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9 best anime shows and movies to watch on Valentine's Day

What better way to bask in the season of love alongside your partner than through the wonderful, heartfelt worlds of anime?

Tom’s Guide

Revival of 2D Animation Dominates Animated Feature Oscar Nominations

Discover how traditional 2D animation is making a comeback in the world of animated films, as filmmakers push the boundaries and tell compelling stories us...

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'The Boy and the Heron' streaming date: When will it be available to watch?

Experience Studio Ghibli’s 24th film and Hayao Miyazaki’s supposed final entry, "The Boy and the Heron," on streaming come September 6.

Tom’s Guide

Leonardo DiCaprio introduced Martin Scorsese to Studio Ghibli movies – and his first two choices were solid

Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke are both supernaturalist and environmentalist films – that will absolutely make you cry

Total Film

Studio Ghibli's latest New Year’s illustration is my favourite Miyazaki design yet

It celebrates the year of the dragon.

Creative Bloq

Golden Globes 2024: Who will win and who should win

Adam White has skimmed the major categories of the most chaotic ceremony in awards season to determine which films and TV shows will reign supreme

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Cory Woodroof’s Top 20 films of 2023, including Oppenheimer and Barbie, of course

One of our writers saw more than 150 movies that came out in 2023. Here are his favorites.

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Sorry Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Fans, Another Movie Needs To Win The 2024 Oscar For Best Animated Feature

I'm a huge fan of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, but I'm rooting for another 2023 animated movie to win at the Oscars.

Cinemablend

These Are My Top 10 Anime Movies And Shows Of 2023, Including The Boy And The Heron

We need to talk about the best anime movies and TV shows of 2023. Here are my top ten.

Cinemablend

Behind The Boy and the Heron: The myths and magic of Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki

What next for Studio Ghibli when its 82-year-old co-founder and standard bearer Hayao Miyazki finally steps back? His new film – the quietly released but loudly acclaimed ‘The Boy and the Heron’ – comes first; Louis Chilton hears the story behind it

The Independent UK

The Boy and the Heron review – overplotted Miyazaki still delights

At 82, the revered director of Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro has made his most personal film yet – a sometimes unwieldy tale of a 12-year-old boy coming to terms with his mother’s death

The Guardian - UK

From Barbie to Cameron: the most memorable comebacks of 2023

Observer writers choose the outstanding returns of the year in the worlds of politics, fashion, sport and film

The Guardian - UK

The Boy and the Heron review: anime legend Hayao Miyazaki makes a grand, beautiful, tortured return

Robert Pattinson supplies his voice to the English dub of a film that mixes – like Studio Ghibli’s very best – the personal, cultural and historical

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The Boy and the Heron: Hayao Miyazaki's latest 'last' Studio Ghibli film is a gorgeous exploration of grief

It doesn't quite match his greatest masterpieces but this beautiful, magical film still soars way above the competition

Total Film

From the MCU to Knock at the Cabin, 2023 has been the year of Dave Bautista

OPINION | Dave Bautista has quietly become one of the best actors around, and 2023 proves it

The Guardian - UK

The Boy and the Heron review – Miyazaki’s mysterious, magical fantasy on grief and meaning

Acclaimed animator’s unexpected return explores profound pain, relationships and elements of his own past in the company of typically surreal characters

The Conversation

Studio Ghibli's layering of Japanese and western storytelling is key to their success

Studio Ghibli films are often put into the rather vague category of “Japanese animation”. Many viewers expect the studio’s films to be rooted in the culture and stories of it’s home nation, Japan. This makes its foray into adapting western stories all the more intriguing.

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The Guardian - UK

Best films of 2023 in the UK: No 5 – The Boy and the Heron

Addressing loss and grief, Hayao Miyazaki’s dazzlingly surreal animation has the tender, solemn air of an artist reflecting on his own spellbinding legacy

The Independent UK

'Wonka' waltzes to $39 million opening, propelled by Chalamet's starring role

“Wonka” debuted with $39 million in box office sales in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend

The Guardian - UK

Best movies of 2023 in the US: No 8 – The Boy and the Heron

Addressing loss and grief, Hayao Miyazaki’s dazzlingly surreal animation has the tender, solemn air of an artist reflecting on his own spellbinding legacy

5 animated movies to watch on Netflix that could change your life

There are some that think animated movies are just for kids... they are wrong – here are three that adults will enjoy as much

Total Film

The 25 best movies of 2023

The Total Film team choose the best films of 2023, from reinvigorated rom-coms to a historical epic like no other

The Guardian - US

Subtitles on: how foreign-language movies entered the mainstream

Two Japanese hits and an impressive showing for international films at the Golden Globes continues an encouraging trend

Marie Claire

The 10 Biggest Surprises and Snubs from the Golden Globe Nominations

After a major organizational shake-up, the Globes showed this year would be business as usual.

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