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two versions of The Cat in the Hat, animated

The Many Animated Lives of Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat has a brand new movie out this month in theaters from Illumination. Only the latest in the company's long line of Dr. Seuss adaptations, but only the second iteration for the character on the big screen. Read More
Ray and Scarlet flying over London from the Steampunk epic Steamboy

The Best Steampunk in Animation

The turning of gears. The hissing of steam releasing from a valve. The churning crunch...
The Fight Side of Animation! 5 Spooky Facts from Halloween Cartoon Facts

5 Scary Halloween Cartoon Facts from History

It's the final week of Halloween season and we thought it would be fun to...
Disney Villains collage in a frame of Seven Disney Sins

Seven Disney Sins: The Most Sinful Disney Villains

Disney Villains have long been icons as the best baddies in animated films and with...

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Sleepy Hollow painting by Mary Blair depicting the Horseman throwing his head a Ichabod

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: How to Build Suspense and Fear

I've been giving Halloween animation recommendations for years on the AD Podacast but for some reason I never really focused... Read More
Ray Harryhausen working on one of his four armed models in technicolor

Ray Harryhausen: A Lifetime of Wonder, One Frame at a Time

Ray Harryhausen’s career shows how childhood fascination can become a lifelong creative pursuit. Follow that fascination through the work it... Read More
Infographic about Ne Zha 2 being 2.21 Billion Dollar Movie gross

Highest-Grossing Animated Movies: 7 Box-Office Milestones

From Snow White to Ne Zha 2, these seven films mark the biggest turning points in animated movie box-office history.... Read More
Tetsuo from AKIRA (1988) transforming into a biopunk monster

Biopunk: Animated Biological Horrors

A squelching noise. A disturbing scar. A boil pulsating on the skin. It's not something your average person would be... Read More
Alester from Hazbin Hotel in front of a green fire smiling evily.

Top 10 Songs of Hazbin Hotel Season 2

There were a lot more songs in Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel so instead of ranking every one of them... Read More
Marge Simpson as a cave woman fighting a giant wolf from The Simpsons

The Simpsons is Nothing but Gimmicks

The Simpsons has devolved into a series reliant on gimmicks for viral advertising. Discussions about the show now rarely touch... Read More