Pixar has spent years honing the cartoon craft, and its skills are on full display in Coco, a colorful tale of wannabe musician Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) who is transported by a trickster (Gael García Bernal) into the Land of the Dead. The…
Based on the excellent (but sparse) Neil Gaiman book, Coraline may be the rare film adaptation that's better than the source material. The titular child (Dakota Fanning) is bored with her life and her muted, uninterested parents, so when…
No cows are too sacred for Tim Burton to lampoon, including marriage. In Corpse Bride, we get a very unconventional love story that starts with an engaged (and arranged) couple (Johnny Depp and Emily Watson). Rather than suffering from…
Years after Frankenweenie first took shape, Burton (and his established spooky bonafide) had enough clout to transform his old 1984 short into a feature film starring Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, and Beetlejuice veteran Winona Ryder.…
If you want more of a treat than trick this spooky season, consider checking in at Hotel Transylvania. This slick family film tells the story of Count Dracula (Adam Sandler), a vamp who just wants to throw a rocking house party. Those…
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown has captivated Peanuts fans for generations. As EW's writer previously noted, this short film and Charlie Brown Christmas "often deliver very strong ratings despite their age." And in the age of…
Whether or not you're already a fan of the legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki, Halloween is the perfect time to revisit one of his many masterpieces, Kiki's Delivery Service. Our titular hero is a witch in training who, with the help…
When done right, animated scary movies can cleverly subvert our expectations, and Monster House is a prime example. The film follows three kids (Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, and Spencer Locke) who are worried that a neighboring home is…
One of Pixar's most beloved movies validated one of children's most widespread worries: Yes, there are monsters hiding in your closet — but they're more afraid of you than you are of them. The beasts are braving the human world to mine…
Care for a spooky cartoon you can enjoy on Halloween and Christmas? The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown who discovers the existence of Christmastown. He then tries to take…
Perhaps the most familiar trope of Scooby-Doo stories is the resolution, where our investigators unmask the human villains who are menaces dressed as monsters. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island turns this formula on its head by having our…
Given how millions have enjoyed Wallace and Gromit's small-screen adventures over the years, it's hard to believe that The Curse of the Were-Rabbit was the duo's first feature film. Here, Peter Sallis voices Wallace, an inventor who's…
