Oscar-winning “Flow” by Latvia’s Gints Zilbalodis brought Baltic animation to new heights. Now, local creators are figuring out how to benefit from the aftermath of its success. “Sometimes, big fate ...

In Flow, one of 2024’s best animated movies, a little black cat navigates a post-apocalyptic world full of rising floodwaters. The feline protagonist flees threats and chases fish, scurries up trees ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This image is from the official trailer for “Flow” distributed by Janus Films. Cinema can often ...

And a pussycat shall lead them! Flow, the animated film that’s Latvia’s submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, kicks off with a beautiful moment of tranquility: A small, black feline, ...

Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis’ second feature tails a cat that bands together with other animals on a survival journey following a cataclysmic flood. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic At the risk ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This typically manifests in an overdose of comedic lines and yelling. Comedians like Patton Oswalt ...

Director Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow is a cute animal romp about an adorable black kitty — that also happens to be a tense adventure set in a strange, post-apocalyptic world, and one of Polygon’s top 10 ...

In the animated film space, two things naturally come to mind: stories for children and big-budget, formulaic projects. The former idea is something directors have been fighting for years, a recent ...

There were 23 acceptance speeches delivered by Oscar winners at the 97th Academy Awards last night — but only one in which animals got a shout-out. In accepting his Academy Award for Best Animated ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...