A spooky surrealism has been the specialty of the Oregon-based animation studio Laika, the Pacific Northwest purveyors of 3-D stop-motion. The self-stylized descendants of the Brothers Grimm and Neil ...

The lack of a coherent story is a major problem. The visuals are intriguing%2C but there isn't enough charm. That's surprising%2C coming from the same studio as "Coraline" and "ParaNorman." You have ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Based on Alan Snow’s popular 2005 novel “Here Be Monsters,” this deeply eccentric animated feature deals with the adventures of Eggs, a human orphan who has been raised in the cavernous home of a ...

A spooky surrealism has been the specialty of the Oregon-based animation studio Laika, the Pacific Northwest purveyors of 3-D stop-motion. The self-stylized descendants of the Brothers Grimm and Neil ...

There's a strange, special kind of magic at work in "The Boxtrolls." The latest gleefully Gothic offering from the stop-motion wizards at Laika Entertainment could have easily been sunk by its ...

Even by the standards of kids’ movies about genocide and the frequent uselessness of fathers, “The Boxtrolls” isn’t very much fun at all. A surprisingly charmless and aimless movie from Laika Studios, ...

All of the best comedies are subversive. And by that token, the new animated movie The Boxtrolls is a tremendous success — it takes the fabric of society and gleefully shreds it, showing how silly and ...

Critic%27s review%3A 2 stars The lack of a coherent story is a major problem. The visuals are intriguing%2C but there isn%27t enough charm. That%27s surprising%2C ...

You have to admire the lengths to which the makers of "The Boxtrolls" are willing to go to spring unpleasant surprises on the film's audience. Considering that audience will be made up mostly of kids, ...