CHICAGO - Animated movies exist both to comfort us and challenge us — sometimes at the same time. Despite the hurdles of the pandemic, 2021 delivered a great slate of animated features aimed at ...

Disney-Pixar’s Luca was the most-streamed movie of 2021 in the U.S., with 10.6 billion minutes of viewing time. The film skipped its theatrical release and was released straight to Disney+ last June.

Outside of the beloved work by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, anime can get a bad rap among the hardcore cinema crowd. It also doesn’t usually carry the same quality connotations as a bonafide ...

Cartoons over the years have varied in quality. While some have come and gone with little to no memorability, or worse, negative reviews, some have made a significant impact on the animation landscape ...

Disney Plus powered to a strong year-end finish, with the media giant’s flagship streaming business blowing past expectations to hit almost 130 million users. At the end of 2021, Disney Plus had 129.8 ...