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SDCC 2026: AS-Adjacent Items of Interest
The most stacked AS-adjacent lineup in years: Titmouse × Meow Wolf, six hours of animation in one ballroom, and a killer unicorn. Your beyond-the-bubble guide to SDCC 2026.
Japan Cuts 2026 Features US Premieres of Three New Anime Films
This month has been a particularly busy one for me as a filmgoer. Not only is the New York Asian Film Festival taking place...
Animation at Tribeca Festival 2026 Part 2
Here’s more of my coverage on the animation at this year’s Tribeca Festival, with the first part of the article available here.
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Animation at Tribeca Festival 2026 Part 1
This year’s Tribeca Festival had one of the best animated short film lineups I’ve seen in a long time, which makes it all the...
Tribeca Festival 2025: Animated Shorts Part 2
As mentioned in the previous article, The animated shorts competition at Tribeca this year was so packed that they needed two screenings to fit...
Tribeca Festival 2025: Animated Shorts Part 1
Tribeca Festival returned this year with the usual selection of celebrity guests and films both independent and more high-profile. This year, I decided to...
Sundance 2025: The Best Animated Short Films
The Sundance Film Festival is often the place to find the next great work of cinema, and since the pandemic, they’ve been allowing people...
New York Comic-Con 2024: In Pictures
Hard to believe NYCC 2024 is in the books. As per usual, much fun to be had and sights to see. On that note,...
Rilo & Noah’s Totally Awesome Des Moines Con 2024 Adventure
Everyone remembers their first con. The feeling of being part of something, the rush of meeting someone you admire who helps make your favorite...
TromaDance 2024 Brings Gonzo DIY Filmmaking to Brooklyn
Since 1974, more independent film distributors have gone out of business than I could probably fit into this paragraph. Yet against all odds, one...