Joseph Learoyd

The Boondocks ended in 2014 after a 55-episode and four-season run, having achieved something that, up until then, other adult animated sitcoms hadn’t. A heartfelt commentary on society and race, it explores the interpersonal and…

Everyone remembers the Disney classics of the 90s. The Lion King, Aladdin, Pocahontas. Well, maybe not so much the last one. I remember the concept. A Native American tribe is visited by British colonisers and the plot goes from there. Two…

Welcome to Animation Globe where Headstuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry is on 1994 German slasher flick Felidae. Not all animations are exclusively for children. Some are…

For years movies have taken us to new and exciting areas. Animated films have done the same. There have also been many movies that have taken the best aspects of live action and animation and coupled them together to further enhance…

Welcome to Animation Globe where Headstuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry is on 2016 Chinese animation Big Fish & Begonia. Written and directed by Liang Xuan and Zhang…

A long time ago in a faraway land, there lived a boy named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and he trained a dragon. Raising it as a friend, instead of fighting it as his fellow villagers expected, we witness the transformation of our protagonist from…

Genndy Tartakovsky is an animation genius and the creator of Dexter’s Laboratory, Sym-Bionic Titan and most recently Primal (now streaming on All 4), the tale of a caveman and dinosaur who team up in a world full to the brim with dangers.…

Welcome to Animation Globe where Headstuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry does not focus on a particular movie but the Japanese concept of Ma. Frequently we get films that…

Welcome to Animation Globe where Headstuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry is on 2008 Australian stop motion animation $9.99. Written and directed by Israeli animator Tatia…

Many consider animation to be a waste of time, something for young children and nothing more. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The so called one dimensionalism that many consider animation to be is actually often a deeply complex…