At multiple points throughout “Kubo and the Two Strings,” the title character instructs his audience to “pay careful attention.” Luckily, the team behind one of 2016’s most striking animated films ...

Early in "Kubo and the Two Strings," our hero meekly strides into an ancient Japanese village marketplace the way Toshiro Mifune might have entered a Kurosawa film, but with greater bustle. Kubo, a ...

While there’s a distinct novelty to all of their work — whether it’s based on books by Neil Gaiman or Alan Snow — Laika have returned to genuinely original material with their fourth animation. This ...

Kubo and the Two Strings Trailer 3. Travis Knight‘s Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) movie trailer 3 stars Ranjani Brow, Michael Sun Lee, Laura Miro, Ken Takemoto, and Alpha Takahashi. Kubo and the Two ...

While “Kubo and the Two Strings” won the BAFTA award for Best Animated Feature, to the surprise of many of our Oscar experts, does that mean anything at the Academy Awards? How reliable is BAFTA when ...

“If you must blink, do it now,” begins the voice-over narration of the animated adventure “Kubo and the Two Strings.” “Pay careful attention to everything you see, no matter how unusual it may seem.” ...

Kubo and the Two Strings is the latest stop motion masterpiece from Oregon’s Laika Entertainment Studios (ParaNorman, Coraline, Corpse Bride). Laika has, in recent years, positioned themselves as one ...

We tell our own stories. We make our own destinies. These are lessons well worth taking to heart in a summer movie season peppered with franchise initiates and sequels, with all kinds of cinema ...

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS succeeds in creating a story that feels Japanese while being written and helmed by Americans. It’s mystical in a way that feels both possible and magical at the same time. The ...