Pixar's Elemental (2023) - Review

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Pixar's Elemental (2023) - Review

Directed by: Peter Sohn

Written by: John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda Hsueh

Starring: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara

Runtime: 103 min

Synopsis: Set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember (Leah Lewis), a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade (Mamoudou Athie) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

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Lightyear (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Lightyear (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Angus MacLane

Written by: Jason Headley, Angus MacLane

Starring: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, James Brolin, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, Uzo Aduba, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez, Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Runtime: 105 min

Synopsis: Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion.

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Luca (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Luca (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Enrico Casarosa

Written by: Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones

Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Sandy Martin

Runtime: min

Synopsis: Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Pixar tells a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca (voice of Jacob Tremblay) shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (voice of Jack Dylan Grazer), but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water's surface.

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Soul (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Soul (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Pete Docter

Written by: Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, Angela Bassett

Runtime: 100 min

Synopsis: Joe (Jamie Foxx) is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz - and he's good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.

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Onward (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Onward (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Dan Scanlon

Written by: Dan Scanlon, Jason Headley, Keith Bunin

Starring: Chris Pratt, Tom HollandJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer

Runtime: 103 min

Synopsis: Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney-Pixar's Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

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Coco (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Coco (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina

Written by: Matthew Aldrich, Adrian Molina

Starring: Gael García Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Renée Victor

Runtime: 105 min

The most recent Disney-Pixar movie was released late in 2017 and it tells the story of Miguel's (Anthony Gonzalez) dream of becoming a famous musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt).

His family has an old ban on music but Miguel wants to follow his dream and he ends up on the Land of the Dead, after a mysterious occurrence. There, he meets the con artist Hector (Gael García Bernal) and they both go on a meaningful journey to discover the secrets of the youngest's family history.

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