Awesome Animation

(PG-13: Language) In this Netflix animated series, comedian and podcast guru Bill Burr tries to achieve catharsis by poking fun at his father and his childhood. Also stars Laura Dern, Justin Long and Sam Rockwell. Premieres 12/18.

(PG-13 Language) Belgian director Chris Ullens‘ video for Kill the Noise’s hardcore EDM anthem Kill It 4 the Kids is a harsh criticism of consumerism, masquerading as claymation. Watch as the resident lemmings of Happyville welcome a new fast food joint to their town.

A woman who’s sick of being single tries out speed dating. But her desperation may have led her to a symposium of stereotypical jerks and freaks in Meghann Artes’ slapstick stop-motion short film.

Brightly colored plants overrun a world in the music video for Slowly Rising. The song is from Full Circle, the debut album of Dutch beat maker Bastiaan van der Vlist aka Beatsofreen. Director Hideki Inaba says the song made him think of the sun and its life-giving power.

Pixar follows up its 2003 classic Finding Nemo, as fan favorite forgetful fish Dory heads off on a quest to find her family. The star-packed cast includes Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy, Dominic West, Diane Keaton and Idris Elba.

(PG-13: Language) ” ‘Yet’ is the keyword that turns improbability into possibility.” The latest video in JelloApocalypse’s cynical Welcome To series takes shots at swindlers, underprepared entrepreneurs and the plain crazy folks that are ruining crowdfunding.

In this beautifully illustrated graduation short from students of Moscow’s Vgik Film School, a young prince heads out of his palace, excited for his first hunt, but is lead on a mystical journey in which he comes to realize the precious value of every life.

Aug(de)mented Reality creator Hombe McSteez tries to stop his voracious alligator drawing from devouring the US in the short film he made for Pop-Up Magazine. Our takeaway here is that Hombre is the Flash.

A magical looking stop-motion animated film, written by enigmatic auteur Charlie Kaufman who co-directed the film with Duke Johnson, described as “a film about a man crippled by the mundanity of his life.” You may remember it from its Kickstarter campaign.

Furious with Homestar Runner’s lame haunted house, Strong Bad presents his dream nightmare home, with horrors such as a painting of someone’s dad, a two-star bed and breakfast and the diabolical Large Bean.

“I’m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming.” Blank on Blank animated excerpts from a 1988 interview with Bill Murray, conducted by TJ English. In it, Bill talks about the heavy price of fame and more. Read the full transcript here.

(PG-13: Language) After turning him into a sharky shark, Animation Domination gives Mark Wahlberg a creepy canine makeover. Follow him as he talks about his fellow Halloween creatures, including his mummy and the best version of Medusa.

Fist of the North Star villains Souther and Raoh rally their armies in a…rugby match? Perhaps feeling giddy with its resurgent national squad, Japan already released a promotion for the next Rugby World Cup, which it will host in uh, 2019.

Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi animated yet another weird and warped opening sequence for The Simpsons, this time with a nightmarish Halloween tale for the series’ annual Treehouse of Horror tradition.

Did you know that Space Jam is still the highest grossing basketball movie of all time? Or that Warner Bros. moved an entire indoor basketball court to its studio so Jordan could keep practicing while making the movie? Learn all that in more in The Film Theorists’ feature.

Ad agency Panoply made this irreverent 3D animated short to talk about dopamine and oxytocin. These hormones are crucial in feeling happiness or satisfaction (among other things), but there are healthy and destructive ways to trigger them.

(PG-13: Language) “Rick and Morty time all day long forever.” YouTuber seunhel spent over 80 hours combining clips from the Back to the Future trilogy with scenes and dialogue from Rick and Morty.

The latest stop-motion animation from counter656 features an epic battle between Dragon Ball Z’s pumped-up SHF Broly against a Super Saiyan Goku and some robots from Gundam. None of them stand a chance against his massive muscles and spiky yellow hair.

HISHE tries to come up with a more sensible beginning to Back to the Future: Part II, but it doesn’t make much sense. How’s this for a practical opening: have Doc Brown tell Marty and Jennifer to move after they get married and start their family elsewhere. Problem solved.

Insomniac’s action platforming duo make their way to the big screen. Ratchet & Clank is about a heroic but brash mechanic, his smart robot friend and a tyrant taking chunks off of planets to make a new one for his race.

Channel Criswell does a marvelous job of breaking down Hayao Miyazaki’s approach to filmmaking, from characterization through movement to the acknowledgment that people and life in general are not purely good or evil.

A young boy talks about hanging out with his father, whom he idolizes. But the old man’s views on immigrants and his unabashed racism seeps into the boy, making his world smaller. Marcus Armitage’s award winning short film is a reflection of modern issues in Britain.

Jonathan Hodgson traces the patterns and stories woven into a rug – and perhaps the energy of a playful pet chasing something on the living room floor – with this simple but fun video, backed by the rhythms of musicians Randy Nimri and Fares Abbasi.