Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/19/roger-allers-disney-film-maker-lion-king-dies-aged-76 #WaltDisneyCompany #Film #TheLionKing #Culture #AnimationInFilm #UsNews

What happened next: how KPop Demon Hunters became a global phenomenon and outranked Lady Gaga https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/01/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-korean-most-watched-film #KpopDemonHunters #Film #Netflix #AnimationInFilm #Kpop #Culture

Demon Slayer economics: how the anime juggernaut became a saviour https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/dec/31/demon-slayer-economics-how-anime-juggernaut-became-saviour #Anime #Film #Culture #UkNews #Japan #TvStreaming #Television #AsiaPacific #TelevisionRadio #WorldNews #AnimationInFilm #AnimationOnTv

‘Criminally below the radar’: readers on their best underrated Christmas films https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/18/best-underrated-christmas-films #Animationinfilm #NicolasCage #AlanCumming #LennyHenry #Christmas #JudyDavis #Culture #Film

‘Apocalyptically funny’: why The Mitchells vs the Machines is my feelgood movie https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-feelgood-movie #Actionandadventurefilms #Animationinfilm #OliviaColman #Comedyfilms #Culture #Comedy #Film

Zootropolis 2 review – just-about-passable family comedy sequel might as well be AI generated https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/25/zootropolis-2-review-just-about-passable-family-comedy-sequel-might-as-well-be-ai-generated #Zootopia(akaZootropolis) #WaltDisneyCompany #Animationinfilm #JasonBateman #Familyfilms #Culture #Film

‘The age of toys is over’: first Toy Story 5 teaser trailer introduces a new tech foe https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/11/toy-story-5-teaser-trailer #WaltDisneyCompany #Animationinfilm #ToyStory #TomHanks #Culture #USnews #Pixar #Film

100 Meters review – mesmerising anime of young athletes in search of physical and spiritual high https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/10/100-meters-review-mesmerising-anime-of-young-athletes-in-search-of-physical-and-spiritual-high #Comicsandgraphicnovels #Animationinfilm #Filmadaptations #Lifeandstyle #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #Athletics #Running #Culture #Anime #Manga #Japan #Books #Sport #Film

In Your Dreams review – Netflix dreams up solid sub-Pixar adventure https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/07/in-your-dreams-review-netflix #Actionandadventurefilms #Animationinfilm #Comedyfilms #Netflix #Culture #Comedy #Film

The least frightening films ever – ranked! https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/30/the-least-frightening-films-ever-ranked #Animationinfilm #Wallace&Gromit #StudioGhibli #JacquesTati #JimJarmusch #WimWenders #DavidLynch #Halloween #Musicals #Culture #Peanuts #Pixar #Anime #Film

How Disney’s Animated Short ‘Versa’ Tells a Story of Loss, Grief and Hope Through Dance and Music
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Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie review – sunny, wholesome cat-obsessed tale that knows its audience https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/15/gabbys-dollhouse-the-movie-review-sunny-wholesome-cat-obsessed-tale-that-knows-its-audience #Television&radio #Animationinfilm #Lifeandstyle #Familyfilms #KristenWiig #Television #Worldnews #Netflix #Animals #Culture #Media #Film #Cats #Pets

The Twits review – Americanised Roald Dahl is gruesome in all the wrong ways https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/14/the-twits-review-roald-dahl-animation-netflix #Animationinfilm #Filmadaptations #Familyfilms #Comedyfilms #RoaldDahl #Netflix #Culture #Books #Media #Film

Release date set as The Simpsons movie returns for sequel after two decades https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/30/the-simpsons-movie-2-sequel-release-date-returns-2027 #Television&radio #Animationinfilm #AnimationonTV #UStelevision #TheSimpsons #Television #Culture #Film

KPop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix’s most-watched film with 230m views https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/26/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-most-watched-film-record #Television&radio #Animationinfilm #TVstreaming #Netflix #Culture #Media #Film

KPop Demon Hunters: everyone is talking about it at school and on social media, but … what is it? https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/aug/25/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-explain-it-to-me-quickly #Animationinfilm #Culture #Netflix

Fixed review – Netflix’s raunchy horny dog comedy wears thin https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/12/fixed-movie-review-netflix #Animationinfilm #Comedyfilms #Culture #Netflix #Comedy #Film

Wolf Children review – Mamoru Hosoda’s tender werewolf fable is a minor masterpiece https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/12/wolf-children-review-mamoru-hosodas-tender-werewolf-fable-is-a-minor-masterpiece #Sciencefictionandfantasyfilms #Animationinfilm #Lifeandstyle #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #Culture #Family #Anime #Japan #Film

How KPop Demon Hunters became the surprise Netflix smash of the summer https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/31/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-animation #Animationinfilm #Popandrock #Netflix #Culture #Music #K-pop #Film

‘They all looked the same, they all dressed the same’: the betrayal of the Smurfs’ communist roots https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/25/how-smurfs-communist-roots-betrayed-film-movie #Comicsandgraphicnovels #Animationinfilm #Familyfilms #Communism #Worldnews #Culture #Books #Film