The Advocate

Review: ‘Boxtrolls’ is a gorgeous, animated gem

Giving two animation giants, Pixar and Disney, another run for their box office money, the Oregon-based LAIKA animation studio has a new contender in “The Boxtrolls.” Two previous LAIKA films, 2012’s ...
Yahoo

‘Big Hero 6,’ ‘Lego Movie,’ ‘Boxtrolls,’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Nominated for Top Annie Awards

“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 ...
SFGate

'The Boxtrolls’ review: Technically glorious but boxed-in fantasy

“The Boxtrolls” is in many ways a beautiful movie, and yet in other ways it’s not very good at all. As an achievement in stop-motion animation, it’s stunning — seamless and detailed, so perfectly done ...
Washington Times

‘The Boxtrolls’ review: Lovely animation but frustrating formula

”The Boxtrolls” is in many ways a beautiful movie, and yet in other ways it’s not very good at all. As an achievement in stop-motion animation, it’s stunning - seamless and detailed, so perfectly done ...
Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Boxtrolls’: Animated world gets more and more amazing

“The Boxtrolls” is the latest film from the absurdly talented animators at Laika, the studio responsible for “Coraline” and “ParaNorman.” As in these past productions, “The Boxtrolls” has a rich, edgy ...
Boston Herald

Beautifully animated ‘Boxtrolls’ will steal your heart

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Are the boxtrolls ...
Today

Grotesque, quirky 'Boxtrolls' find home on margins of animation

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As the hipsters of animation, Portland, Oregon-based Laika studios is not afraid to play on the fringe with its latest film "The Boxtrolls," and its lead stars are not your ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Boxtrolls’ illustrates how animation houses are playing a new ‘toon

After a recent screening of “The Boxtrolls,” a child approached animator Travis Knight to say he loved the movie because “it was the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen.” For Knight, president and CEO of ...
New York Post

Animated film ‘The Boxtrolls’ has a twee Victorian vibe

“The Boxtrolls” are adorable grumbly gremlins who collect garbage, live underground in cardboard clothing and are widely feared by everyone on the surface. They’re the twee Victorian forebears of ...
Los Angeles Times

Screening Series: The perils of stop-motion in ‘The Boxtrolls’

“The Boxtrolls” is the latest production from Laika, the company that made the films “Coraline” and “ParaNorman,” which were both nominated for the Academy Award for best animated feature. Again using ...
Ames Tribune

‘Boxtrolls’ illustrates how animation houses are playing a new toon

After a recent screening of “The Boxtrolls,” a child approached animator Travis Knight to say he loved the movie because “it was the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen.” For Knight, president and CEO of ...