NOLA.com

'The Red Turtle' movie review: Without saying a word, it becomes more than most animated films

An image from director Michael Dudok de Wit's animated fable 'The Red Turtle,' one of five films nominated for the Oscar for best animated feature in 2017. (Sony Pictures Classics) Though it is among ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Red Turtle’: How the Indie Became an Animated Feature Contender

The film recently earned five Annie Award nominations including best animated indie feature and best direction. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor The Red Turtle got a boost in the awards race on Monday ...
Arizona Daily Star

‘Red Turtle’ animated film an elegant reveal of life’s lessons

We’re born; life washes us up on various shores; we build our sand castles and navigate the years; we die. From this four-part miniseries we call human existence, the Dutch animator Michael Dudok de ...
The Australian

The Red Turtle: how Michael Dudok de Wit was drawn to a watery dream

It’s not as if Dudok de Wit was unheralded in the animation world. He had already won many awards, including an Oscar, for his short works. Yet it was unprecedented for a filmmaker from outside Japan ...
Variety

‘The Red Turtle’ Pulls Studio Ghibli Out of Its Shell

The dual geniuses behind Studio Ghibli, Japan’s most revered animation company, aren’t getting any younger. At age 75, “Spirited Away” director Hayao Miyazaki has all but retired, now focusing ...