An Earnest Defense of Gene Deitch’s The Hobbit
If there’s any short film that deserves a better reputation than it has, it’s this one.
Shorts
Best Animation I Watched in 2022
The first article by guest writer MalcmanIsHere, featuring many cartoon recommendations!
Disliking The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
An award-winning critical darling, that I unfortunately cannot stand.
Time Out: Resonating Anxieties
A personal reading of a cartoon that struck a chord. (CW: discussion of anxiety issues)
Tots TV and Se-ma-for: An Incomplete History of Animated Segments
Researching cartoon imports without credits or documentation is hard.
The Fox and the Crow: A Duo’s Dynamic
What makes a pair of cartoon characters tick, and how do they work together?
“Die Verwaklung” (the metamorphosis): A Post-Mortem
A post-mortem detailing the process of a cartoon I made within five days, just to prove I can.
The CartoonMilk Article of Tomorrow – A Look At Tex Averys “Tomorrow” Films
Tex Avery is one of the most well known and beloved directors of animation. He has directed many classic cartoons that innovated and pushed the way people saw screen entertainment. Even today nerds who study each and every frame of animation appreciate the draftsmanship that Avery directed through his talented crew. Today we are not …
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Another Glance at Hungarian Animation: Commercials and Shorts by Attila Dargay
Let’s take another look at Hungarian animation, this time including commercials from the late 50s!