animation - THE ROLLING TAPE

April 6, 2026

It was inevitable that, after the smash hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), a sequel would go into production. So, it is no surprise that...

March 27, 2026

At the popular rise of 3D animation in the 2000s, as Pixar produced its greatest run of animated classics — Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredib...

March 5, 2026

The 2026 edition of the Slamdance Film Festival includes 16 films in its animated shorts category. These films range from experimental to sen...

March 2, 2026

Here’s the pitch: Avatar (2009) with beavers. That sentence alone sounds like a fever dream, but that fever dream is also the central premise...

February 24, 2026

Decorado, from Alberto Vázquez, is a tale of two animated mice, Arnold (Asier Hormaza) and MarÍa (Aintzane Gamiz), who are both facing ...

January 21, 2026

Awards season is well and truly underway. Everyone at The Rolling Tape has been buzzing since our way-too-early Oscars predictions pod...

January 12, 2026

As I’ve followed the general critical and commercial rise of East Asian animation as a fan, one notable film industry has been missing. While...

December 1, 2025

After grossing $156 million in the US and $556 million Worldwide this weekend, Zootopia 2 has become a surprise box-office hit. For the secon...

November 29, 2025

In an age when Disney only wants to retread existing IP with its notorious live-action remakes and onslaught of sequels, it was only a matter...

September 14, 2025

A little over four years ago, the status of anime films got a major global boost. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020) slashed previous box offic...

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