Animation Archives

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There’s a reason ‘Coraline’ gets under your skin (and your eyeballs).

Here’s what the ninth installment of the ‘Crayon Shin-chan’ series can teach us about the pitfalls and limitations of nostalgia.

Does anyone fancy a hamburger? From an interdimensional food truck run by clowns?

Here’s a video essay on why two episodes of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ are shining examples of a show using the bottle episode to its advantage.

The cartoon has the best chance yet for bringing new fans into the franchise.

Why watch a redundant photorealistic remake when you can watch a charmingly irreverent recap video that’s under five minutes?

Here’s a video essay celebrating the bizarre imagination of ‘Rango’.

What we’re watching: a true story that draws from the realms of high strangeness, magical thinking, and manic delusion.