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Author: Ari Howorth

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Animation Is Film Festival Stays Strong In Third Year

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Ari HoworthComments Off on Animation Is Film Festival Stays Strong In Third Year

Rounding up the show’s successes and reviewing a handful of its films in miniature, including Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Weathering With You.’

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Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’ Finds the Magic in Simplicity

November 12, 2018May 6, 2019 Ari HoworthComments Off on Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’ Finds the Magic in Simplicity

The film’s singular focus creates a profound meditation on the responsibility that family demands and the little decisions that make up the tapestry of life.

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Animation Is Film Festival Keeps On Keeping On

November 8, 2018May 6, 2019 Ari HoworthComments Off on Animation Is Film Festival Keeps On Keeping On

From exciting new releases to special anniversary screenings, the lineup was teeming with potential.

EDITORS PICKS

Mainland China’s Urban Indie Cartoons

By Isabel Galwey

Independent animation in the world’s most populous country seeks to move beyond the city limits.

An Exclusive Excerpt of a Vivid New ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Zine: ‘Rebirth Dilemma’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

All profits from the fanzine will go to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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What ‘She-Ra’ Gets Right About Angsty Queerness

By Maya Gittelman

Catra is one complex (cat)woman.

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Communist China’s Animators Made Traditional Ink Painting Into Cartoons

By Isabel Galwey

Even in communist China, traditional arts informed budding ones—and ink painting informed some of the greatest Chinese animations of all time.

This Be the Horse: A Poem for ‘BoJack’

By John Maher

"They fuck you up, your sire and dam."

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Cartoons Have Inspired a Wild Meme About First Crushes

By Marley Crusch

Everyone remembers their first animated love.

“Your Lifelong Dream” and the Enduring Timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

By David S. Atkinson

On “Marge vs. the Monorail” and the enduring timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

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The Only Good Thing About ‘Gurren Lagann’

By John Maher

A choice New Year’s Resolution provided by a super dumb anime.

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‘Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling’ Is a Perfect Roast of Hollywood—Just Like the Series Was

By Eric Vilas-Boas

It's a different take than 'BoJack Horseman' or 'Animaniacs' or any of the others you remember, but it's potent nonetheless.

Conroy v Balefleckman: Jawn of Grimdark

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The best Batflick is animated and you’ve probably never seen it. This one might be better. And darker.

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