It takes time to change course, and the road often becomes bumpy as you navigate a new path. Pixar seems to be learning this as it pivots away from some of the more controversial elements of its recent offerings. The animation studio’s newest film is Elio, which was released two weekends ago and ...
Read MoreThe marketing for Pixar’s Elio has been scant, to say the least, and a lot of such content tends to get pushed my way because of my interests and search history. So, I can only imagine the average moviegoer doesn’t know what it is. The last great Pixar movie, in my opinion, was 2017’s Coco, &h...
Read MoreAt this year’s Annecy International Film Festival, Pixar held a showcase featuring 2025’s Elio as well as upcoming films Toy Story 5, Hoppers, and an announcement for an original film called Gatto. Following the adventures of a black cat, Gatto is directed by Enrico Casarosa (Luca) and returns t...
Read MoreI’ve been looking forward to The War of the Rohirrim since I first heard of it. The people behind the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy are involved, and this is just one animated movie, so I wasn’t worried about it becoming bloated or self-indulgent like the Hobbit movies. The animation looked sl...
Read More***SPOILERS*** “Paint the Town Blue” shows us the state of Piltover a few months after “Finally Got the Name Right;” Ambessa is mostly calling the shots, with Caitlyn following her “counsel.” Caitlyn has shacked up with Officer Maddie Nolen in the wake of her fight with Vi. Jinx hides in...
Read MoreThis weekend was the first-ever D23 held in Brasil, and it brought some updates and clips from upcoming Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars projects. Star Wars An exclusive Andor trailer was shown to attendees. It isn’t available online, but we do have a season 2 premiere date of April 22nd, 2025...
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