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Pinocchio (2022)

It’s trash.

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Fantasmagorie (1908)

Any claim at a “first” in cinema history is going to be filled with asterisks and provisos.

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Sharp Stick (2022)

It has been ten years since Lena Dunham announced “I think I may be the voice of my generation… or at least a voice of a generation”

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Honor Society (2022)

It is pretty much impossible to talk about Honor Society without talking about how it resolves

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Fall (2022)

Fall is an example of a movie doing one central thing very well such that not much else about the movie matters so long as the movie is focused on that one thing.

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The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

The Adventures of Prince Achmed is the oldest surviving animated feature film and the third one ever made.

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Funny Pages (2022)

As far as I am concerned, there can never be enough offbeat coming-of-age quasi-comedies.

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The Bubble (2022)

I held out hope after the bad reviews.

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Capsule

Flowers and Trees (1932)

The first Technicolor animated short, and it makes full use of its innovation: the tone and texture of the vibrant colors add so much richness to the short. The grumpy tree is my spirit animal.

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Capsule

Feline Follies (1919)

The first Felix the Cat cartoon, back when he was still Tom. Dark and funny (and very horny) with some vintage “rubber hose” animation.