“Kubo and the Two Strings” hits theaters Aug. 19. Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski with star Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa, producer Arianne Sutner, director and Laika CEO Travis Knight and star ...

Dreamlike 'Kubo And The Two Strings' Offers A Gorgeous, Richly Textured Adventure The latest animated film from Laika Studios owes more to the emotional impressionism of Japanese anime master ...

Watch a film clip from "Kubo and the Two Strings," starring Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, and Rooney Mara. Photo: Laika Studios/Focus Features.

Although “Kubo and the Two Strings” marks Matthew McConaughey‘s first animated film, the actor admitted that his interest in voice acting preceded his involvement in Laika’s latest stop ...

While there's a distinct novelty to all of their work -- whether it's based on books by Neil Gaiman or Alan Snow -- Laika have returned to genuinely original material with their fourth animation. This ...

Laika’s ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ Sends A Budding Hero On Stunning, Moving Quest. Keith Phipps. August 12, ...

Kubo and the Two Strings is all about sacrifice, the importance of memory and carrying on the legacy of your family. It emphasizes that you are not your parents, but a reflection of them.

“If you must blink, do it now,” begins the voice-over narration of the animated ad­ven­ture “Kubo and the Two Strings.” “Pay careful attention to everything you see, no matter how ...

Much of the occasional comedy in “Kubo and the Two Strings” is provided by Matthew McConaughey as a samurai warrior who has been turned into a giant, joke-cracking beetle.

After stealing the show at the Academy’s VFX bake-off and earning a first-ever Costume Designers Guild nomination for animation, Laika‘s stop-motion “Kubo and the Two Strings” could be ...

In summary, Kubo and the Two Strings is an astounding technical achievement and a mesmerizing tale. If you must blink, do it now, because you won't want to miss a second of what you see on screen.