‘Wildwood’ Review: Laika’s Ambitious Stop-Motion Epic Is Both a Technical and Emotional Triumph

Laika has released Wildwood, an ambitious stop-motion fantasy epic featuring a voice cast including Carey Mulligan and Mahershala Ali. The story follows a teenage girl in Portland, Oregon, who enters a mysterious kingdom to find her kidnapped brother. While some critics view the film as a technical and emotional triumph and a transportive fairytale, others suggest it lacks the magic of the studio's previous Oscar-nominated works, getting lost between reality and imagination.