Items12The creator’s order
  1. 1The Maxx (1995)The Maxx (1995) 8.2/10 on IMDbFirst aired 8 Apr 1995A homeless man's superhero world and a social worker's ordinary life keep intruding on one another. The shifting animation styles make the instability meaningful rather than decorative, with fantasy protecting and exposing painful experience. This striking older MTV discovery is only a partial…0
  2. 2People Watching (2017)People Watching (2017) 8.8/10 on IMDbFirst aired 15 Feb 2017Winston Rowntree's Canadian web animation turns conversations about work, loneliness and friendship into small, unexpectedly expansive arguments. The drawings can rearrange the world around a thought without abandoning the person having it. Its short format is the attraction: a compact, emotionally…0
  3. 3Tear Along the Dotted Line (2021)Tear Along the Dotted Line (2021) 8.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired 17 Nov 2021An Italian cartoonist narrates his anxieties so rapidly that the images become a running argument with his own account. The armadillo conscience is funny, but the finite journey has serious emotional consequences. It was a major success in Italy; the discovery here is its particular voice and…0
  4. 4The Shivering Truth (2018)The Shivering Truth (2018) 8.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired 9 Dec 2018Stop-motion bodies and objects slide through dream logic, turning a passing fear or rationalisation into a complete miniature nightmare. The handmade physicality makes its changes especially unsettling. This is the abrasive, grotesque end of the selection, with graphic bodily imagery and cruelty;…0
  5. 5Animals. (2016)Animals. (2016) 7.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired 5 Feb 2016New York's rats, pigeons and other overlooked residents conduct anxious conversations about status, attraction and mortality. Loose, expressive animation lets a recognisable social embarrassment become something animal and absurd. Its three-season run is a less obvious HBO discovery, with…0
  6. 6Mission Hill (1999)Mission Hill (1999) 7.8/10 on IMDbFirst aired 24 Sept 1999A would-be cartoonist shares an urban loft and has to take responsibility for a younger brother who does not fit his preferred self-image. Bold colours and elastic designs make the neighbourhood feel inhabited rather than generic. The short, disrupted original run obscured a sharp older comedy…0
  7. 7Lastman (2016)Lastman (2016) 8.4/10 on IMDbFirst aired 22 Nov 2016A directionless boxer is forced into responsibility for a child while his corrupt city opens onto a much stranger world. The French animation makes physical action clean and forceful, with pulp adventure acquiring emotional stakes through care and loyalty. Choose it for momentum and visual…0
  8. 8Gary and His Demons (2018)Gary and His Demons (2018) 8.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired 15 Apr 2018An ageing chosen one would like to retire, but the organisation relying on him has no convenient replacement. Demon-fighting becomes a bitter workplace problem about duty, burnout and being trapped by your supposed special talent. The Canadian comedy is foul-mouthed and frequently gory, with its…0
  9. 9Ten Year Old Tom (2021)Ten Year Old Tom (2021) 8.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired 30 Sept 2021A child receives advice from adults whose confidence repeatedly exceeds their judgement. Steve Dildarian's deliberately awkward drawing and conversational timing make authority look both ordinary and ridiculous. The childish viewpoint is a device for adult institutional satire, especially the tiny…0
  10. 10Descending Stories (2016)Descending Stories (2016) 8.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired 9 Jan 2016Also known as Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū, this 2016 Japanese series follows performers whose art depends on voice, timing and years of practice. Animation makes small changes of posture and expression carry an entire story within a story. Its two-season journey is a deliberate dramatic detour,…0