TV & Film List

Critical Animation

By Eric Schneider

Sure, it's easy to take shots at media giant Disney, but you can't deny they crafted some of the first animation classics, and more recently bought up CGI pioneers, Pixar, along with their roster of perennial summer blockbusters. Throw in some Tim Burton quirkiness with Japanese genius Hayao Miyazaki, and you've got the best in animated design, technology, and good old-fashioned storytelling.

CRITICAL LIST

Toy Story

John Lasseter

WALL-E

Andrew Stanton

Bambi

David HAnd

Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki
A beautifully imaginative adventure. >>

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Henry Selick

Finding Nemo

Andrew Stanton

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

David HAnd

The Iron Giant

Brad Bird

Yellow Submarine

George Dunning
Light on actual Beatles, blissfully heavy on kaleidoscopic '60s animation. >>

Fantasia

James Algar