If you follow me and don’t want to see these posts feel free to mute #TCMImportsTheBook
Same goes for #AnimatedMarch as i watch and recommend all types of animated feature films and shorts over the next month
Feel free to send recommendations!
January - #MusicAll
February - #BlackCreatorsInFilm
Same goes for #AnimatedMarch as i watch and recommend all types of animated feature films and shorts over the next month
Feel free to send recommendations!
January - #MusicAll
February - #BlackCreatorsInFilm
After #NoirAlley my second favourite programming feature is #TCMImports. I was finally able to borrow a copy of Alicia Malone’s beautiful book
There’s 52 movies discussed plus a ton of other recommendations mentioned I’m setting myself the goal of watching one film from this list per week in 2026
There’s 52 movies discussed plus a ton of other recommendations mentioned I’m setting myself the goal of watching one film from this list per week in 2026
March 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
If you follow me and don’t want to see these posts feel free to mute #TCMImportsTheBook
Same goes for #AnimatedMarch as i watch and recommend all types of animated feature films and shorts over the next month
Feel free to send recommendations!
January - #MusicAll
February - #BlackCreatorsInFilm
Same goes for #AnimatedMarch as i watch and recommend all types of animated feature films and shorts over the next month
Feel free to send recommendations!
January - #MusicAll
February - #BlackCreatorsInFilm
Entry #38 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was BELLE (2021) 📽️ this is basically BEAUTY AND THE BEAST combined with READY PLAYER ONE but with none of the elements that make those two movies fun to watch. A disappointment.
March 27, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Entry #38 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was BELLE (2021) 📽️ this is basically BEAUTY AND THE BEAST combined with READY PLAYER ONE but with none of the elements that make those two movies fun to watch. A disappointment.
Entry #15 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was the Oscar winning FLOW (2024) 📽️ I think I would have enjoyed this more if i hadn’t played STRAY (2022) 🎮 a bunch of times as it’s impossible to not make comparisons between the two.
March 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Entry #15 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was the Oscar winning FLOW (2024) 📽️ I think I would have enjoyed this more if i hadn’t played STRAY (2022) 🎮 a bunch of times as it’s impossible to not make comparisons between the two.
Entry #41 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was CHINA IN FLAMES (1925) 📽️ It rallies popular support for the Soviet Union's alliance with China using caricatures of greedy imperialists.
Entry #42 was 25 OCTOBER, THE FIRST DAY (1968) 📽️ recounts the first day of the October Revolution
Entry #42 was 25 OCTOBER, THE FIRST DAY (1968) 📽️ recounts the first day of the October Revolution
March 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Entry #41 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was CHINA IN FLAMES (1925) 📽️ It rallies popular support for the Soviet Union's alliance with China using caricatures of greedy imperialists.
Entry #42 was 25 OCTOBER, THE FIRST DAY (1968) 📽️ recounts the first day of the October Revolution
Entry #42 was 25 OCTOBER, THE FIRST DAY (1968) 📽️ recounts the first day of the October Revolution
Entry #6 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 is OLD DRAGON MAN (2023) 📽️ a short animated film that follows the introspective journey of an elderly artist as he paints a majestic dragon
Narrated by Gord Marriott, who also voices Methuselah in #TheLongDark @thelongdark.bsky.social
www.dougcook.ca/short/old-dr...
Narrated by Gord Marriott, who also voices Methuselah in #TheLongDark @thelongdark.bsky.social
www.dougcook.ca/short/old-dr...
March 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Entry #6 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 is OLD DRAGON MAN (2023) 📽️ a short animated film that follows the introspective journey of an elderly artist as he paints a majestic dragon
Narrated by Gord Marriott, who also voices Methuselah in #TheLongDark @thelongdark.bsky.social
www.dougcook.ca/short/old-dr...
Narrated by Gord Marriott, who also voices Methuselah in #TheLongDark @thelongdark.bsky.social
www.dougcook.ca/short/old-dr...
I wanted to watch entry #9 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 right after #3 but the disc wasn’t working so I had to get a replacement from my library. The first time I saw PERSEPOLIS (2007) 📽️ almost 20 yrs ago was in English but this time I was finally able to view it in French and i enjoyed it much more ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I wanted to watch entry #9 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 right after #3 but the disc wasn’t working so I had to get a replacement from my library. The first time I saw PERSEPOLIS (2007) 📽️ almost 20 yrs ago was in English but this time I was finally able to view it in French and i enjoyed it much more ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Entry #4 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 is a short film from a Montreal studio that is nominated for an Oscar (as I predicted last year) and hope more people will check out
THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (2025) 📽️ is a testament to the magic of stop-motion animation and can be seen for free here:
THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (2025) 📽️ is a testament to the magic of stop-motion animation and can be seen for free here:
March 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Entry #4 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 is a short film from a Montreal studio that is nominated for an Oscar (as I predicted last year) and hope more people will check out
THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (2025) 📽️ is a testament to the magic of stop-motion animation and can be seen for free here:
THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (2025) 📽️ is a testament to the magic of stop-motion animation and can be seen for free here:
Entry #57 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES (2025) 📽️ She discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
This should have won the Oscar instead of K-POP DEMON HUNTERS
This should have won the Oscar instead of K-POP DEMON HUNTERS
March 30, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Entry #57 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES (2025) 📽️ She discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
This should have won the Oscar instead of K-POP DEMON HUNTERS
This should have won the Oscar instead of K-POP DEMON HUNTERS
Entries #55-56 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were SOUL (2020) and FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009) 📽️
March 30, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Entries #55-56 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were SOUL (2020) and FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009) 📽️
Entry ##54 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN (2015) 📽️ Three children decide to escape their island devastated by ecological catastrophe looking for a better life. Based on a graphic novel.
I enjoyed this much more on my second viewing, the English dub is terrible.
I enjoyed this much more on my second viewing, the English dub is terrible.
March 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Entry ##54 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN (2015) 📽️ Three children decide to escape their island devastated by ecological catastrophe looking for a better life. Based on a graphic novel.
I enjoyed this much more on my second viewing, the English dub is terrible.
I enjoyed this much more on my second viewing, the English dub is terrible.
Entries #46-53 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 are all of Adam Elliott’s films. www.imdb.com/name/nm02541... Best one is MARY AND MAX. (2009) 📽️ starring Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman, which won the Grand Prize 🏆 at the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival
March 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Entries #46-53 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 are all of Adam Elliott’s films. www.imdb.com/name/nm02541... Best one is MARY AND MAX. (2009) 📽️ starring Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman, which won the Grand Prize 🏆 at the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival
Entry #45 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was THE PEASANTS (2023) 📽️ A young woman determined to forge her own path in a late 19th century Polish village - a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by adherence to colorful traditions and deep-rooted patriarchy.
March 29, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Entry #45 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was THE PEASANTS (2023) 📽️ A young woman determined to forge her own path in a late 19th century Polish village - a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by adherence to colorful traditions and deep-rooted patriarchy.
Entry #44 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS (2023) 📽️
Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.
Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.
March 28, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Entry #44 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS (2023) 📽️
Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.
Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.
Entry #43 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was THE MONKEY KING: UPROAR IN HEAVEN (1961) 📽️ Sun Wukong, the King of the Monkeys, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
Really enjoyed this one considering I had zero expectations going in.
Really enjoyed this one considering I had zero expectations going in.
March 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Entry #43 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was THE MONKEY KING: UPROAR IN HEAVEN (1961) 📽️ Sun Wukong, the King of the Monkeys, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
Really enjoyed this one considering I had zero expectations going in.
Really enjoyed this one considering I had zero expectations going in.
Entry #39 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was SOVIET TOYS (1924) 📽️ the first animated film made in the USSR. It portrays a gluttonous capitalist. Entry #40 was INTERPLANETARY REVOLUTION (1924) A tale about a Red Army Warrior, who flew to Mars and vanquished all the capitalists on the planet who fled earth.
March 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Entry #39 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was SOVIET TOYS (1924) 📽️ the first animated film made in the USSR. It portrays a gluttonous capitalist. Entry #40 was INTERPLANETARY REVOLUTION (1924) A tale about a Red Army Warrior, who flew to Mars and vanquished all the capitalists on the planet who fled earth.
Entry #37 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was FLEE (2021) 📽️ A man looks back over his life as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband.
Upon rewatch I think this might be the best film of 2021.
Upon rewatch I think this might be the best film of 2021.
March 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Entry #37 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was FLEE (2021) 📽️ A man looks back over his life as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband.
Upon rewatch I think this might be the best film of 2021.
Upon rewatch I think this might be the best film of 2021.
Entries #34-36 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were CLAY PRIDE: BEING CLAY IN AMERICA (2001), THE FISH CURRY (2017), and SNOW JOB: THE MEDIA HYSTERIA OF AIDS (1986) 📽️ Even though the last one was from 1986 it’s extremely relatable to current events
March 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Entries #34-36 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were CLAY PRIDE: BEING CLAY IN AMERICA (2001), THE FISH CURRY (2017), and SNOW JOB: THE MEDIA HYSTERIA OF AIDS (1986) 📽️ Even though the last one was from 1986 it’s extremely relatable to current events
Entry #33 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was TOWER (2016) 📽️ the untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting at the University of Texas at Austin on August 1, 1966
March 24, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Entry #33 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was TOWER (2016) 📽️ the untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting at the University of Texas at Austin on August 1, 1966
Entries #31 and #32 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were THE ROAD TO PALESTINE (1985) and I AM FROM PALESTINE (2023) 📽️ two very emotional slices from the lives of refugees
March 24, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Entries #31 and #32 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were THE ROAD TO PALESTINE (1985) and I AM FROM PALESTINE (2023) 📽️ two very emotional slices from the lives of refugees
Entry #30 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was GOODY DON GLEES! (2022) 📽️ by Atsuko Ishizuka - a coming-of-age story about the fearlessness of being young and the bittersweet journey of self-discovery.
March 24, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Entry #30 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was GOODY DON GLEES! (2022) 📽️ by Atsuko Ishizuka - a coming-of-age story about the fearlessness of being young and the bittersweet journey of self-discovery.
Entries #28 and 29 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were a couple of palate cleansers from Pixar to change my mood. COCO (2017) 📽️ and TURNING RED (2022) 📽️ are two comfort movies that usually do the trick
March 23, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Entries #28 and 29 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were a couple of palate cleansers from Pixar to change my mood. COCO (2017) 📽️ and TURNING RED (2022) 📽️ are two comfort movies that usually do the trick
Entries #26 and #27 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were LES TEMPS MORTS (1965) 📽️ and LES EACARGOTS (1966) 📽️ a pair of shorts by René Laloux in collaboration with Roland Topor
March 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Entries #26 and #27 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 were LES TEMPS MORTS (1965) 📽️ and LES EACARGOTS (1966) 📽️ a pair of shorts by René Laloux in collaboration with Roland Topor
Entry #25 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was WOLF CHILDREN (2012) 📽️ which is about a woman who, after her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident must find ways to raise their werewolf son and daughter while keeping their trait hidden from society.
March 23, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Entry #25 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was WOLF CHILDREN (2012) 📽️ which is about a woman who, after her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident must find ways to raise their werewolf son and daughter while keeping their trait hidden from society.
Entry #25 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was PEACE ON EARTH (1939) 📽️ one-reel MGM short directed by Hugh Harman and voiced by Mel Blanc about a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals after human beings have gone extinct due to war. It was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Nobel Peace Prize🤯
March 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Entry #25 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was PEACE ON EARTH (1939) 📽️ one-reel MGM short directed by Hugh Harman and voiced by Mel Blanc about a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals after human beings have gone extinct due to war. It was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Nobel Peace Prize🤯
Entry #24 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was ERNEST & CELESTINE (2012) 📽️ which is a G - Rated version of Bonnie and Clyde that features an all-star cast including the last performance from Lauren Bacall. This was such a delightful experience i can’t recommend it highly enough ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 22, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Entry #24 for #AnimatedMarch ✍️🎬 was ERNEST & CELESTINE (2012) 📽️ which is a G - Rated version of Bonnie and Clyde that features an all-star cast including the last performance from Lauren Bacall. This was such a delightful experience i can’t recommend it highly enough ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️