Even by the standards of kids’ movies about genocide and the frequent uselessness of fathers, “The Boxtrolls” isn't very much fun at all. A surprisingly charmless and aimless movie from Laika Studios, ...

A villainous troll catcher sets out to eradicate the underclass and join the cheese-eating elite in the latest from the animation house behind 'Coraline' and 'ParaNorman' By David Rooney Chief Film ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There comes a moment in “The Boxtrolls” when a terrific allergic reaction of social-striving baddie Archibald Snatcher elicits an understandably revolted ...

Giving 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The dance sequence — less than 2 minutes of the film — took Laika 18 months to animate By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor When this season’s Annie Award nominations for animation were announced, it was ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Do not think outside "The Boxtrolls." Instead, give yourself over to the movie's captivating, inventive, scary-hilarious world. Jump in feet first, just like a Boxtroll entering the sewer system, and ...

The town of Cheesebridge—the setting for The Boxtrolls—rises from the water's edge like a traffic cone dotted with teetering Victorian buildings. It's a mad, dizzying construction of spiraling streets ...

So far this year we’ve seen the return of valiant Dusty Crophopper, lovebirds Blu and Jewel, and Hiccup (and best pal Toothless) in their respective animated sequels PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE, RIO 2, and ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...