"The Secret of Kells" looks unlike any animated film in recent memory. This is appropriate, considering it's inspired by the lavish and ornate artistry of the Celtic tome The Book of Kells, a ...

As splendid as this film is to look at, it’s easy to see why it was nominated this year for a best animated film Oscar. This Irish stunner was surely the most visually complex, colorful, and ...

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...

Ireland in the 9th century: In the Abbey of Kells, there is hectic activity, as Vikings are attacking the country, and Abbot Cellach (Brendan Gleeson) is pressing to complete the great protective wall ...

When I say that The Secret of Kells — the Irish Oscar contender for Best Animated Feature that had everyone scratching their heads when it was announced a few weeks ago — harks back to an earlier ...

“The Secret of Kells” is an anachronism many times over, and what a good thing that turned out to be. A ravishing, continually surprising example of largely hand-drawn animation in the heyday of ...

The critical consensus on Best Animated Feature-nominee The Secret of Kells goes something like this: Animators Moore and Twomey drew a beautiful film, and wrote a semi-suck-ass screenplay. There’s a ...

The thing that makes Tomm Moore’s Irish fairytale The Secret of Kells so wonderful is that it is clearly the work of passionate and ambitious illustrators. The thing that makes the movie fall short of ...

When the 2010 Oscar nominations were announced Feb. 2, there wasn’t a bigger shock than the title of one of the Animated Feature selections. Listed alongside high-profile films Up, Fantastic Mr. Fox, ...

An allegorical tale about faith, The Secret of Kells is aimed at family audiences, but fans of animation also will enjoy Tomm Moore's color bursts and visual wit, teasing action out of Celtic runes, ...