Robots are often used in animated movies to cast light on uniquely human quirks, which helps explain why they are central to so many classic movies. Some of the best animated movies ever focus on ...

Pablo Berger’s “Robot Dreams,” which gets a theatrical release from Neon at an as-yet-unannounced time this year, was one of the animated delights of 2023. The Spanish/French hand-drawn dramedy ...

Do androids dream of electric sheep? A better question: What if their R.E.M. cycles were filled with the same wish-fulfillment scenarios and sweaty-palm nightmares that the rest of us have, as ...

The Wild Robot — the Best Animated Feature Oscar nominee starring the voice of Lupita Nyong’o — is coming soon to streaming on Netflix. Based on the bestselling children’s book by Peter Brown, The ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Pablo Berger about his new animated film, "Robot Dreams," about a lonely dog in New York City who buys a robot to keep him company. Sometimes friends have a ...

Robot Dreams and Flow are both silent movies, with a lot of emphasis on the characters’ physicality and how they express themselves without words. Survival adventure Flow is very grounded in how real ...

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Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry star in the animated prequel to the popular franchise, exploring the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron. It is admittedly a futile exercise to get ...

Have you ever wished robots could do more than just follow instructions? Well, that’s where Mirokaï steps in. Born from the creative minds at Paris-based startup Enchanted Tools, Mirokaï isn’t just ...

The Wild Robot—an animated hit starring the voice of Lupita Nyong’o—is coming soon to streaming video on demand on Peacock. Rated PG, The Wild Robot opened in theaters on September 27 before pivoting ...