Only three animated movies have ever been nominated for Best Picture, and one of them was Pixar's "Up," released in 2009, which placed it in rarefied air as one of the Greatest Animated Movies Ever. But was "Up" even the best animated movie of the year it released?

In this episode, Mike and Brian talk stop-motion and how the technique affects story, creepy "kids' movies," how director Henry Selick's "Coraline" stacks up to other horror films released that year, and whether or not it will earn a spot in their personal top fives of 2009.

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