The Criterion Channel is planning a thrilling summer programming event for animation fans, with 31 boundary-pushing movies from the 1950s to the present decade. These include the exclusive streaming premiere of Yonfan’s No.7 Cherry Lane that was previously announced. Criterion, the famous emblem of arthouse gatekeeping, is getting seriously into animated films. These films are a sample of adult-learning indie and prestige animation from around the globe.
For the longest time, animation films have been under-represented among Criterion’s DVD and Blu-Ray releases, with the 1,476 titles on the company’s online catalog, only six are under the animation genre. The company has started redressing the imbalance by streaming a rising number of animated movies, which is a major leap forward. Below is a full list of the animated film titles that will be available on the platform from July 1:
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The Channel’s streaming service is available in both Canada and U.S. The endless possibilities of animated movies are dazzling in Art-House Animation, a round-the-globe showcase of some of the medium’s most innovative, boundary-pushing, and mind-enhancing films. The films include both the cuddly kid’s stuff to the optical wonders of the psychologically complex and sexually charged films that speak to adults specifically. Fans should expect to dive into the realms of the bizarre and fantastical.
Criterion has come in with animated features in their collection, providing a perfectly curated selection of adult animations spanning from many decades and different styles. Their new collection of animated films will either satisfy your need for more adult “toons” or will introduce you to a little-heralded but quite powerful form of cinematic storytelling.
