This image released by Focus Features shows characters Kubo, voiced by Art Parkinson, left, and Monkey, voiced by Charlize Theron in a scene from the animated film, "Kubo and the Two Strings." (Laika ...

At multiple points throughout “Kubo and the Two Strings,” the title character instructs his audience to “pay careful attention.” Luckily, the team behind one of 2016’s most striking animated films ...

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The more we see of LAIKA’s stop-motion animated, CG hybrid extravaganza, the more magical it becomes. Focus Features released a new Kubo and the Two Strings trailer (this time with clips of the voice ...

(l-r.) Beetle, Kubo, and Monkey emerge from the Forest and take in the beauty of the landscape in animation studio LAIKAâ s epic action-adventure KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, a Focus Features release.

What’s more entertaining than an animated story of a boy and his quest? A stop-motion animated story of a boy and his quest. From the studio that created ParaNorman, Coraline, and The Boxtrolls comes ...

In a summer dominated by a few questionable blockbuster movies, Kubo and the Two Strings provides a much-needed break from it all. If you're familiar at all with Laika's previous films like Coraline ...

Early in “Kubo and the Two Strings,” our hero meekly strides into an ancient Japanese village marketplace the way Toshiro Mifune might have entered a Kurosawa film, but with greater bustle. Kubo, a ...

★★★ Credits: Directed by Travis Knight; voice performances by Art Parkinson, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey Running time/rating: 1:41; Rated PG for thematic elements, ...