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Displaying all articles tagged:
Animation
coming soon
Aug. 2, 2022
Chris Rock to Continue Being Hated by Everybody
Narrating
Everybody Still Hates Chris,
an animated reimagining of his original sitcom.
By
Hershal Pandya
rip
July 29, 2022
Rankin/Bass Designer Paul Coker Jr. Dead at 93
He worked on holiday classics like
Santa Claus Is Comin
’
to Town
and
Frosty the Snowman.
By
Jennifer Zhan
pow! wham! boom!
July 29, 2022
The 30 Best Superhero Cartoons of the Past 30 Years
Since
Batman: The Animated Series
and
X-Men
in 1992, animation has been a rich avenue for comic-book adventures.
By
Daniel Dockery
somewhere out there
July 21, 2022
Don Bluth’s Animated Feature Films, Ranked
The
Anastasia
director trusts kids to process life’s dark moments.
By
John Maher
where are their fingers
July 18, 2022
Release the McCracken! New
Powerpuff Girls
and
Foster’s Home
Reboots Are Coming
Craig McCracken returns to two of his beloved Cartoon Network shows.
By
Rebecca Alter
vulture jr.
July 13, 2022
Mum! Dad! Bingo! and
Bluey
Are Coming to Disney+
Australia’s greatest export will release its new season in two parts.
By
Rebecca Alter
movie review
July 12, 2022
The Sea Beast
Plays Like an Old-fashioned Live-action Adventure
Netflix’s latest animated film is so thoroughly immersive and tactile it might make you believe in sea monsters.
By
Bilge Ebiri
book excerpt
July 5, 2022
An American Tail
Was My Own Test of Endurance
Don Bluth went from box office hell to a meeting with Steven Spielberg and “the perfect story.”
By
Don Bluth
movie review
July 1, 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Isn’t Smart Enough to Be Truly Stupid
Inspired idiocy requires wit and invention, but the latest entry in the
Despicable Me
franchise doesn’t quite get there.
By
Bilge Ebiri
movie review
June 24, 2022
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Is the Gentlest of Gut Punches
It’s the most unassuming of movies, but don’t be shocked if it leaves you an emotional wreck.
By
Bilge Ebiri
coming soon
June 10, 2022
Enter Kid Cudi’s Animated World in
Entergalactic
Starring Cudi, his No. 1 fan Timothée Chalamet, and many musician friends.
By
Justin Curto
trailer mix
June 6, 2022
Disney’s
Strange World
Teaser Is One for the
Atlantis
Heads
The studio keeps trying to make adventure-pulp happen.
By
Rebecca Alter
trailer mix
May 31, 2022
Pinocchio
Trailer: Zemeckis Wishes for a Real … ly Uncanny Puppet Boy
Stare into the hollow depths of Joseph Gordon-Cricket’s eyes and despair.
By
Rebecca Alter
viewing guide
May 25, 2022
The Best and Worst of
Love, Death & Robots
Volume 3
Netflix’s experimental animated series is back, serving up its signature blend of sci-fi, horror, and comedy.
By
Scott Meslow
summer preview
May 25, 2022
13 Animated Films and TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See This Summer
The Belchers and Buzz Lightyear hit the big screen, while
South Park
continues its streaming-special blitz.
By
John Maher
and
Eric Vilas-Boas
cater it to the limit
May 24, 2022
20 Essential
Bob’s Burgers
Episodes
Featuring musical numbers, puns, fart jokes, and plenty of heart.
By
Lillian Brown
viewing guide
May 19, 2022
A Guide to the Pre-Ghibli Work of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata
And where to stream them — if you can.
By
John Maher
overcome with emotion
May 16, 2022
Daria
Spinoff
Jodie
Announced As Film, Cast Includes Pamela Adlon and Kal Penn
Tracee Ellis Ross will play the titular role in the film.
By
Alejandra Gularte
animation
May 6, 2022
Cartoon Network Studios Has Some New Ideas for Getting New Ideas
Amid a scorching market for animation, the revered studio wants to reassert its place as a destination for innovators.
By
John Maher
let’s do it again
Apr. 27, 2022
Lion King 1 1/2
Makes Sense If You Were Raised on Home Video
The team behind the straight-to-DVD movie banged on the wall between Disney feature animation and Disneytoon Studios until a perfect sequel fell out.
By
Rebecca Alter
worth the wait
Apr. 26, 2022
Across the Spider-Verse
Has 240 Characters and Enough Animation for a Sequel
The co-directors of the delayed movie shared new footage and details at CinemaCon.
By
Alejandra Gularte
trailer mix
Apr. 21, 2022
Pixar’s
Lightyear
Trailer: To Infinity and We Yawned
And just to be clear, this “isn’t Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on.”
By
Rebecca Alter
ruh roh
Apr. 20, 2022
Netflix Animation Department Faces Firings and Cancellations
The streamer reportedly wants
Boss Baby
numbers.
By
Alejandra Gularte
perseverance
Apr. 14, 2022
Scrat Got Nut! Scrat Got Nut!
These words either mean nothing to you or they mean everything to you.
By
Rebecca Alter
animation
Apr. 11, 2022
Nimona
Was Too Gay for Disney. Netflix Adopted It.
When Disney acquired Blue Sky Studios in 2019, the company took issue with the animated movie’s LGBTQ+ themes, including a same-sex kiss.
By
Rebecca Alter
viewing guide
Apr. 1, 2022
A Guide to the Anime Auteur Satoshi Kon
The brilliant and bizarre works of the late filmmaker are streaming for free through April 10.
By
John Maher
vulture lists
Mar. 29, 2022
11 Queer Animated Kids’ Shows to Stream Right Now
Yes,
Sailor
Moon
is very gay.
By
Michele Kirichanskaya
stand-up
Mar. 28, 2022
The Rediscovered Prescience of
SpongeBob
’s “Squirrel Jokes”
Co-writer Walt Dohrn discusses the 2001
SpongeBob SquarePants
episode that lives on in meme form.
By
Rebecca Alter
buffering
Mar. 17, 2022
How Netflix Plans to Win the Cartoon Wars
The adult animation market is booming right now.
By
Josef Adalian
heart don’t fail me now!
Mar. 3, 2022
Disney+ Deplatforms Russian Princess Anastasia
It’s about preexisting licensing agreements, not war.
By
Rebecca Alter
between two frames
Mar. 3, 2022
Not All Anime-Streaming Services Are Created Equal
Simulcasts? Dubs? Free subscriptions??? Let us guide you.
By
Rafael Motamayor
now streaming
Mar. 1, 2022
The 70 Best Anime Movies and TV Shows on Netflix Right Now
From
Cowboy Bebop
to
Cardcaptor Sakura
, some truly great anime has found its way onto the streaming service.
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
animation
Mar. 1, 2022
Crunchyroll Is Finally Fusing With Funimation
Anime’s purple streaming app is winding down.
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
q&a
Feb. 24, 2022
The Proud Family
Showrunners Wanted to Revive the Series 15 Years Ago
Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar on updating the characters for new audiences and their hopes for the future of Black animation.
By
Rendy Jones
cancellations
Feb. 4, 2022
The Boondocks
Reboot Is No Longer Happening at HBO Max
“Maybe there are forces in this universe we don’t understand,” — Huey Freeman
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
ponyo loves ham!
Jan. 29, 2022
Studio Ghibli Theme Park Set to Open in November
Healing your inner child is about to get so much easier.
By
Alejandra Gularte
deaths
Jan. 26, 2022
Peter Robbins, Charlie Brown Voice Actor, Dead at 65
He played the character in beloved specials like
A Charlie Brown Christmas
and
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
.
By
Justin Curto
movie review
Jan. 14, 2022
Do You Need a Review of
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
? Here’s One Anyway.
As a wise man once said, “Bleh, bleh, bleh.”
By
Bilge Ebiri
movie review
Jan. 14, 2022
Belle
Is a Spectacular Retelling of
Beauty and the Beast
by Way of the Metaverse
Mamoru Hosoda’s new film deftly blends teen angst, fairy-tale fantasy, and a virtual online world.
By
Alison Willmore
q&a
Jan. 14, 2022
Mamoru Hosoda Still Has Hope for the Future of the Internet
The
Belle
director has been making movies about the internet for over 20 years. He shares his vision and what movies like
Ready Player One
get wrong.
By
Rafael Motamayor
backstories
Dec. 29, 2021
How
Arcane
Delivered One of 2021’s Coolest Animated Sequences
Netflix’s animated version of
League of Legends
breaks the video-game adaptation curse in singular style.
By
Rafael Motamayor
best of 2021
Dec. 21, 2021
The Best Animation of 2021
The medium had a year as rich and remarkable as any in recent memory.
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
and
John Maher
vulture recommends
Dec. 7, 2021
Thumbelina
Is the
Showgirls
of ’90s Cartoon-Princess Movies
We love a high-budget flop.
By
Angelica Frey
balls
Dec. 6, 2021
The Boys
Animated Spinoff Looks Like Junk, Literally
They’re going balls to the wall.
By
Rebecca Alter
backstories
Dec. 2, 2021
New
Rugrats
Is Making New ‘Traditions’
A modernized revival of the animated series is determined to honor the franchise’s legacy — including its beloved holiday specials.
By
John Maher
movie review
Nov. 24, 2021
Encanto
Is the Best Disney Animated Film Since
Frozen
A tale of magic and belonging, with a surprisingly intimate emotional journey at its core.
By
Bilge Ebiri
one last time
Nov. 23, 2021
Hayao Miyazaki’s Last Studio Ghibli Film Is ‘Fantasy on a Grand Scale’
The forthcoming film
How Do You Live?
has yet to be given a release date.
By
Alejandra Gularte
arrrrg!
Nov. 10, 2021
Netflix Casts Its Straw-Hat Pirates for Live-Action
One Piece
Series
Okay, but who’s gonna rap the theme song?!
By
Alejandra Gularte
vulture recommends
Oct. 29, 2021
Scary Godmother
Is a Halloween Nostalgiafest
Cartoon Network kids will remember this 2003 animated movie.
By
Zoe Haylock
animation
Oct. 26, 2021
How
Maya and the Three
’s Jorge R. Gutiérrez Crafted a New Kind of Fantasy Epic
The new miniseries’s creator breaks down its unique blend of Mesoamerican history, Latin American culture, and
Lord of the Rings
–inspired mythology.
By
Rafael Motamayor
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