Approved for Adoption Review: Sweet and Complicated

Approved for Adoption (Couleur de peau: miel / Skin color: honey) by Jung and Laurent Boileau  is a welcome study of a neglected area in child development, but minimizes all the harsh edges of the adoption predicament it describes.

Benjamin Rabier review: The man who made the animals laugh

A new documentary film on the French pioneer illustrator and animator, Benjamin Rabier, the man behind the laughing cow. Read the film review.

Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe review: You don't need to toss a coin

The stop-motion feature film Selkirk, The Real Robinson Crusoe, by the Uruguyan director Walter Tournier is short of flashy adventures, but full of character motivation.

It's Such a Beautiful Day review: Mind your head

Don Hertzfeldt's It's Such A Beautiful Day is a heart-breaking and mesmerizing film on life and the passing of time. 

Daddy I'm a Zombie review: Dorothy goes to the underworld

Daddy, I'm A Zombie offers a consistent young adolescent adventure to the zombie world, even though its Wizard of Oz narrative strategy makes the film more of a deja-vu.

Frankenweenie review: Hollywood goes to the cemetery

Tim Burton's stop-motion Frankenweenie is a welcome reminder of what classic horror pictures used to be, but prefers to describe horror rather than cause it.

A Liar's Autobiography review:This is not a pipe dream

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman portrays Graham Chapman as a person who defied etiquette.

Day of the Crows (Le jour des corneilles) review: calm before the storm

The French film Day of the Crows is a most welcome, beautiful and well-constructed story of a savage environment with its long-hidden secrets.

Moon Man review: Luminous and full of wonder

Moon Man is the adaptation of Tomi Ungerer's 1966 eponymous book, which has been translated into 12 languages since its publication in 1966.

From Up On Poppy Hill review: Postcard nostalgia

From Up on Poppy Hill is deeply rooted in Japanese traditions -in fact, so deeply that it almost suffocates.

Glitch In The Grid review: animated non-conformism

The US independent, experimental film Glitch In The Grid uses the stop-motion animation technique to guide through current age worries.

Children Who Chase Lost Voices review: next stop, land of the dead

Children Who Chase Lost Voices by Makoto Shinkai is a rich journey into the world of dead, full of adventure - but leaves  much to be sensed about life and the role of humans within.

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