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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.

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

He knew facing Vicious was a suicide mission. He did it anyway. Here's the moment Spike Spiegel’s sprezzatura spun out.

You can lead a horse to self-awareness, but you can’t re-write the traumas of his family history. Or something.

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

“These abs have been passed down the Armstrong family line for generations!”

They’ve got to beat a crisis and emotional drama.

Adult Swim’s weirdest show melted my mind and soul forever. Ten years later, here are a dozen tidbits worth revisiting.

A personal reflection on Pixar's most poignant tearjerker, 10 years after it came out.