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Not (Just) a Laughing Matter: Nuanced Representations of Depression in Three Netflix Sitcoms

One Day at a Time, Bojack Horseman, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt each offer insight and understanding into mental illness quite unlike television shows we've seen before.

Culture

Neuroses, Eccentricities, and the Status Quo in Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs'

Visually enchanting and emotionally seductive, Wes Anderson's Japan-set stop-motion adventure marries aesthetic beauty with messy politics.

Film

Outrageousness Takes a Holiday in 'Archer S8: Dreamland'

This may be a clever homage to classic hard-boiled detective fiction from the '40s, but Archer in Dreamland is not the wild man we've come to love/hate.

Television

The Subversive Creativity in Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs'

Wes Anderson has created a powerful (though unassuming) sociopolitical statement about the causes and consequences of segregation.

Film

I See Music: How Oskar Fischinger Influenced Disney

Remember the pre-CGI visual beauty of Fantasia? Fischinger, who also worked with Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, among others, invented the "lumigraph" (a machine for "playing" colors on screen). This guy should be put on a stamp.

Film

'Loving Vincent' Is the "Sincerest Form of Flattery"

Seldom does a biopic about Vincent Van Gogh illustrate the depth of emotion many had for the artist.

Film

Will the Oscars Be a 'Starry Night' for 'Loving Vincent', the First Fully Painted Animation Film?

This unusual rotoscope film captures Vincent van Gogh's art beautifully. But does it capture the mysterious van Gogh himself?

Film

Monogold - "Cinnamon" (video) (premiere)

Strangewave, here we come: Monogold's new video with animation only kids could come up with. Because they did.

Music

Animation: It's Not Just for Children, Anymore

The inclusive approach in A New History of Animation will have you discovering the work of new animators, and new works by artists already familiar to you.

Reviews

The Complex Man Behind "Uncle Walt"

The rise (and rise) of Walt Disney, from starving artist to visionary filmmaker to union-busting studio boss to family-entertainment tycoon.

Television

'I'm Not the Fox I Used to Be': Wes Anderson's Changing Seasons

Far from style over substance, Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox fixates over objects to show its protagonist's inability to handle the oncoming winter.

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Film

Daley Pearson Gets Some Strange Phone Calls

Australian writer and director Daley Pearson is funny in all of his creations and conquers every type of comedy he tries.

Television

'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' Is Meta, Funny and Exhilarating

Director Robert Zemeckis explains that Who Framed Roger Rabbit is really "three elaborate films in one": a period live-action movie, an animated movie, and a special-effects extravaganza required to blend the two.

Reviews

Appreciate Life's Wonders: 'Peter Pan: Diamond Edition'

Peter Pan isn’t without its share of criticism, but fans of the classic will be wowed by the beautiful Blu-ray transfer and the respectable stable of new special features not previously available on earlier editions of the film.

Reviews

Seth McFarlane Goes Feature-Length with 'Ted'

Ted is a bit difficult to classify; it’s too raunchy to be a pure rom-com, too brainy to be a raunch-fest, too goofy to be a think-piece, too televisual to be cinematic.

Reviews

'American Pop'... Matters: Ron Thompson, the Illustrated Man Unsung

More than just a rock performance piece, American Pop is an engrossing drama with a pathos that burns through the animation cells in certain scenes even to this day.

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