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How an Evil Populist Became a Tearjerker on ‘The Legend of Korra’

December 20, 2017May 9, 2019 Sam ReynoldsComments Off on How an Evil Populist Became a Tearjerker on ‘The Legend of Korra’

Charismatic liar. Brutal bloodbender. Cain to his brother’s Abel. (Sort of.) Yet Amon’s story is nothing short of heartwrenching.

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A Definitive Ranking of the Water Tribe’s Nonbenders on Avatar

December 19, 2017May 9, 2019 Sam ReynoldsComments Off on A Definitive Ranking of the Water Tribe’s Nonbenders on Avatar

The element of change requires ebb and flow even in its nonbenders. These folks deliver…mostly.

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The Director of ‘Tehran Taboo’ Breaks Down His Shocking Film

December 1, 2017May 27, 2019 Sam ReynoldsComments Off on The Director of ‘Tehran Taboo’ Breaks Down His Shocking Film

Ali Soozandeh’s film is a striking portrait of sexual prohibition.

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The Creators of ‘The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales’ Talk Craft and Cuteness

November 30, 2017May 27, 2019 Sam ReynoldsComments Off on The Creators of ‘The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales’ Talk Craft and Cuteness

French animators Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert on the fairytale feel to their all ages feature film.

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The Directors of ’Birdboy: The Forgotten Children’ Strike a Grim Balance

November 9, 2017May 27, 2019 Sam ReynoldsComments Off on The Directors of ’Birdboy: The Forgotten Children’ Strike a Grim Balance

Alberto Vásquez and Pedro Rivero on dark and light, black and red, and adapting your own graphic novel.

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The Creators of ‘Virus Tropical’ Explain Their Approach to Sex and Taboo

November 7, 2017May 27, 2019 Sam ReynoldsComments Off on The Creators of ‘Virus Tropical’ Explain Their Approach to Sex and Taboo

Artist Power Paola and director Santiago Caicedo break down the ins and outs of this new, challenging film.

EDITORS PICKS

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Our ‘Space Cowboy Serenade’ Celebrates 20 Years of Cowboy Bebop

By The Dot and Line

The best anime of all time turns 20 this month. We’re celebrating with a month-long love letter to its jazzy, noirish brilliance.

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Why The Great Pumpkin Still Haunts You and Me

By John Maher

Halloween, the descendent of Samhain, is about the overlap between the realms of the visible and invisible. Isn’t that enough?

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40 Years Later, Gundam Has the Universe

By The Dot and Line

The franchise’s anti-war argument for the future is still potent.

Isao Takahata Has Died. Animation Will Never Be the Same.

By John Maher

The Ghibli co-founder was, beyond any shadow of a doubt, Hayao Miyazaki’s equal in brilliance, if not in output or recognition.

The Very Best of The Dot and Line

By The Dot and Line

Twenty-five of the finest pieces this site has ever published. Probably.

Your Favorite Cartoon Voice Actors’ Favorite Cartoons

By The Dot and Line

A brief dispatch from last weekend’s ‘Saturday Morning Cartoons’ panel at Vulture Festival.

Animate ‘The Godfather’ You Cowards

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Enough of the live-action adaptations of classic cartoons.

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Where Did the Time Ed? ‘Ed, Edd n Eddy’ Turns 20

By Marley Crusch

The long-running Cartoon Network show debuted January 4, 1999, and we have still not forgotten it.

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