The Best Films of 2023
Our best films of 2023 include A-listers exploring new ground or new wrinkles in the familiar, lesser-knowns of singularly surprising work, and gut-punch comedies.
hayao miyazaki
Teaching Hayao Miyazaki’s Films in the Time of Pandemic
Miyazaki's powerful worldview speaks to our times in striking ways: the hidden terror of the natural world; the need for truth and compassion; the humanism in the face of adversity.
Hayao Miyazaki’s Films Help Us See Ourselves “with Eyes Unclouded”
Japanese Studies scholar Susan Napier’s Miyazakiworld reveals an animation auteur with an urgent message to convey about our future – and ourselves.
Animation: It’s Not Just for Children, Anymore
Maureen Furniss’ inclusive approach in A New History of Animation will have you discovering the work of new animators and new works by artists already familiar to you.