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13 Films To Watch In August: ‘Suicide Squad,’ ‘Candyman,’ ‘Coda’ & More

August 3, 2021 2:40 pm

Just as things were seemingly returning to normal - albeit slowly for some - it would seem that we may be going back to studios possibly shifting release dates for their more prominent properties. Or maybe "Cl...

‘Cryptozoo’ Trailer: Dash Shaw’s Fantastical Sundance Animated Film Features Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera & More

Edward Davis

July 13, 2021 1:55 pm

News, Trailers

Earlier this year, comic book writer/artist and filmmaker Dash Shaw presented his latest animated film, "Cryptozoo" at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival to much acclaim. Shaw was primarily known for his inventiv...

Dash Shaw Talks ‘Cryptozoo,’ Animation Influences & Dream Politics [Sundance Interview]

Isaac Feldberg

February 4, 2021 1:30 pm

Festivals, Interviews, News

It’s remarkably rare that anyone makes a hand-drawn animated feature for adults, let alone one as strikingly surreal and seriously minded as Dash Shaw’s “Cryptozoo.” READ MORE: 25 Most Anticipated 202...

‘Coda’ Dominates 2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards

Gregory Ellwood

February 2, 2021 10:24 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

For the first time in recent memory, the Sundance Film Festival recruited just three members each for its competition juries. Even in the context of a virtual festival, that might have been a mistake after one...

‘Cryptozoo’: Dash Shaw’s Spectacular Animated Adventure Is the ‘Jurassic Park’ Of Mythical Creatures [Sundance Review]

Carlos Aguilar

January 29, 2021 4:35 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Outside episodic television, adult animation is seldom procured at studios in the U.S. Still; the medium has found stateside keepers of mature content among independent creators. Dash Shaw, alongside fiercely ...

25 Most Anticipated 2021 Sundance Film Festival Premieres

Gregory Ellwood

December 15, 2020 3:01 pm

Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News

The fact there are even 72 selections for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival is something of a miracle. The fall festivals had the benefit of movies that mostly shot before the pandemic hit in March. Outside of t...

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