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Animation
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Dynamation Explained: How Ray Harryhausen Integrated Stop-Motion Elements to Live Action
Patience and artistry strikes again!
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All Hail the ‘Mad God’
Go to Hell … with Phil Tippett.
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In Praise of ‘Wade’: The Brutal Animated Climate Change Horror Short
Climate change, tigers, and the apocalypse, oh my!
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How Studio Laika Seeds Their Stories with Invisible Labor
Ah yes, the unseen magical realm to just-out-of-frame animators pipeline.
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How ‘The Wolf House’ Uses Fantasy to Confront the Horrors of History
Warren Zevon be like “awoooo wolf houses of historical trauma.”
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Why ‘Akira’ Looks Like That: The Technique Behind the Masterpiece
To this day, no other animated feature looks quite like Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s 1988 masterpiece.
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Dream Therapy: The Heartfelt Humanism of Satoshi Kon’s ‘Paprika’
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? When it comes to Satoshi Kon’s ‘Paprika’ the answer is an enthusiastic yes.
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What Makes ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Such a Modern Christmas Classic
“I always wanted to die drunk in a nice, old house. I’m halfway there.”
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‘Sing 2’ is a Hollow, Meandering Sequel
We review the animated sequel, which runs away from any real meaning or emotional depth.