‘Missing Link’ Review: Laika’s Excellent Adventure Film Is the Most Accessible Yet

For the last decade, Laika has delivered incredible works of art and artistry in the stop-motion animated films Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and Kubo and the Two Strings.

Four films with five Oscar nominations among them, four films that featured a mixture of genre, tone, settings, and original or adapted storylines.

The studio’s award-winning animation techniques have also evolved from one film to the next so that no two pictures are alike.

The one core similarity that runs through every Laika film, however, is an ambitious storytelling spirit anchored by charismatic and compelling characters.

Missing Link continues …

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