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Laika's Wildwood features Carey Mulligan and Mahershala Ali in a stop-motion film The Hollywood Reporter calls both a technical and emotional triumph.

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Published 6:40 PM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “‘Wildwood’ Review: Laika’s Ambitious Stop-Motion Epic Is Both a Technical and Emotional Triumph”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 6:40 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Vera Bullock and Hank Ledger.

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

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy pick is Wildwood, Laika's stop-motion film.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Hollywood Reporter calls it both a technical and an emotional triumph, with Carey Mulligan and Mahershala Ali among the voices.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCounter-review: a girl searches a kingdom for her kidnapped brother, and I have never once found my keys that fast.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSecond pick, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I, the top non-English film right now. Watch it if you want to spend your weekend in a really impressive, really dramatic castle.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCounter-review: Hank picked a castle, which is the most adventurous thing he has done since the lunch order.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe BBN Pick of the Night is Wildwood. Hank, you may clap.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI am clapping. Skip, what is damp tonight?

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