In Flow, one of 2024’s best animated movies, a little black cat navigates a post-apocalyptic world full of rising floodwaters. The feline protagonist flees threats and chases fish, scurries up trees ...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. “Flow” opens in U.S. theaters on Friday, November 22. There’s a moment near the end of Latvian animation ...

Like the wide-eyed feline in his dialogue-free film "Flow," Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis often works alone — he directed, wrote, animated and even scored his debut feature, "Away," in 2019. But ...

Flow has drawn gold at this year's Oscars. At the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, writer-director Gints Zilbalodis, along with writers Matiss Kaza, Ron Dyens and producer Gregory Zalcman, took ...

There comes a moment in every animal lover’s life where we’re watching a movie with a cat in it, or a dog, or an [insert animal here], and we’re overwhelmed by one singular thought: “I swear to god, ...

An animated adventure with a gentle touch and a simple message, "Flow" is a bit like the story of Noah's Ark, minus Noah. This dialogue-free film from Latvia is lead by an animated cat (no name, no ...

Of all the post-apocalyptic landscapes we've been treated to over the years, none is as beautiful nor peaceful as that of “Flow.” In Gints Zilbalodis' wondrously shimmering animated fable, a solitary ...

This film shows its creativity early on when the cat finds itself trying to stay afloat in water while atop a black statue of -what else?- a cat. There are also some dogs around too who seek refuge on ...

An adorable grey cat with amber eyes is the central character in Gints Zilbalodis' exquisite animated feature, Flow, which means the movie qualifies as maybe the most arresting cat video ever. Set in ...

There were 23 acceptance speeches delivered by Oscar winners at the 97th Academy Awards last night — but only one in which ...

Over the 95-year history of the Academy Awards, a Latvian film has never been nominated for an Oscar. In 2025, it’s possible that Gints Zilbalodis’ celebrated wonder “Flow” will earn not only an ...