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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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An Ode to ‘Up’ a Decade After It Broke Our Hearts

By Isabel Galwey

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

Cartoon Dads, Ranked

By The Dot and Line

With only the finest — the pères de la pères — of animation. Happy Father’s Day!

The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2017

By The Dot and Line

A look back at a year of hits.

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The Symphonic Majesty of ‘Zeta Gundam’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Shigeaki Saegusa gave this brutal show the score it deserved.

If the Lorax Puffs Trees in the Forest: An Investigation

By John Maher

A philosophical investigation. Dr. Seuss would be proud.

A Long Chat with Tom Smith, Designer and Animator of the New Short ‘Gleep Glorp and Lasertag’

By Rob Ryan

We chatted with Rocko's Modern Life storyboard artist Tom Smith about his and Justin Michael's new animated short "Gleep Glorp and Lasertag" (out this week!) plus what it's like to work on Seth Green's Robot Chicken and create a couch gag for The Simpsons.

A Murder Most Awesome: The 5 Best Brock Samson Kills

By Alex Costello

Rating the top five kills of the Venture family’s mullet-headed murder machine, Brock Samson.

How to Make Kiki’s Herring and Pumpkin Pie

By Danielle Lagman

A special recipe from ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ courtesy of A to Z Ghibli Food.

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