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Studio Ghibli’s Movies Are the Goldilocks of Climate Change Critiques

December 11, 2019December 30, 2019 Isabel GalweyComments Off on Studio Ghibli’s Movies Are the Goldilocks of Climate Change Critiques

While the Japanese studio’s films don’t sugarcoat the conflicts between humanity and nature, they don’t oversimplify it, either.

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Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

December 10, 2019December 30, 2019 Rebecca LongComments Off on Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

The year that marked the Miyazaki classic’s two-decade anniversary was rife with oil spills and California fires. Can the movie’s lessons save us from ourselves?

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Three Decades Later, ‘Little Nemo’ Is Still a Dream

July 15, 2019December 30, 2019 Wyatt ErchakComments Off on Three Decades Later, ‘Little Nemo’ Is Still a Dream

In ‘Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland,’ which turns 30 this week, a child’s nighttime dreamland becomes a film made of wonder and whimsy.

EDITORS PICKS

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When Rocko’s Modern Life Showed Me the Afterlife

By Siena Koncsol

Prepare for a trip to Heck.

Steven Universe Returns With New Episodes This Fall—Here’s a Clip

By Tiana Camacho

Here are 13 things NYCC 2017 taught us about Steven Universe, including hints at new episodes, a book, and the return of the show’s podcast.

What Would ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters Look Like as Cartoons?

By Jack McKean

Look familiar?

It’s a Trump Presidency, Huey Freeman

By John Maher

The words I return to today in a world in which hate is winning.

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

By Sam Reynolds

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

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In “Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2,” Bakugo Finally Gets Emotional

By Sarra Sedghi

He’s carried a weight Deku didn’t even consider.

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D+L Podcast: Was “Toys in the Attic” Just a Big Nod to the Movie ‘Alien’?

By The Dot and Line

Our first podcast ever looks at a horror-influenced episode.

Inside Terry Gilliam’s Weird, Wonderful Contributions to Cartoons

By Claire Dunderman

On the Monty Python legend’s contributions to the world of animation.

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