A beautifully light tale from Pixar brings us back to a refreshing simplicity, but lacks the courage of its convictions. The animation is wonderful, the evocation of coastal Italy is sublime. It’s a summer vacation of a film, complete with an undercurrent of romance. Alas, this romance never comes to fruition. A promising queer story … Continue reading Luca (Review)
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Onward (Review)
The beauty of Pixar films often stems from a crystal clear premise, the kind of singular idea that a film just laps out of - and that is then effortlessly surrounded by accessible yet deep themes. Toys come alive at night; monsters want to care rather than scare; a discarded robot is in search of … Continue reading Onward (Review)
Soul (Review)
There is a lot going on in Pixar’s Soul, which is somewhat of a problem. It is an ambitious film with existential aspirations which, to an extent, go unfulfilled and weigh things down. The very heart of this film, its soul perhaps, is touching and charming; it is just that there is too much surrounding … Continue reading Soul (Review)
Toy Story 4 (Review)
Does Toy Story 4 need to exist? No. But it does and it's actually pretty good. In fact, the necessity of existence is an idea toyed with by the film itself, primarily through the introduction of Forky - a collection of rubbish anthropomorphised into a toy by Bonnie (the new child protagonist now that Andy's … Continue reading Toy Story 4 (Review)
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