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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

The Poem We’d Like You to Remember Us By

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Eric Vilas-Boas pens his final words on the Dot and Line.

Hayao Miyazaki’s Castles, Ranked

By John Maher

Dude loves castles.

The Best American Animation Writing 2018

By The Dot and Line

A roundup of our 15 favorite stories about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called The Dot and Line.

When ‘Adventure Time’ Paid Homage to Harry Nilsson

By John Maher

Inspirations and acid trips and rap samples, oh my! How Harry Nilsson’s ‘The Point’ influenced the Ice King.

Why ‘Evangelion’ Benefited From Its Time Away From American Audiences

By Patrick Craig

One of the most influential anime in history will have a chance to gain a whole new audience, literally overnight. That invites some questions.

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A Tale of Two Space Cowboys

By Nicholas P. Garcia

Love Spike and hate Andy? We got bad news for you, pardner…they’re basically the same person.

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3 Reasons ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Is an Animated Masterpiece

By Emily Hannah

Here are the three very important reasons this film is Laika’s masterpiece.

Wrestling With the Animated ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’

By John Maher

DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation had every opportunity to make this film better — and they didn’t take any of them.

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The Top 10 Authors in Animation

By Deirdre Coyle

Pixelated scribes have blessed us with their wisdom across form and genre, from academia to political activism to erotica. Here are ten favorites, ranked.

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How an Animated Film Powerfully Documented Gun Violence in America

By John Maher

Director Keith Maitland and journalist Pamela Colloff discuss the historic University of Texas shooting and how the animated film 'Tower' captured it.

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