Guides to Animated Films
Curated lists of independent and festival animation, for when you want a distinctive film to watch next.
9 Movies Like Flow
What struck me most about Flow was how quiet it could be — how much wonder and emotion it created without ever raising its voice. The story feels adventurous and absorbing, but also unexpectedly tender — its animals feel vulnerable, close, and completely alive.
Beautiful Animated Films Worth Discovering
Beautiful animated films have a way of slowing me down. They can quiet the mind for a while, make you look a little more closely, and sometimes simply make an ordinary day feel better.
Weird Animated Movies: Strange Films You Probably Haven’t Seen
Sometimes we want something stranger than the usual recommendations — a film that feels a little unsettling, absurd, dreamlike, or simply unlike anything I’ve seen before. The problem is that “weird animation” is not a very precise category, and it is surprisingly hard to search for.
Animation Styles: A Visual Guide to Different Types of Animation
Animation styles are often easier to feel than to name. You might love the tremor of a pencil line, the weight of clay, or a world that looks washed in pigment — without knowing which type of animation you are actually looking at.
Non-Disney Animated Movies: A World Beyond the Big Studios
When I say I love cartoons, people often assume I mean Disney — the films everyone already knows. They look surprised when I tell them there is a huge other world of non-Disney animated movies: animation that is deeper, more personal, and that actually enriches your inner life.
