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The Tricky Problem With Hollyhock in ‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 4

September 12, 2017May 9, 2019 Sammy NickallsComments Off on The Tricky Problem With Hollyhock in ‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 4

Hollyhock is a great addition to ‘BoJack’ Season 4. She should be more than a plot device.

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Princess Carolyn Nailed the Best Joke in the 4th Season of ‘BoJack Horseman’

September 10, 2017May 27, 2019 Katie Van BruntComments Off on Princess Carolyn Nailed the Best Joke in the 4th Season of ‘BoJack Horseman’

It’s the crux of the show.

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We Need to Talk About BoJack Horseman Season 4’s Most Shocking Scene

September 10, 2017May 9, 2019 Sammy NickallsComments Off on We Need to Talk About BoJack Horseman Season 4’s Most Shocking Scene

Here’s why this scene echoes in the background through Season 4.

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‘BoJack’ Makes Addiction and Depression More Real Than Most Live-Action Dramas

September 9, 2017May 9, 2019 Rebecca HiscottComments Off on ‘BoJack’ Makes Addiction and Depression More Real Than Most Live-Action Dramas

Unpacking the humanity of Netflix’s cartoon about a horse.

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‘BoJack Horseman’ Gives Us TV’s First Out-and-Proud Asexual Icon

September 8, 2017May 9, 2019 Sammy NickallsComments Off on ‘BoJack Horseman’ Gives Us TV’s First Out-and-Proud Asexual Icon

And he is magnificent.

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BoJack Horseman Season 4: A Spoiler-Free Review

August 30, 2017May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on BoJack Horseman Season 4: A Spoiler-Free Review

The show’s topped itself. Here’s a spoiler-free review of the Netflix crown jewel’s fourth season, which again defies cartoon convention

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Inside Netflix’s New Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Cartoon, ‘Big Mouth’: Exclusive

August 28, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Inside Netflix’s New Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Cartoon, ‘Big Mouth’: Exclusive

The Titmouse founder on his studio’s upcoming comedy, hints at progress on ‘Venture Bros.’ Season 7, and more.

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Somehow, the DuckTales Reboot Did the Impossible

August 16, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Somehow, the DuckTales Reboot Did the Impossible

The new ‘DuckTales’ is ducking great and if you disagree I don’t even want to hear another ducking word about it.

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“Your Lifelong Dream” and the Enduring Timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

August 15, 2017May 27, 2019 David S. AtkinsonComments Off on “Your Lifelong Dream” and the Enduring Timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

On “Marge vs. the Monorail” and the enduring timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

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The Relentless Perfectionism Chuck Jones Brought to “What’s Opera, Doc?”

August 10, 2017October 8, 2026 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on The Relentless Perfectionism Chuck Jones Brought to “What’s Opera, Doc?”

The animator’s protégé reveals “one of the things that bothered Chuck to the very end.”

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EDITORS PICKS

How ‘BoJack’ Skewers the #MeToo “Comeback”

By Nicole Ortiz

Through Vance Waggoner, Season 5 of ‘BoJack Horseman’ is perfectly aligned with the reemergence of Louis C.K.

Why You Should Watch Sports Anime (And Where to Start)

By S.M. Balding

A comprehensive guide to an action-packed, often-overlooked genre of Japanese animation.

‘The Boondocks’ Really Is ‘The Story That’s Just Begun’

By John Maher

Aaron McGruder will return to his most beloved property in a new show reimagining the Freeman family's adventures for the modern era.

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That Time Akira Kurosawa Left Hayao Miyazaki Speechless

By Eric Vilas-Boas

This is what two legends meeting looks like.

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When Rocko’s Modern Life Showed Me the Afterlife

By Siena Koncsol

Prepare for a trip to Heck.

The Dot and Line, Which Took on Tales of Toons, Dies at 4

By The Dot and Line

The website grew over the course of four years from scrappy, puckish up-and-comer to perhaps the best cartoon journalism publication on the internet. (Fight us!)

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Steven Universe Is the Cartoon Hero Made for These Dark Times

By Eric Vilas-Boas

'Steven Universe' advances a positive, important argument for the future. We need his radical empathy now more than ever.

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Will ‘All Dogs’ Ever Go to Criterion Heaven?

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A bone to pick with the great librarians of cinema.

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