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Animation

  1. the race to animate
    Every Studio Ghibli Film, RankedThe Japanese animation powerhouse has produced some of the best films ever made, and now they’re finally streaming on HBO Max.
    By Brian Tallerico
  2. animate this!
    Laika Pits Its Stop-motion Creatures Against Each Other In New Fight ChallengeAs long as no one has to go up against the Other Mother.
    By Halle Kiefer
  3. renewals
    Tuca & Bertie Has Been Saved by Adult SwimSeason two will air in 2021.
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. movie review
    Scoob! Is the Kind of Kids Movie That Features Jokes About TinderThe Scooby-Doo reboot, bumped from theaters to on demand, attempts to update the mystery-solving franchise with superheroes and internet jokes.
    By Alison Willmore
  5. who invented that?
    Jeremy and Rajat Are Cartoons NowAnd they have some shocking news about the origins of the coronavirus.
    By Megh Wright
  6. vulture lists
    90 Classic Looney Tunes Cartoons You Can Watch Right NowAs the Warner Bros. animated franchise celebrates its 90th anniversary, we look back at its rich history.
    By Donald Liebenson
  7. snl
    The Ninja Turtles Become Old and Sober on Saturday Night LiveTake a look at the life of the “Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
    By Megh Wright
  8. disney
    Look, Disney Made Your Kids This At Home With Olaf Shorts Series From HomeIf you currently want to take your head off and hurl it like a snowball, Olaf completely understands.
    By Halle Kiefer
  9. dad is pants
    Onward Jumps to Disney+ Two Weeks After Hitting TheatersParents can have a little break from Frozen, as a treat.
    By Zoe Haylock
  10. exclusively gad moment
    The Trailer for Central Park Asks, ‘What If Bob’s Burgers But All Songs?’The musical extravaGADza premieres May 29.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. holla!
    It’s a Black History Month Miracle! Disney Revives The Proud FamilyKyla Pratt, Cedric the Entertainer, and more are set to return.
    By Zoe Haylock
  14. movie review
    Pixar’s Onward Is a Lot of Empty Emotional CaloriesBut Chris Pratt is pretty good.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  15. movie review
    Shaun the Sheep Meets E.T. in Netflix’s FarmageddonThe beloved characters are back in a Netflix sequel to the 2015 animated classic.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  16. animation
    19 Classic Screwball Tex Avery Cartoons, Ranked From Best to WorstA tour through some of the influential animator’s most famous work.
    By Donald Liebenson
  17. gotta go fast!
    Beyond the Creepy Teeth: How Sonic the Hedgehog Saved ItselfA complete timeline of the Sega character’s return to the big screen, from dental horror to emergency redesign to today.
    By Chris Lee
  18. movie review
    I Lost My Body Is Both Genuinely Sweet and Thoroughly TwistedAt least one good thing came out of the 2020 Oscar nominations: recognition for a left-field animated gem.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  19. animation
    Rick and Morty Is an Animation Challenge Like No OtherThe series’s gleeful exploration of its own logical and visual limits is basically the opposite of how every other animated TV show works.
    By Calum Marsh
  20. now streaming
    The 40 Best Anime Shows on Netflix Right NowFrom Neo Yokio to Soul Eater, some truly great anime has found its way onto the streaming service.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  21. the gold rush
    A Historic Battle for the Animated Oscar BeginsThis year, a record number of animated movies are competing against Disney for an Academy Award in the feature category. Can an indie win?
    By Chris Lee
  22. 25 days of cats
    What Can We Learn From Three Decades of Cats Jokes on The Simpsons?Turns out, a lot!
    By Rebecca Alter
  25. movie review
    Netflix’s Klaus Is Just Weird Enough to Get You to Watch ItThis animated holiday movie is set in a surreally gruesome place, filled with surreally gruesome people. Somehow, that works.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  26. cat news
    Louie Anderson Is a Talking CatSpecifically, the titular feline star of Fox’s Tigsley.
    By Halle Kiefer
  27. jokes
    16 Cropped Simpsons Jokes You Can’t See on Disney+A lot of comedic gold gets lost when you crop out 25 percent of the screen.
    By Stefan Sirucek and Ramsey Ess
  28. movie review
    Frozen 2 Exists Because the Market, Not the Story, Demanded ItIs it fair to call a sequel unnecessary when it’s going to make a jillion dollars?
    By Alison Willmore
  29. the race to animate
    Women Are Taking Over Fox’s Sunday Night Cartoons. What Took So Long?A roundtable conversation with the women behind Bless the Harts, Duncanville, and The Great North.
    By Sammy Nickalls
  30. music videos
    The Brief and Wondrous Life of MC Skat KatTalking with the animators behind Paula Abdul’s onetime music-video co-star.
    By Brian Boone
  31. the race to animate
    Courage the Cowardly Dog Is Still TerrifyingTwenty years later, the cartoon’s stew of mythology, anthropomorphism, surrealism, and vaudeville seems like a minor miracle.
    By Sean Malin
  32. the race to animate
    The Story of the Beauty and the Beast Screening That Changed EverythingAn in-progress version of the Disney film premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1991, and upended animation as we knew it.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  33. the race to animate
    The Mythical Endurance of Wile E. CoyoteThe cartoon carnivore’s relentless 70-year pursuit of the Road Runner feels eternal in the best sense of the word.
    By Austin Gilkeson
  34. the internet
    The Best Cartoons of the Early InternetLooking back on some early internet animated classics, from Homestar Runner to Salad Fingers.
    By Ramsey Ess
  37. the race to animate
    The Hardest Thing I Ever Animated15 animators and artists from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty, Toy Story, and more recall their toughest gigs.
    By Rebecca Alter and Brian Moylan
  38. the race to animate
    What Happened to Rise of the Guardians? The Story Behind an Animation FlopBefore Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, director Peter Ramsey made a DreamWorks movie so strange it feels like we dreamed it.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  39. disney+
    When Disney Gains The Simpsons, What Do We All Lose?The streaming boom has warped our sense of pop-cultural history. And it’s going to get a lot worse.
    By Jen Chaney
  40. the race to animate
    The Token Female Pixar Story ArtistIn 1987, animator Brenda Chapman was the only woman in the story department at Disney. 25 years later, she made Brave.
    By Nathalia Holt
  41. trailer mix
    Scoob! Trailer: Uh, This Villain Is Not Just Some Weird Old Guy in a MaskThe disgruntled owner of an abandoned amusement park, sure, but aliens? These are just teens! And a dog!
    By Halle Kiefer
  42. the race to animate
    How Don Hertzfeldt Survives as an Indie AnimatorThe End of the World author talks watching his own back, turning down studio work, and whether or not we’re all doomed.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  43. the race to animate
    Inside the ‘Absolute Explosion’ of Animation TodayAs rival studios prepare to saturate streaming platforms with animated content, experts say we’re in the midst of a “seismic shift” in the industry.
    By Chris Lee
  44. ball is life
    Studio Ghibli Movies Will Finally Be Available to StreamComing soon to HBO Max.
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. big mouth
    Why Big Mouth Created Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!What, you don’t remember Michael Douglas and Demi Moore’s 1994 erotic thriller?
    By Jackson McHenry
  46. animation
    What Comes After Samurai Jack? A Caveman, a Dinosaur, and Absolutely No TalkingGenndy Tartakovsky on why Primal is his most audacious gambit yet.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  49. nycc 2019
    Nick Kroll Announces Big Mouth Spinoff That’s All About the MonstersSounds like R-rated Monsters, Inc.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  50. tv review
    Bless the Harts Shakes Up Animation DominationThe promising new series from Emily Spivey is suggestive of what Fox’s Sunday night animation block has been, and what it could be in the future.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  51. trailer mix
    BoJack Horseman’s Sixth (and Final!) Season Kicks Off Next MonthIt’s the beginning of the end!
    By Megh Wright
  52. trailer mix
    Frozen 2 Trailer: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Elsa?Our iconic quartet head off on a dangerous journey.
    By Zoe Haylock
  53. tv review
    Undone Is a Fascinating Head TripIt’s never quite clear where this new animated series from Bojack Horseman’s Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy will jump to next.
    By Jen Chaney
  54. renewals
    South Park Refuses to Die Despite Matt and Trey’s EffortsThe show just got renewed for three more seasons.
    By Megh Wright
  55. close reads
    Steven Universe: The Movie Is All About Doing the WorkLike the beloved series that precedes it, the movie is a beautiful, ambitious users’ manual for those learning to love themselves and others.
    By John Maher
  56. twitter
    Shaq Asks for Free Animation Work, Gets Dunked OnAfter getting called out for a new contest, he upped the $500 prize to $10,000.
    By Megh Wright
  57. the industry
    By the Power of Grayskull, Kevin Smith Brings He-Man Anime Series to NetflixThe Jay and Silent Bob Reboot director will showrun Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
    By Halle Kiefer
  58. children's tv
    Quavo Is Making an Animated Kids’ ShowThe show will be produced by Quality Control, Motown, and Imagine Kids+Family.
    By Bethy Squires
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