Inside Out
Pixar returns with a vengeance. It's been five years since the once faultless animation studio last truly wowed us with the glorious Toy Story 3 but Pixar, having taken an unprecedented year off, picked themselves up after a couple of relative misfires (the weak Cars 2 and the enjoyable but slight Monsters University) with a film that reminds us exactly why we fell in love with their movies in the first place. Inside Out, in fact, not only recalls the highs of Toy Story 3 but is actually something of a thematic followup. In particular, if Toy Story 3 was punctuated by a poignant final act about leaving "childish" things behind, Inside Out is all about that often quite painful transition from childhood to adulthood. Like those heartbreaking scenes in Toy Story 3, Up and Wall E, Inside Out will undoubtedly speak profoundly to adults in a way that it won't to kids but, this being Pixar at its best, it still has tons to offer the younger members of its audience. ...