12 Spinning a Stunning Web

Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse delivers a fantastic-looking adventure, featuring many diverse versions of Marvel’s beloved webslinger.

By Ramin Zahed

16 Drawn to Reality

Spanish director Salvador Simó puts an animated spin on a special chapter in Luis Buñuel’s life and career.

By Michael Mallory

20 Practically Perfect in Every Way

Director Rob Marshall discusses his visual influences and the charming retro animation of his new movie Mary Poppy Returns.

By Ramin Zahed

23 Portrait of the Artist

The new documentary Never-Ending Man paints an insightful picture of Hayao Miyazaki as a tireless perfectionist. By Charles Solomon

24 Step Aside, Rudolph!

A starry-eyed miniature horse dreams of pulling Santa’s sleigh in the new Canadian holiday movie Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer.

By Ramin Zahed

Louise Bagnall’s award-winning short Late Afternoon paints a poignant picture of an older woman with dementia.

By Ramin Zahed