“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 ...

The first and last things to be said in this limited space about “Kubo and the Two Strings” are that it’s a showcase for some of the most startlingly beautiful animation in recent—and not ...

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.

Kubo and the Two Strings is a magical tale that inspires and entertains, and it transcends its own medium while doing so. This is why we go to the movies.

“If you must blink, do it now,” the title character demands in the first moments of Kubo and the Two Strings. He then elaborates by stressing the importance of our complete concentration lest ...

A visual treat from beginning to end, ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is the best feature yet to come out of celebrated stop-motion studio Laika.

Some may find Kubo And The Two Strings’ dream logic and curious twists of fate a little perplexing, and very young viewers might be disturbed by some of the images Laika serve up here.

But Kubo and the Two Strings is distinguished first with tweaks on old themes and the introduction of new ones, and then with personality derived from its choice in setting.

Yet stop-motion animation studio Laika breathes new life into this tired theme in the opening scenes of Kubo and the Two Strings, a breathtaking family fable set in ancient Japan.

In a summer dominated by a few questionable blockbuster movies, Kubo and the Two Strings provides a much-needed break from it all.

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 ...

“Kubo and the Two Strings” is dinged by lackluster characterizations and bogged down by incessant references to the storytelling process, which, as is often the case, proves far less of a ...