In the subterranean world of “The Boxtrolls,” a gaggle of kid-sized goblins create their own society. They stock their lair full of sundry items stolen during the night from the streets of ...

is quite cheesy. That's factual not critical. In this animated adventure-comedy, the glories of brie, gouda, camembert and other dairy delights are celebrated by the snooty, cheese-obsessed White Hats ...

A villainous troll catcher sets out to eradicate the underclass and join the cheese-eating elite in the latest from the animation house behind 'Coraline' and 'ParaNorman' By David Rooney Chief Film ...

Credit is given, right at the beginning of “The Boxtrolls,” that the quaintly old-fashioned, stop-motion animated film is “based on the popular children’s book ‘Here Be Monsters’ by Alan Snow.” Well, ...

The Boxtrolls is so defiantly weird and bleak, so committed to the bitter end to its grotesque aesthetic and chilly story, that even as the film crashes and burns you can’t help being moved by the ...

The artisanal, handcrafted animated film is alive and well at LAIKA, the Oregon-based animation studio responsible for “Coraline,” “ParaNorman,” and now “The Boxtrolls.” Loosely based on Alan Snow’s ...

“He dresses like a boxtroll but looks like a boy!” says the man who has been hung upside down from the ceiling. He’s swinging back and forth, long beard and hair blowing, and he’s cackling madly. Good ...