“Memoir of a Snail” Review

Stop-motion animation has the remarkable quality of feeling real with its practical puppets while remaining whimsical in a world built one frame at a time. From the adapted conversations of Creature Comforts to the rustic reflections of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, a tactile nature makes these movies relatable. Director Adam Elliot found a great balance between cartoonish and real in his landmark stop-motion film, Mary and Max. But Memoir of a Snail may be his magnum opus for how beautifully...