“Inside Out 2” Review
The internal struggle of Inside Out was a premise ripe for exploration. The idea of a cerebral world for a tween dealing with emotional management made for one of Pixar’s
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“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” Review
In the same way this film’s central character exists between two worlds, Ruby Gillman is a film that feels caught between Dreamworks’s innovations and modern animation’s simplistic reliability for kids.
“Elemental” Review
Pixar is usually at its best when its animated films can do one of two things. They either create a world we’ve never seen before with a heavy dose of
The Best Movies of 2022
2022 has been an excellent year for movies. There’s been a treasure trove of brilliant horror films, experimental animated films, and mind-blowing visual feasts. There was so much to choose
“Lightyear” Review
Lightyear is perhaps one of the oddest of Pixar spin-offs given its trajectory. It’s a story that’s meant to exist as a movie itself within the Toy Story universe to
The Academy’s Animation Problem
At the recent Academy Awards ceremony, Encanto, the musical fantasy by Disney, won the award for Best Animated Feature. The other nominations were Luca, a cute coming-of-age monster story from
“Turning Red” Review
There’s a refreshing earnestness to Pixar’s Turning Red. It does what the studio’s best films accomplish beyond the competition, treading into territory not expected of the medium. On the surface,
“Encanto” Review
In the same way that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songs brought life and love to the streets within In The Heights, his magic once more invigorates Disney’s animation. While his previous animation
“Luca” Review
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Pixar’s latest mixture of real-world locations and fantastical characters is bursting with charm and heart. It may surprise some, however, that Luca may
The Sins of Cinestate
During the 2010s, Dallas Sonnier was a rising talent of a filmmaking producer. He moved from Texas to California and would start out as a producer and executive producer on