Animation

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Netflix's The Dragon Prince

Drop What You’re Doing and Watch ‘The Dragon Prince’

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Netflix has hatched the next great fantasy epic.

Pixar Loop

Disney+ Knows What We Want: More Pixar Animated Shorts

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Pixar offers its first look at six new animated short films from six new directors. These works cover pit bulls, Autism, oppressed robots, and more.

Abominable

The Abominable Financial State of Non-Disney Animated Features

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DreamWorks Animation just had its worst opening in decades while Disney continues to increase its share of the theatrical animation market.

Kikis

‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’: Celebrating Miyazaki’s First Coming of Age FIlm

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Kiki’s delivery service is not only Hayao Miyazaki’s first coming of age film but an introspection of how a person views themselves in society.

Toy Story

How ‘Toy Story’ Became the ‘Die Hard’ of Animated Movies

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So much of Hollywood’s animated feature output of the last 24 years has followed the formula of Pixar’s first big movie.

The Lion King Teaser Header

When Is An Animated Film Not An Animated Film?

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When the mouse house says so.

Zim

The Dark and Curious Case of ‘Invader Zim’

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With a Netflix movie on the horizon, we look back at the short-lived Nickelodeon cartoon which pushed the envelope when it came to acceptable children’s entertainment.

Animated Westerns

The Continued Calamity of Animated Westerns

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Almost all of the major animation studios have attempted Westerns, and all of them have either been flops or are mostly forgotten.

Dumbo

‘Dumbo’ Began Life As A Failed Novelty Concept

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In 1941 Walt Disney needed a hit, so he turned to a simple children’s story gimmick for redemption.