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How Can I Still Love Dory When Ellen DeGeneres Sucks So Much?

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Elly BelleComments Off on How Can I Still Love Dory When Ellen DeGeneres Sucks So Much?

There’s something fishy about the talk show host’s politics, and I can’t just let her off the hook.

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An Urgent Question About ‘The Black Cauldron’

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Rebecca LongComments Off on An Urgent Question About ‘The Black Cauldron’

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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How Myth Made Many of Your Favorite—or Least Favorite—Animated Movies

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Deirdre CoyleComments Off on How Myth Made Many of Your Favorite—or Least Favorite—Animated Movies

A cartoon mythopoeia for the masses.

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Sometimes All a Cartoon Needs Is Just One Minute

March 31, 2020March 30, 2022 John MaherComments Off on Sometimes All a Cartoon Needs Is Just One Minute

Satoshi Kon’s films are master classes in cinematic editing, and his final work, the minute-long short film ‘Ohayo,’ is no exception.

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‘Lilo and Stitch’ Taught Me That I’m No Monstrosity

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Elly BelleComments Off on ‘Lilo and Stitch’ Taught Me That I’m No Monstrosity

A little blue baby alien and his friend, a little Hawaiian girl, were all I needed to show me I could choose my family—and that I was deserving of their care.

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#QuaranToons for Your (Hopefully Healthy) Eyeballs

March 13, 2020March 23, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on #QuaranToons for Your (Hopefully Healthy) Eyeballs

Our writers and editors suggest some medicinal cartoon to keep you happy and healthy during these trying times.

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Best Animated Movie Dragons of All Time, Ranked

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Christina SterbenzComments Off on Best Animated Movie Dragons of All Time, Ranked

A rigorously scientific ranking.

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Communist China’s Animators Made Traditional Ink Painting Into Cartoons

March 3, 2020September 2, 2020 Isabel GalweyComments Off on Communist China’s Animators Made Traditional Ink Painting Into Cartoons

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

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What Do “Best Feature” and “Best Indie Feature” at the Annie Awards Even Mean?

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 John MaherComments Off on What Do “Best Feature” and “Best Indie Feature” at the Annie Awards Even Mean?

A modest proposal for ASIFA-Hollywood and its signature awards.

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An Urgent Question About ‘The Pagemaster’

January 13, 2020March 21, 2020 Rebecca LongComments Off on An Urgent Question About ‘The Pagemaster’

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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EDITORS PICKS

If You Love ‘The Last Jedi’ Here’s the Anime to Watch Right Now

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Sequels that mine the dark corners of the soul, fix the flaws of their predecessors, and are filled with gorgeous imagery always go down in history as the best of their lot.

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Will ‘All Dogs’ Ever Go to Criterion Heaven?

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A bone to pick with the great librarians of cinema.

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Here’s Why Princess Carolyn Was Right About Judah

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Judah Mannowdog isn’t the man now, dog. Princess Carolyn had no choice.

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How the Invisible Hand of Julia Drove the Plot of ‘Cowboy Bebop’

By Victoria Freyre

It’s impossible to get her out of your head.

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Why the Only Good Ads Are the Ones That Look Like Miyazaki Movies

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Oregon's state motto is “She flies with her own wings.” It fits.

“Moving Into Dorms” Tries to Hit Reset After Trauma

By Sarra Sedghi

This isn’t filler, it’s feeler.

10 Hidden Clues That Will Blow Your Mind When You Revisit ‘Gravity Falls’

By Ang Cruz

A series billed as "like 'Twin Peaks' for kids" is a show that keeps on giving in the mystery department.

“Game Start” May Be a Teaser Disguised as an Episode, But It Brings the Fun

By Sarra Sedghi

It’s summer and our babies are about to go fight in the woods! Look how cute everyone is at the pool!

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Religious hypocrisy, patriarchal abuse, fetishization of violence. Orel is the American Christian, and he’s more screwed than ever.

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