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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

Fuzzy Cuteness, Feminist Empowerment, and Sobering Reminders in Disney’s Zootopia

March 22, 2025 by thestakemag 2 Comments

Josiah loved Zootopia. Let us count the ways.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Animation, Disney, Zootopia

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