The Wild Robot chose not to play by the usual rules of modern animation, per its director's design. In a conversation with Vulture, director Chris Sanders assessed the entertainment industry's shift ...

It was everything Sanders wanted: subtle, emotional, and character-driven. “Sometimes when I see a property like this, I actually get a little bit anxious, because I feel like I know what to do,” he ...

“The Wild Robot” director Chris Sanders was feeling a little lost himself. In 2020, he ventured into live-action filmmaking with “The Call of the Wild,” an ambitious, imperfect adaptation of Jack ...

‘Robot Dreams’ (NEON, May 31) Pablo Berger’s silent film scored an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature — and now gets a full theatrical release. The melancholy film follows the adventures of ...

Six directors behind some of the most acclaimed animated films of the year discuss why they fell in love with movies, the threat of AI and how even cartoons "can express great truths." By Scott ...

The extraordinary new film from DreamWorks Animation takes place almost entirely on a thickly forested isle, where an obliging droid, Lupita Nyong’o’s Roz, washes ashore one stormy night. The beach on ...