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The 50 Greatest Animated Films: 50 - 41

July 10, 2025 by thestakemag 9 Comments

Animation is the medium that perhaps most frequently divides viewers and critics. In the American history of film and television, animation has often been associated with innocence and silliness. But films like Toy Story, Spirited Away, and The Nightmare Before Christmas are as much for adults as they are for children. Animation has a creative beauty […]

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Aladdin, Animation, Disney, Joey Armstrong, movies, Peanuts, Sword in the Stone, The Little Mermaid, World of Tomorrow, Zootopia

Ranking the 8 Dancers in Charlie Brown Christmas Dance Scene

December 12, 2024 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

the joys of spontaneous childhood dancing, analyzed.

Filed Under: Featured, TV Tagged With: Charles Schultz, Charlie Brown Christmas, Christmas, Dancing, GIFs, Peanuts

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