Moving into a new house can be a wonderful and marvelous adventure.  Other times... it can be the start of a journey into darkness and terror... Coraline Jones has moved into a new apartment building in rural Oregon.  It's filled with colourful residents, and comfortable corners.  But she's not happy being alone while here parents work. A chance encounter with a neighbour, and a doll that creepily looks like her, sends Coraline on a path to another world.  One filled with brightness and joy... one with a dark, sinister secret that hungers for her... " Coraline " is a great little stop motion animated film.  The story is truly a modern fairy tale that mixes all of the magic and adventure of the classics, while making the genre feel new and interesting again.  It flows smoothly with wonderful pacing.  I found myself losing track of the time, and was surprised that time had passed when it ended. While the majority of the characters don...

Ever since Tim Burton's " A Nightmare Before Christmas ", stop motion animation has proven to be a wonderful medium for horror themed animated features like " ParaNorman "... Norman is your typical eleven year old boy living in Blithe Hollow.  He has loving parents, an annoying older sister, a best friend, and tries to avoid being beaten up by the school bully. He also sees dead people... and soon, that ability will put him at the center of a century long grudge as the dead rise from the gave and scare the town... Tim Burton's " A Nightmare Before Christmas " is a hard animated film to beat. 2012's " ParaNorman " come pretty damn close to doing so.  The story is interesting, and balances humour and scares wonderfully.  Even though you know how it'll turn out, you still want to see it happen. I loved the characters, they are all unique, well rounded, and fleshed out.  You come to like them, and root for them. ...