Animation Perception ’20

Before I start, I've been meaning to post this since December. The bulk of it was written then. I fully understand that now isn't exactly the time to talk about the way animation is perceived by a lot of the public. Right now there are far more important things going on in the world, and …

Spider-Reversal

Is Sony Pictures Animation's 2018 multidimensional superhero masterpiece a reversal of feature animation trends that have been brewing since the dawn of computer animated features? Is it, in fact, a reversal of what's been going on with the features end of the medium since the end of animation's first Golden Age? I think it's a …

Onward, Pixar!

Perhaps I'm breaking my post-graduation tradition here. Back in July of last year, I had ceased writing for my old animation news blog Kyle's Animated World, but I did say that I would still be talking about the happenings in the animation industry in some way or another. A lot of animation news and newly-announced …

Next Level

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse... I saw it last night. I'm arguably unable to review it, but I tried. I've written about this game-changing film time and time again on here and my old, defunct blog. It exceeded all of my wild expectations... I firmly believe Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is a modern animated masterpiece and a …

Follow-Up: ‘The Lion King’ and The Future of Animation

Back in September 2016, I wrote about how Walt Disney Pictures' redo of The Jungle Book raised a lot of questions for animation's future. Then I updated said article after Disney officially announced that they were going to remake The Lion King, but now that its teaser is here and there's a plethora of other information out there... …

When Computer Animation Stopped Being Exciting For Me

Days have passed. A lot of the recent, unfortunate news concerning Pixar has somewhat blown over, though many fans - such as myself - are still in some state of mental disarray. A rumor concerning John Lasseter's actual exit from The Walt Disney Company as a whole - leaving the top chairs vacant at Pixar, …

Animad Max

An animated Mad Max movie is something I'd really love to see... An animated Mad Max movie would also be something rather unprecedented in the mainstream film market... A mostly live-action film franchise going animated... When does that usually ever happen? When I say a live-action series going animated, I mean a series that's going …

Why ‘Borrowed Time’ Should Win

The nominating process is underway, and the debates are firing... Now it's my turn. What do I think the Academy should give the little golden men to? Well, I want to talk about short films... Or, a short film to be specific. Borrowed Time. *SPOILERS ahead, for anyone who hasn't seen this film yet* Made …

Photographic Animation

Nearly three years ago, an animation legend weighed in on the state of mainstream American feature animation. The legend in question was Gene Deitch, known for his work with the UPA in the 1950s, the Tom & Jerry cartoons that he was tasked to make in Czechoslovakia after MGM jettisoned their animation studio, and his …

DreamWorks’ Future

DreamWorks has a complicated history, and can be a complicated studio to talk about. Being over 20 years old, they've seen their ups and downs. Jeffrey Katzenberg formed DreamWorks SKG with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, after storming out of The Walt Disney Company in the autumn of 1994. Naturally, given his success with Disney's …