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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Sharp Stick (2022)
Author: Dan Stalcup
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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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The Enchanted Drawing (1900)
Early trick film in the “lightning sketch animation” subgenre/technique that was a precursor for real animation just a couple years down the road.
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Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
Great character animation and design endure through decades. Even centuries.
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Farmer Al Falfa Sees New York (1916)
An early demonstration of cel animation. It increases the energy and expansiveness from early animation pieces by an order of magnitude. Holds up as a historical curiosity, though the expressiveness of the art would come a long way in the next few years.
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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.