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‘Toy Story 5’ Tackles Technology

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, Andrew Stanton, animated films, animation, artificial intelligence, Bo Peep, Buzz Lightyear, children and technology, Conan OBrien, Craig Robinson, cyberbullying, digital childhood, Disney, Disney animation, Greta Lee, Jessie, Joan Cusack, movie review, Pixar, Pixar movies, screen time, social media, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story 5, toys, Woody

But Woody and co punt on bigger questions of device devotion

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We’re All Players in the ‘Amazing Digital Circus’

June 8, 2026June 9, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments AI in fiction, animated films, animated series, animation fandom, animation industry, artificial intelligence, Batman: The Animated Series, Caine, cartoon reviews, Clayface, cult fandom, digital culture, existentialism, Family Guy, Fathom Events, Gen Z culture, Glitch Studios, Gooseworx, Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, independent animation, Jean-Paul Sartre, Mr. Freeze, online culture, Paw Patrol, Pomni, pop culture criticism, Severance, streaming culture, The Amazing Digital Circus, The Amazing Digital Circus The Final Act, The Truman Show, young adult media, YouTube animation, YouTube creators

Glitch and Gooseworx may be following ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ from YouTube to box office success

‘Animal Farm’ Gets the Super Mario Bros. Treatment

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments 1984 comparison, Andy Serkis, Angel Studios, Animal Farm, Animal Farm themes, animated films, Big Brother, book adaptations, Boxer character, Cold War themes, culture criticism, film adaptation, film criticism, Gaten Matarazzo, George Orwell, Glenn Close, Hollywood animation, independent film, Jim Parsons, Kieran Culkin, media analysis, modern satire, Napoleon character, Nicholas Stoller, Orwellian, political satire, Seth Rogen, Sound of Freedom, Soviet Union history, Stalin allegory, Steve Buscemi, streaming and film industry, totalitarianism, voice acting, Woody Harrelson

A surprisingly faithful adaptation of George Orwell’s classic can’t escape its context

Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ Is a Looney Tunes Eco-Fable

March 9, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments animated films, beavers, Beaverton fictional city, Bobby Moynihan, Daniel Chong, Dave Franco, deep ecology, eco activism stories, environmental movies, Gavin Newsom parody, Hoppers, Jesse Andrews, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Looney Tunes influence, Meryl Streep, Pacific Northwest setting, Piper Curda, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Pixar movies, Pixar style storytelling, robot animals, Rube Goldberg inventions, science fiction comedy, urban wildlife, Wallace and Grommet style, wildlife conservation

Mabel and her beavers bring a dam fine film to Disney’s pantheon

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Is Maggie O’Farrell’s New Novel ‘Land’ Just Grief Porn?

July 19, 2026July 24, 2026 Katie Smith 0

The ‘Hamnet’ author’s charts Ireland’s history

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‘The Invite’ Prompt Was — Bergman, But Make It Funny!

July 11, 2026July 14, 2026 Laura Pruden 3

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Traumatized Young Woman?

July 10, 2026July 14, 2026 Neal Pollack 1

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‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ With the Revolutionary Guard

July 8, 2026July 10, 2026 William Schwartz 0

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