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Inside Out 2 is Pixar’s Best Film in Years, Exploring the Turbulent Emotions of Adolescence

As someone who cherishes Pixar’s Inside Out as one of the finest animated films ever made, the announcement of a sequel brought a mix of excitement and apprehension. The original film beautifully captured the complexity of human emotions, presenting them…

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Turning Red is a Coming-of-Age-Story about a Troubled Chinese Pre-Teen

For an extended period, we've only seen werewolves and the Incredible Hulk as colorful metaphors for mood swings and angry outbursts, which represented boys' mood swings. But what about the girls? We also have mood swings, yet nobody has ever…

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Luca is a Breezy Tale of Light-hearted Summer Adventures

Enrico Casarosa's Luca isn't the ground-breaking, Oscar-worthy story people are prone to expect from Pixar. But for those willing to experience the studio's more laid-back and light-hearted works, Luca is a Pixar iteration of cinematic comfort food. From the stunning…

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Soul Tackles Jazz, the Afterlife and the Purpose of Life in Delightful (and Inventive) Fashion

Usually, Pixar films are geared towards children, despite being accessible to adults. Soul, however, seems the opposite: made for adults and accessible to children. It’s a return to form for Pixar, whose middling Onward dropped earlier in 2020. Soul not…

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Onward Tries to Marry Emotions and Magic into a Standard Adventure Narrative, with Mixed Results

On the surface, Onward fits the bill for the typical Pixar emotional adventure vehicle. Set in a world once filled with magic that has long since moved onto the convenience of technology, it follows two brothers on a quest for…