Shinbone Alley (1970 – Dir: John David Wilson): A Cartoon Review
There was a cockroach who wanted to write,
A cat who wanted to find joy,
And a guy who wanted to watch a different film
There was a cockroach who wanted to write,
A cat who wanted to find joy,
And a guy who wanted to watch a different film
(Disclosure: this is an expanded version of a review originally written on Letterboxd a couple months ago: https://letterboxd.com/frdougal9000/film/the-crab-with-the-golden-claws-1947/) One of my earliest memories is reading the Tintin book Prisoners of the Sun in my family’s living room. It must have been the middle of the night (or whatever that would’ve been to a 4 year …
Read moreTintin: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1947 – Dir: Claude Missone): A Cartoon Review
Excellent that this won the Oscar. Wish I liked it more though. [CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS]
(Writer’s note: I’d originally written this around the end of March 2024, but a technical issue with the site meant I wasn’t able to upload this in time. I’d posted it on my personal blog until that had been cleared up, with the hope that I might be able to write something else in the …
Read moreDragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996 – Dir: Shigeyasu Yamauchi): A Cartoon Review
A good film, but one I didn’t care for in the end. [CONTAINS SPOILERS]
A very cool and confident cartoon worth watching, but not one that I love. [CONTAINS SPOILERS]
Hotel E Hotel E is a cartoon by Priit Parn, an Estonian director of animation. Estonia is not widely celebrated for their animated cartoons, and that’s a shame because among Cartoon Milk readers Estonia is known for great cartoonists, such as Priit Parn, who has directed many wonderful cartoons, such as this one. In the …
Read moreSon of Ultimate Cartoon Classic – The Cartoon Milk Hall of Fame of Excellent Animation
A fascinating, if somewhat flawed, documentary looking at the history of American silent animation.
Eating cereal is just like watching cartoons. Cookie Crisp is a very poor cartoon.