The 22 best animated Halloween movies streaming for adults and kids alike

Here are 22 animated Halloween movies worth watching this spooky season. Our list includes family-friendly fare like ...

Nostalgic for Pokémon? These Animated YouTube Shorts Are a Family-Friendly Gold Mine

Pokémon’s official YouTube channel houses original animation expanding the franchise’s style and reach. Nostalgic fans ...
The New York Times

At the Children’s Film Festival, Unstoppable Heroines

Girls prevailing against the odds is one theme that has surfaced among the 13 features and 79 short films in this year’s festival in New York. By Laurel Graeber A teenager rescues and defends an ...
Variety

Oscar Nominated Short Films Pack an Emotional Punch, From Ethnic Cleansing to Animal Poaching and Everything in Between

Little films are a very big deal at this year’s Academy Awards. Topics as heavy as PTSD, ethnic cleansing and the immigration system, and as light as music, kissing and children with a passion to ...
Los Angeles Times

We watched all 15 short films nominated at the 2025 Oscars. Here’s what should win

If you want to ace your Oscar pool, you musn’t ignore the three short film categories — animation, live-action and documentary. But what cinephile would, anyway? The 15 nominees here have already won ...
The New York Times

‘The 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Bite-Size Stories, Big Ideas

The themes run from sweet to harrowing in this year’s selections. By Jeannette CatsoulisBeatrice Loayza and Ben Kenigsberg Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, that drumbeat of anxiety pulsing through ...
Variety

Big Things Comes in Small Packages: The Academy Rolls Out Its List for the Year’s Best in Short Films

The 15 films that made the shortlist in the Oscars’ documentary short category are all powerful and thought-provoking, making the competition for an Academy Award nod incredibly stiff this year.