High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewLaika Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/laika/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Missing Link Review: Barges, Trains, and Cross Atlantic Ships https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/missing-link-movie-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/missing-link-movie-review/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:00:40 +0000 Deirdre Crimmins https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=97493 Stop-motion animation studio Laika might not crank out films in rapid succession, but has been incredibly consistent in the high quality of what it does release. Every Laika film has been nominated for an Oscar, and it would be surprising if Missing Link doesn’t wind up with a nomination too. However, it’s by no means...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/missing-link-movie-review/feed/ 1 ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Review: Psychedelic Family Entertainment https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/kubo-and-the-two-strings-movie-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/kubo-and-the-two-strings-movie-review/#respond Wed, 17 Aug 2016 19:00:15 +0000 Philip Brown http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=79543 Ever since launching with the masterful ‘Coraline’, Laika has been one of the most consistent animation factories on the planet. Though essentially trafficking in kiddie entertainment, the stop-motion studio always executes its visions with remarkable artistry and offers stories just outside of the mainstream to please youngsters who aren’t easily seduced by simple Disney magic....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/kubo-and-the-two-strings-movie-review/feed/ 0 The Trailer Park: Time to Pick a Side! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/trailers-captain-america-sausage-party-kubo-popstar/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/trailers-captain-america-sausage-party-kubo-popstar/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2016 19:00:23 +0000 M. Enois Duarte http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=76709 This week’s batch of trailers showcases some movies that will split audiences everywhere, starting with the big battle between Iron Man and Cap! ‘Captain America: Civil War’ The Cap is back with another action-packed preview that should leave fanboys salivating at the mouth. I’ve always had more of a mild interest in the superhero, but...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/trailers-captain-america-sausage-party-kubo-popstar/feed/ 7 Contest: Win ‘The BoxTrolls’ on Blu-ray! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxtrolls-bluray-contest/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxtrolls-bluray-contest/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:00:06 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=67692 That’s right, if you can believe it, we have two contests for our readers this week! While we’re busy tabulating the results of our ‘Lucy’ giveaway, you have another chance to win a free Blu-ray. It’s an embarrassment of riches around here. This time, our prize is Laika’s Oscar-nominated, stop-motion animated family film ‘The BoxTrolls’....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxtrolls-bluray-contest/feed/ 54 ‘The BoxTrolls’ Review: Creep-Outs for Kiddies https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxtrolls-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/boxtrolls-review/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:00:31 +0000 Philip Brown http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=65230 ‘The BoxTrolls’ is a spectacular children’s animated feature, but it’s not a film for anyone whose idea of family entertainment starts and ends with Disney. It’s dark to the point of being horrific, gleefully gross, and pithily British in its humor. The movie owes more to Roald Dahl than Uncle Walt. In other words, it’s...

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