Laika's 'Wildwood' Wins Strong Praise for Its Handcrafted Animation

The Hollywood Reporter has published a favorable review of "Wildwood," a new animated feature from the studio Laika, directed by Travis Knight. The review praises the film both for how it was made and for how it lands with an audience, and calls the project ambitious in scope. Laika makes its films with stop-motion animation, in which physical figures are posed and photographed one frame at a time. The story follows a teenage girl who travels into a strange realm to find her younger brother after he is taken. The voice cast includes Carey Mulligan and Mahershala Ali, among other well-known performers. For Beverly Hills readers who follow the film business, the review is a notable endorsement of a production made largely by hand.

With reporting from The Hollywood Reporter.