If you ever talk to an animator, they are likely to share two opinions very quickly: one, “Animation is not a genre.” And two, “Animation isn’t exclusively for children.” Dash Shaw is one of many ...

Comic book writer-turned-director Dash Shaw (“My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”) has conjured the wildest, most surreal animated feature of the year with the 2D “Cryptozoo.” It’s about a ...

Cartoonist Dash Shaw's psychedelic second feature, 'Cryptozoo,' is a fantastical animated action thriller about the fight to save a utopian sanctuary for mythological creatures from a military plan to ...

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The intricate animation style illuminates this adult-aimed adventure about imaginary creatures and their all-too-human friends and foes. It is the 1960s and a loved-up, blazed-up hippie couple, ...

[Ed. note: This review was first published in conjunction with Cryptozoo’s release at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. It has been updated for the film’s streaming release.] Logline: In a world ...

Logan Paul said that it was not a scam but a project he was simply “incapable of handling at the time.” YouTuber Logan Paul has argued that his infamous CryptoZoo project, which resulted in many ...

The husband and wife team of Dash Shaw and Jane Samborski have made the wildest, most surreal animated feature of the year with their menagerie of mythological creatures. Comic book ...

This review of “Cryptozoo” was first published after the film’s premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. If you ever talk to an animator, they are likely to share two opinions very quickly: one, ...