Animation

Live action updates of Disney classics are a pale imitation of the originals, and only one shall go the ball, writes Nathanael Smith

Nathanael Smith selects his five favourite TV animations ever

Music videos have long sought to harness the power of animation. Nathanael Smith chooses five of the best.

Nathanael Smith salutes five animations which combine  inspiring messages of hope and calls for positive change

Happy Birthday to Fantasia which first graced cinema screens in 1940. Nathanael Smith on a genuinely bravura classic

Nathanael Smith on Star Wars’ affinity with animation

DTRH talks to Phillip Vaughan, animation course director at DJCAD

Nathanael Smith dons a giant Santa hat and unconvincing beard to choose his five favourite Christmas animations

Pixar’s mix of  invention and creative intervention looks to have paid off again in The Good Dinosaur, writes Nathanael Smith  

Happy 20th birthday Toy Story! Nathanael Smith on the movie which changed animation forever

As Halloween looms, DTRH looks at the scariest monsters in animation. Quivering behind the sofa: Nathanael Smith

As the Africa in Motion Film Festival opens, Nathanael Smith celebrates the rise of African animation

Nathanael Smith assesses some of this week’s new animation releases

Nathanael Smith looks forward to the sixth Scotland Loves Anime festival

Animator Satoshi Kon still inspires long after his untimely death, writes Nathanael Smith 

George Lucas’ new animation movie is half-baked, writes Nathanael Smith

Mark Kermode is over-optimistic about the current state of animation, writes Nathanael Smith