
Breaking Its Own Rules: Pixar’s Inexcusable ‘Elemental’
COMMENTARY: The studio’s muddled latest offering astoundingly violates many of the company’s ‘22 Rules of Storytelling.’
COMMENTARY: The studio’s muddled latest offering astoundingly violates many of the company’s ‘22 Rules of Storytelling.’
REVIEW: Latest film embraces Disney’s ‘LGBTQ’ agenda.
Philip Metschan is a visual set designer at Pixar Animation Studios.
Yes, it’s better than ‘Cars 2,’ but that’s a low bar for the onetime kings of quality family entertainment.
Junior Knows Best: How a troubling trope has taken over contemporary animated movies
Pleasant, amusing and of course visually stunning, Pixar’s latest sequel earns laughs and even a few tears, but never approaches the emotional or creative heights of its classic original.
For every laugh, a tear: Inside Out is a triumphant return to Pixar greatness, with an emotional powerhouse of a story and the most dazzling visuals since Wall-E.
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