Animation

‘The Boy and the Heron’ is Hayao Miyazaki at his Dreamiest

By  Meg Shields 

Listen. The chances of a parakeet being able to wield a sword are slim, but never zero.

Can We Have More Solarpunk Movies, Please?

By  Meg Shields 

Be right back, I’m off to find some overalls and my gardening gloves.

How ‘Hedgehog in the Fog’ Used Allegory to Critique the USSR

By  Meg Shields 

“In the evenings, the little Hedgehog went to the Bear Cub to count stars…”

The Stylish Majesty of ‘Son of the White Mare’

By  Meg Shields 

An essential pillar of animation horse-tory.

Why ‘Lupin III: The First’ is the Perfect Gateway to the Franchise

By  Meg Shields 

Keep an eye out for those for gentleman thieves, they’ll steel you heart.

The Best Animated Movies of 2022

By  Brad Gullickson 

This year’s list features mad gods, shells with shoes on, and the best Shrek movie ever.

Remembering ‘The Last Unicorn’: Rankin/Bass’ Cult Classic

By  Meg Shields 

Rankin AND Bass? In THIS economy?

Why ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Changed Animation

By  Meg Shields 

More like: into the “no-more-photorealism-Verse.”

‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’ is a Blazing Mess

By  Will DiGravio 

The animated children’s film fails to live up to Mel Brooks’ ‘Blazing Saddles,’ on which it was based.