Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
The newest Godzilla film delivers some satisfying monster mayhem, but it’s too bad the human drama is pretty silly this time around. |
Arnold Leibovit on producing The Puppetoon Movie Volume 2
This exclusive interview touches on George Pal’s contribution to popular culture, and Leibovit’s own efforts to preserve that legacy, including his current campaign to restore more Puppetoons. |
Avengers: Endgame
The game is finally over, but was the wait worth it? Yes and no. Our review is mostly spoiler-free (even though you’ve all probably seen this movie by now!). |
Looking at the Critical Role animated Kickstarter campaign with Sam Riegel
AV explores the historic Kickstarter turning the Dungeons & Dragons livestream into animation, with cast member/exec producer Sam Riegel. |
Composer Ryan Shore on Star Wars: Galaxy Of Adventures
Jeremie speaks with Galaxy Of Adventures composer Ryan Shore about bringing John Williams’ legendary music, and his own voice, to the animated Star Wars micro-series! |
Oscar Night 2019
Tonight’s the big night! The winners of the 91st Annual Academy Awards will be revealed this evening. And we’ll be here covering it as part of our annual Oscar event, now in its 15th year! Be sure to join us for a live chat during the show this evening! |
Animated Views’ 15th Annual Oscar Contest
We’re giving away $50 worth of movies — your choice of Amazon or Fandango gift cards — for our 15th Oscar Event. Enter for your chance to win! |
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Movie 2 is very different in many ways to the original, but it has all the heart and emotional punch. Just goes to prove that like there’s no one right way to play with Legos, there’s more than one way to build an awesome Lego movie. |
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The story may not be as strong previous Dragons, yet Hidden World offers a compelling narrative, beautiful animation, great cast, and delightful score for a heart-warming conclusion. |
Critical Role Art Exhibition and Live Show
An exclusive visit to an art exhibition celebrating the hit internet stream of animation voice actors playing Dungeons & Dragons and a look at the Q&A with the cast and live show. |
The Best Of 2018: The Year Old Became New (Again!)
Was Poppins practically perfect? Did Ready Player One get a high score? Here’s our look at the year that was, with favorites in film, TV and more! Plus your picks for the best animated movies of 2018! |
The 2018 AV Readers’ Choice Poll
Critics, the Academy, Hollywood guilds, and even the Animated Views staff will tell you what they think. But now it’s your turn to be the critic! What was the the best animated film of 2018? |
The Grinch
If you have a family tradition of going to the movies at Christmastime, you have several good options available. But if you’re looking for something that perhaps means a little bit more, your best bet might be Illumination’s The Grinch. |
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
With an excellent diverse cast of characters, outstanding visual design and animation, and an emotionally wonderful narrative, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse just might be a game-changer in animation. |
Ralph Breaks the Internet
tl;dr Not as good as the original. Very funny. Weird ending. Worth seeing. |
Peanuts Productions
It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time for Peanuts TV specials! This franchise has been a pop culture phenomenon for almost seven decades. How well do you know the productions the Peanuts gang have appeared in over the years? |
Animated Movies Database Archive
Take a trip back to 2003 and the site that we descended from! Animated Movies held a treasure trove of info about past and future films. We’ve taken the database out of storage so you can unbox it and explore it as it last appeared online! |
Animated Views Timeline
We recall the history of the website told via the milestones and highlights of the last fifteen years in this timeline, where you can revisit key posts and images from our past. |
AV is fifteen!
Fifteen years ago today, Animated Views was born! Come take a walk down memory lane with us as we look back at our history. And we’ve got a special present for you — the original Animated Movies database, as last seen online in 2003! |
Smallfoot
Smallfoot is a story of two disjointed halves — or is it? For a film where the laughs are few and far between, the designs bland, and most of the songs trite, it’s no small feat that the plotting will having you thinking after the credits roll. |
How to Train Your Dragon: Dragonvine
This graphic novel is on the short side and the art a little inconsistent, but the nice storytelling co-written by director Dean DeBlois is enough to whet fans’ appetites ahead of the third film. |
Disney historian Didier Ghez celebrates the art of Disney’s mid-century era
The fourth book in the acclaimed series covers an era in which the Disney studio branched out into television, theme parks, and modern design. |
Star Wars – Rebels: Complete Season Four
Lucasfilm’s TV show brings pain to our heroes, who constantly have to turn losses into wins. The final season provides both tears and cheers in the best Star Wars tradition. |
2018 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
An exclusive recap of the annual convention, including coverage of the Mickey Mouse 90th Anniversary, Star Wars: The Clone Wars 10th Anniversary, Invader Zim, and the 1984 Supergirl film! |
Animated Views IV: A New Hope
Welcome to the all-new Animated Views! It’s been nine years since our last revamp, and it showed! With our 15th anniversary coming up, we wanted to get this place spruced up for our loyal readers. So what’s new? Read on to find out! |
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
Teen Titans is a very fun film that families will be able to enjoy together. It’s for kids and adults. It’s for people who love superheros and people who are tired of them. It’s for burrito fans and burger lovers. And it’s for people who just like to laugh. |
Cruising with Hotel Transylvania 3 vis dev artist Lizzie Nichols
Set sail with Animated Views as we trek through the mind and reveal the talent of a key figure at Sony Animation in this exclusive interview. |
Composer Toby Chu gives us an appetite for Pixar’s Bao
Read how Chu used music to help mix east and west in this celebrated short film, now appearing with The Incredibles 2. |
Mary And The Witch’s Flower
Studio Ghibli fans will be happy that sort-of successor Studio Ponoc has made a beautiful debut film. The tale of a girl who finds herself a witch may be familiar on the surface, but the seeds of future greatness are obvious. |
Incredibles 2
In a world where blockbuster over-the-top superhero movies have become as mainstream as westerns were back in their heyday, Incredibles 2 brings the humanity back to the genre. |