Our picks for the movies that have made our lives sweeter over the last 25 years.

ToppingsCinema SugarNovember 4, 2024hero, 21st Century, Road to Perdition, Midsommar, Palm Springs, The Lives of Others, Paterson, 25th Hour, Jennifer's Body, Top Gun: Maverick, The Cabin in the Woods, Bridesmaids, Amelie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Brick, The Zone of Interest, Lincoln, Grizzly Man, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Spirited Away, Moulin Rouge, Lost In Translation, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Moana, Midnight in Paris, Before Sunset, Anchorman, In the Mood for Love, The Descent, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hell or High Water, The Tree of Life, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mulholland Drive, Inglourious Basterds, La La Land, No Country for Old Men, Get Out, Signs, Pan's Labyrinth, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, There Will Be Blood, The Dark Knight, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Parasite, Almost Famous, Zodiac, Little Women, Arrival, Moonlight, WALL-E, Children of Men, row 2

Drawing Them In: Animated Movies for Every Stage of Childhood

The co-host of the Baby’s First Watchlist podcast breaks down the best animated movies for each childhood stage, from the toddler phase all the way through high school.

Assorted FlavorsTom CarocciaJanuary 29, 2024Animation, WALL-E, My Neighbor Totoro, The Lion King, Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Encanto, Ratatouille, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, Coco, Big Hero 6, Wolfwalkers, The Mitchells vs The Machines, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Soul, Akira

When You Wish Upon A Star Sign: The Disney Characters Zodiac

Astrology comes for the House of Mouse.

Assorted FlavorsNatalie PohorskiJanuary 24, 2024Animation, Aladdin, The Rescuers, Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, The Lion King, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pocahontas, Hercules, Brave, Zootopia, Toy Story, WALL-E

Top 10 Animated Movies

From trash planets to totalitarian regimes, animation transports us to new worlds and tells powerful stories for all ages—whether in stop-motion, 2D illustration, or CGI. These are the animated movies that have drawn us in the most.

ToppingsCinema SugarJanuary 4, 2024Animation, WALL-E, Fantastic Planet, The Lion King, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Persepolis, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Coco, Fantasia

Interview: Designer Jason Raish on his ‘WALL-E’ Criterion cover and the art of fashion illustration

12+1 questions about working with Criterion and Andrew Stanton on the new cover design, his go-to sources of inspiration, his artistic style as a film genre, and more!

Maker's DozenCinema SugarJanuary 30, 2023Sci-Fi, WALL-E, Animation

The Pros & Cons of 9 Sci-Fi Dystopias

If you had to live in one of these less-than-ideal sci-fi settings, which would it be?

Assorted FlavorsCinema SugarJanuary 17, 2023Sci-Fi, WALL-E, The Lobster, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Hunger Games, Snowpiercer, Ready Player One, Idiocracy, Planet of the Apes, Brazil, Action

Top 10 Sci-Fi Movies

Spanning nearly a century of cinematic sci-fi, our list spotlights the robots, aliens, dinosaurs, and dystopias that have widened our eyes and freed our minds.

ToppingsCinema SugarJanuary 5, 2023Sci-Fi, WALL-E, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, E.T., Children of Men, The Matrix, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Metropolis, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Alien

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