The first Felix the Cat cartoon, back when he was still Tom. Dark and funny (and very horny) with some vintage “rubber hose” animation.
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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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Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
Great character animation and design endure through decades. Even centuries.
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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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You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Sometimes I wonder about my life.
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August 2022 Recap
Summer is wrapping up as the the site concludes its first full month since the July 9 launch. Let’s take a look at my movie-watching month in August.
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Poor Pierrot (1892)
On The Goods: A Film Podcast we are discussing classic animation this month, so I figured I’d go back as far as one can go.
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Nope (2022)
I have polled several friends, and one consistent bit of feedback on Nope is that most people quite like some parts and quite dislike other parts.
Us course corrects on my big complaint about the otherwise-terrific Get Out
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Crush (2022)
Must every Gen Z movie be so aggressively online?