animation

A WHISKER AWAY: A Perfect Ode To Summertime (And Cats)
A WHISKER AWAY: A Perfect Ode To Summertime (And Cats)

While missing opportunities along the way, A Whisker Away makes up for it with its stunning original art and world of humanoid cats.

Revisiting AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
Revisiting AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

Though initially marketed to a younger audience, Avatar: The Last Airbender offered important and incisive messages to all of its viewers.

ODD DOG: An Animated Short For Cat And Dog Lovers Alike
ODD DOG: An Animated Short For Cat And Dog Lovers Alike

The idea of something as simple as Odd Dog being so funny, heartfelt, and poignant is refreshing on several levels.

NEXT DOOR SPY: A Low-Key Mystery for Kids
NEXT DOOR SPY: A Low-Key Mystery for Kids

Next Door Spy is a timid animated film but may be just enough for the kids come quiet time.

Beginner's Guide: George Miller, Writer & Director
Beginner’s Guide: George Miller, Writer & Director

Few directors have a filmography as unique as George Miller, who has the power to create moments that’ll be ingrained in your mind forever.

THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL: A Mind-Tripping, Animated Podcast
THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL Season 1: A Mind-Tripping, Animated Podcast

Whether you’re a fan of podcasts or adult animation, The Midnight Gospel offers a mind-bending experience to viewers that has not really been seen before.

CENTRAL PARK Season 1: Close To My Heart, Closer To My Funnybone

Central Park, as a show, goes down like a Manhattan. Straight-up and smooth and quintessentially New York.

THE WOLF HOUSE: A Delightfully Disturbing Fairy Tale

The Wolf House uses stop-motion animation to render the world inside the titular house as an ever-evolving nightmare, and is completely immersive despite its freakiness.

Tribeca 2020: Animated Shorts Curated by Whoopi Goldberg
Tribeca 2020: Animated Shorts Curated By Whoopi Goldberg

Stephanie Archer reports on Tribeca Film Festival 2020 online, and reviews the animated short films curated by Whoopi Goldberg.

The Clone Wars (S7E12): The End
The Clone Wars (S7E12): The End

The Clone Wars starts off in the light and ends in the dark. The show ends in an exhale, without a post-credits inhale to give us hope.

THE CLONE WARS (S7E10+11): Friends & Foes
THE CLONE WARS (S7E10+11): Friends & Foes

As the final season of Clone Wars dipped further and further into the timeline of Revenge of the Sith, it was apparent that we were going to see Ahsoka have to face Order 66 on her own.

THE CLONE WARS (S7E8+9): Out Of The Shadows
THE CLONE WARS (S7E8+9): Out Of The Shadows

As Clone Wars leads us further and further toward end of the series, the show is beginning to set the pawns in place for their final showdown.

Trolls World Tour: A Sufficiently Sugary Snack
TROLLS WORLD TOUR: A Sufficiently Sugary Snack

Trolls World Tour finds a few of the right notes to pluck from its candy-coated guitar that it’s less likely to induce a headache than most manic animated features.

THE CLONE WARS (S7E6+7): Familiar Faces & Masks
THE CLONE WARS (S7E6+7): Familiar Faces & Masks

Disney is brilliantly setting up The Clone Wars and The Mandalorian for the price of one and is creating the kind of connective thread that made the MCU films so successful.

THE CLONE WARS (S7E4+5) "Unfinished Business" & "Gone With A Trace": Not The Jedi Way
THE CLONE WARS (S7E4+5) “Unfinished Business” & “Gone With A Trace”: Not The Jedi Way

While we’ve followed the bad batch for four episodes now, the reintroduction of Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi helps to signal to us that we’ve arrived at a new plotline.