Robert Zemeckis' motion-capture animated film cost $150 million to produce but earned only $6.9 million in its debut at the domestic box office. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer In the weeks ...

Who said animation should look real? Robert Zemeckis, for one, though as evidenced by Disney’s recent closing of his ImageMovers Digital studio, he increasingly appears to be alone in that sentiment.

You'll want to stay through the closing credits of the new motion capture animated adventure "Mars Needs Moms," a film from the people who gave us "The Polar Express." There are four minutes of clips ...

For a technology that's intended to make animated humans look more real, it sure hasn't been used to tell stories that are more human ... Here’s the irony of motion-capture animation, one that Mars ...

Rohan Naahar is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He ...

There just isn't much to say about "Mars Needs Moms." This is a film that's too dumb to be cute, directed only at kiddies who haven't reached speaking age and are most excited by things that bounce ...

"Mars Needs Moms" (PG): This tale of a boy realizing how much his mom loves him is touching and often amusing, but it's based on the threat and fear of losing one's mom. So "Mars Needs Moms" can also ...