Animated Features


Aladdin (1992) - Igniting flames of cartoon inspiration
American Pop (1981) - Soundtracking immigrant experience
American Tail, An (1986) - And the streets are paved with cheese
Babar: The Movie (1989) - Good intentions just not good enough
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - More advertising art from a silver age
Belladonna (1973) - Satanic history inspires early anime
British Animation Invasion, The (1991) - Acknowledging an absolute mastery
Bugs Bunny Film Festival, The (1993) - Tooning into the best of Blanc
Cool World (1992) - Holli is adult animator's goodbye girl
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) - Not the McDuck that inspired Lucas
Dumbo (1941) - A product of its time; a timeless classic
Fantasia (1940) - Cartoon concert serves up classics
Fantastic Planet, The (La planete savage; 1973) - Surreal style for a sidereal story
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992) - Aussie-inspired eco-toon a treat
Festival of Claymation (1987) - Stop-motion animation’s big moment
Fire and Ice (1983) - Producing a one-of-a-kind cartoon
Fritz the Cat (1972) - Comix with a deranged Disney look
Great Mouse Detective, The (1986) - Mystery keeps critic on seat's edge
Heavy Metal (1981) - Heavy Metal falls short of promise
Heavy Traffic (1974) - Artist object of Establishment's ire
Land Before Time, The (1988) - Family values as old as the dinosaurs
Light Years (Gandahar; 1988) - Market tuning misses original's intent
Little Mermaid, The (1989) - Dane's pain lost under the sea
Lord of the Rings, The (1978) - Cartoon grab for the One Ring
National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival, The (1991) - Our Canadian tax dollars at play
Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) - Pumpkin King sings of Sandy Claws
Once Upon a Forest (1993) - Serving up environmental junk food
Plague Dogs, The (1982) - Animation shows capacity for tragedy
Pocahontas (1995) - Ravenous wolves, raging hormones
Puppetoon Movie, The (1987) - Imagining how the future might look
Rock-A-Doodle (1991) - Blending brashness with blarney
Second Animation Celebration, The (1989) - Anthology offers craft's best
Secret of the Sword, The (1985) - Artless animated ad for TV cartoons
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Celebrating the first princess's 50th
Sword in the Stone, The (1963) - Mouse factory version of Arthur's tale
Three Caballeros, The (1945) - Animation's own victory celebration
Tom and Jerry - The Movie (1993) - Lacklustre return to the big screen
Too Outrageous Animation (1994) - With something to offend everyone
Vip, mio fratello superuomo (Vip, My Brother Superman; 1968) - Advertising a target-rich environment
Watership Down (1978) - Charming journey to a promised land
Wizards (1977) - Sword and sorcery fellowship forged

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