great, memorable films,…
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In the Disney-Pixar series’ latest chapter, Jessie, Woody, and Buzz Lightyear confront a looming threat—screen time—that’s changing the play habits of children everywhere.
The partnership gives brands new ways to fund digital-first animated franchises while offering creators a path to bigger budgets, broader distribution, and faster monetization.
Brothers and directors Arturo and Roy Ambriz tell IndieWire about the difficult financing process — including mortgaging their family home — for the Netflix animated movie inspired by "the suffering that we faced trying to produce our films."
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Beware of cyclops! Universal has unveiled a fun new promo trailer for this summer's next Minions movie titled officially Minions & Monsters hitting theaters in July this summer. This is also known as Minions 3, the 3rd in this spin-off franchise and 7th in the Despicable Me series. Now 10 years after their creation, Minions have become the iconic animated characters of their generation. In…
If buildings could share their stories, what would they say? Each wall tells a tale: not only by its construction, but by its layers of paper or paint, and inevitably, patches or disrepair.
These walls have seen both the best and worst of humanity. Stood by as hopes and dreams lived and then died. They are tired, peeling, rotting. Would they scream if they could? Some that are said to still hold…
After playing on the festival circuit for the last 3 years, this lovely animated short is now available online for everyone to enjoy. 🌩️ Nube is a wonderful 7-minute short film created by two Mexican filmmakers that is about a mother & daughter cloud. This first premiered at the Morelia Film Festival in Mexico where it won the Best Animated Short. "What would you do to stop your child from…
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Like so many movies before it, Minions & Monsters, the third in the Minions spin-off series and seventh film in the Despicable Me universe, is getting special popcorn buckets – and a whole lot more, too. Regal and Cinemark will be offering Minions & Monsters products, which are on sale now ahead of the movie’s release on […]
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In the far away dystopia of Warrenville, two bunnies from the countryside start a revolution.
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Wesley Wang — Director/Writer/Producer
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Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham tell IndieWire about the "Critical Role" journey from livestream to producing animated series.
A new teaser trailer for the upcoming fifth installment of the Shrek movies was released this morning, and comments online are pouring in. The previous Shrek 5 trailer did not go over well with fans, many stating the animation's art style looked odd and that the characters hardly resembled their past selves. It also attempted […]
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"Maybe there's nothing wrong with me at all. Maybe I'm ready for something more!" Disney has unveiled a teaser trailer for their next new Disney Animation creation titled Hexed, in theaters starting in November 2026 this fall. An all-new magical coming-of-age saga – the original film is Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 65th animated feature in their glorious history. An awkward teen and Type-A…
'Toy Story 5' pits Jessie, Woody, Buzz, and co against the terrifying new technology pushing out toys: tablets.
Woody, Buzz and Jessie are back for the fifth toy movie, but does it warrant another entry? Here’s our Toy Story 5 review. It’s been over 30 years since Pixar made history with Toy Story, the first ever fully computer-animated feature film. It’s a banger of a film too, one that has aged remarkably well. ... Toy Story 5 review | The Final Frontier?
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"You really can't help yourself, can you?" Nope! They just had to come back and make another one of these. DreamWorks Animation has revealed the first real teaser trailer fro Shrek 5, a new sequel in the Shrek franchise. This will be released a full 17 years after Shrek Forever After, the fourth movie that opened back in 2010. There hasn't been any other continuation since, unless you count the…
After years of doubt, 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' is finally getting the praise it was denied 25 years later.
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Gooseworx‘s The Amazing Digital Circus follows young people trapped in a virtual realm. Characters embark on various quests, similar to
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Inverse chats with Dan Harmon and Scott Marder about keeping the adult animated classic fresh more than a dozen years later.
"This isn't flying. This is falling with style." To promote the release of Pixar's sequel Toy Story 5 in China coming up this summer, Disney commissioned the Shanghai Animation Film Studio to create a special short film inspired by the toys. Specifically about a Buzz Lightyear toy. The 3-minute short has debuted online for everyone to watch – it's a "silent" short without any dialogue to…
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I Am Frankelda is a brand new dark fantasy musical, and Mexico’s very first stopmotion feature film. Directed and written
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"I didn't come all this way to see you quit." Disney & Pixar have revealed a brand new 20th Anniversary trailer for the 2026 re-release of the Pixar hit Cars, which first hit theaters in June 2026. Almost 20 years ago exactly! This was one of the movies we were excited to watch during the first summer of FirstShowing launching also 20 years ago. Even though Cars didn't get great reviews from…
Seit nunmehr 16 Jahren weilen sie unter uns, machen kleinen Späße beim Werkeln und beherrschen die Leinwand mit ihrem Kichern: die „Minions“ der französischen Filmemacher Pierre Coffin und Chris Renaud und ihre Produktionsfirma Illumination Entertainment. Was macht das ‚Megaverse‘ der beiden Filmemacher so besonders?
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These days, it's quite rare for Disney to announce a sequel to their usual lackluster live-action adaptations of their classic animated features, but the outlier here is the success of the most recent one, Lilo & Stitch. The film grossed over $1.038 billion worldwide, with $423.8 million earned domestically and $614.2 million internationally. Disney officially announced the sequel to the […]
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'Clash of the Titans,' Ray Harryhausen’s magnum opus, came out just as the tide shift for stop-motion effects was taking place in Hollywood.