Culture | The Guardian US6d ago
Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/01/swapped-netflix-review #AnimationInFilm #Film #Netflix #MichaelBJordan #JunoTemple #ComedyFilms #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Culture
Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar

Michael B Jordan and Juno Temple voice indistinctive body-swap caper for kids with muddled empathy message

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Culture | The Guardian USApr 21
‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/21/muslim-kids-are-really-underrepresented-the-animated-movie-where-medieval-maths-meets-eager-young-minds #AnimationInFilm #Film #Islam #HistoryOfScience #Mathematics #Canada #FamilyFilms #Culture #Education #Mathematics #Religion #Science #WorldNews
‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds

Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reveal their inspiration, and reflect on their success

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Culture | The Guardian USMar 19
‘The world was hard – this movie was meant to be a hug’: Ugo Bienvenu on his heartwarming eco-fable Arco https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/19/the-world-was-hard-this-movie-was-meant-to-be-a-hug-ugo-bienvenu-on-his-heartwarming-eco-fable-arco #AnimationInFilm #Film #Culture #Oscars
‘The world was hard – this movie was meant to be a hug’: Ugo Bienvenu on his heartwarming eco-fable Arco

The polymath French film-maker might be a pessimist, but his Oscar-nominated animated film is one of light and hope – even if he did have to fund it himself

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World news | The GuardianMar 12
KPop Demon Hunters sequel confirmed at Netflix: ‘This is only the beginning’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/12/kpop-demon-hunters-sequel-netflix #KpopDemonHunters #AnimationInFilm #UsNews #Netflix #Film #Culture
KPop Demon Hunters sequel confirmed at Netflix: ‘This is only the beginning’

The streamer’s biggest film of all time, also nominated for two Oscars, is getting a followup

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World news | The GuardianMar 9
Pixar chief says LGBTQ+ plot elements cut from Elio as company is ‘not making therapy’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/09/pixar-chief-lgbtq-plot-cut-elio-not-therapy-pete-docter #Film #Pixar #LgbtqRights #AnimationInFilm #WaltDisneyCompany #Culture #WorldNews #UsNews
Pixar chief says LGBTQ+ plot elements cut from Elio as company is ‘not making therapy’

Pete Docter says Pixar will concentrate on more commercially appealing films after staff dissent over deleted scenes that implied lead character was gay

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Culture | The Guardian USMar 2
Hoppers review – fun Pixar flick about a teen trying to talk to the animals and save them from an evil developer https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/02/hoppers-review-family-animation-nature #Film #AnimationInFilm #Pixar #ComedyFilms #FamilyFilms #JonHamm #MerylStreep #Comedy #Culture #TelevisionRadio
Hoppers review – fun Pixar flick about a teen trying to talk to the animals and save them from an evil developer

Sprightly animation about a student’s attempt to stop the destruction of a woodland leans into Disney’s love of anthropomorphism and riffs amusingly on Avatar

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US news | The GuardianFeb 9
Goat review – noisy, lightning-speed basketball animation does it for the kids https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/09/goat-review-animation #Film #AnimationInFilm #FamilyFilms #ComedyFilms #Basketball #StephenCurry #Comedy #Culture #GoldenStateWarriors #Nba #Sport #UsSports
Goat review – noisy, lightning-speed basketball animation does it for the kids

A diminutive young buck aspires to compete with rhinos and horses in ‘roarball’, but this by-numbers tale is not the greatest of any time

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World news | The GuardianJan 19
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
Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76

With Rob Minkoff, Allers directed 1994’s The Lion King, which remains the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time

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Culture | The Guardian USJan 2
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
What happened next: how KPop Demon Hunters became a global phenomenon and outranked Lady Gaga

It’s the Korean fantasy movie that came out of nowhere to become Netflix’s most-watched film ever. And social media mentions of its characters are outranking those of real-life superstars

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Culture | The Guardian USDec 31
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
Demon Slayer economics: how the anime juggernaut became a saviour

Once underground art form now props up slumped box office sales and is used by governments to build soft power

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