Selected Shorts: THE SNOWMAN
Not every studio was as adept at melding cartoon silliness with sheer terror as Disney…
8 Bit Theater, Ironic Detachment, Despair, And My Sense Of Humour
8 Bit Theater is the kind of thing I feel like I never see anymore.…
Celebrating the Living: Marsha Warfield
2021 was a rough year for the cast of Night Court. There is, I suppose,…
Attention Must Be Paid: Dwayne McDuffie
Rights issues are the bane of superhero movie fans. Even more than Bane is. Some…
Disney Byways: “Boat Builders”
Every once in a while, there is a fad for kits to make things you…
Selected Shorts: Mickey Mouse in THE MAD DOCTOR
Disney shorts were, for the most part, better crafted but safer and staider than the…
Selected Shorts: POPEYE
1933 was also the year the Flesichers introduced their biggest hit with their long-running adaptation…
Camera Obscura: TOPPER
It’s strange to remember that Visual Effects, as a category, is an offshoot of the…
Selected Shorts: More BETTIES
My assessment of the Fleischers as overrated earlier might seem harsh, but sampling five of…
Taco Break: Off-The-Shelf Storytelling
I’ve talked before about my fascination with stories that lift from garbage, and now I…