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 ...

BROOKLYN, NY - In his new column "Screen Time," film critic Jesse Hassenger looks at some of the best and most interesting family-friendly titles streaming (for free!) on Tubi. First up: Laika’s "The ...

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Commercials for “The Boxtrolls” make it seem as if the animated movie is adorable and silly and family-friendly. It’s a story about a young boy adopted by bluish, grayish, box-wearing trolls. They ...

This week we see the release of The Boxtrolls on Blu-ray and DVD. The film is a stop-motion animation based on the novel Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow. I got a chance to watch the film last night and ...

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 ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Focus Features has released a new full-length ...

"The Boxtrolls" are the latest creation of the decidedly quirky animation studio Laika Entertainment, which is really all you need to know about it. Laika is the same outfit behind the wonderfully ...

“Big Hero 6,” “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” “The Lego Movie,” “Cheatin’,” “Song of the Sea,” “The Book of Life,” “The Boxtrolls” and “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” have been nominated for the top ...