On the Monty Python legend’s contributions to the world of animation.
Tag: animation
Notes on ‘Belladonna of Sadness’
Viewer discretion HELLA advised.
Sex, Violence, Monsters
Harry Chaskin, Dan Lippert, and Justin Michael (of Batman: The Animated Podcast) just released “Monster Island,” a fun stop-motion short about two giant monsters—an ape and a dinosaur named Zog and Java, respectively. Upon watching the three-minute clip below, you will become acutely aware of the following: “Monster Island” is great because it understands monsters […]
10 Years Later: Is ‘Cars’ Good?
On its decennial, our experts investigate a question that just turned ten years old.
35 Haiku Written for the Cartoon Heroines of Our Time
We asked a group of creative friends to send us haiku in honor of their favorite leading ladies in cartoons.
How to Write for The Dot and Line
We want to cover all the cartoons you want covered. To do that, we’ll need a little help.
Cartoon Moms, Ranked
With only the finest—the mères de la mères—of animation. Happy Mother’s Day!
Chuck Jones’ Final Masterpiece Is an Early ’00s Flash Animation Artifact
And it’s everything you’d expect from the Looney legend.
Tropes in the Scope: 7 Bullets for Archer and 007, on the Occasion of Season 7
As FX’s most dynamic show shifts gears again for its latest season, The Dot and Line dives into the homage it’s paid to its espionage roots.
Will ‘All Dogs’ Ever Go to Criterion Heaven?
A bone to pick with the great librarians of cinema.