On the occasion of Elemental’s release, here’s our ranking of every Pixar feature to date.
It’s a boon for a short to taste like a flavor of the moment contending for best picture.
This category is historically a haven for the quirk, verve, and humor that can’t quite crack the tougher races.
These are the winners at the 82nd Academy Awards.
This is a complete list of our predicted winners at the 2010 Academy Awards.
To hear everyone tell it, it’s all still going to boil down to a grudge match between Contender #1 and Contender #2, the same as it usually is.
Of the two sound categories, this is the one that favors artificially invented environments and sonic fabrications.
Don’t let the results of the WGA sway you too much. Quentin Tarantino, as a non-Guild member, was no more eligible for one of their awards than he is likely to be invited to spit punany poetry on a split bill with Maya Angelou.
By the grace of five extra Best Picture nominations, Pixar finally managed to land itself a slot in the main drag.
Even the weakest of the bunch, James Horner’s predictable but atmospheric score for Avatar, doesn’t stir our bile beyond a simmer.
In short, not so much the People’s Choice Awards, just more of the same.
From the beginning, the anxiety of the loss of family has been central to Pixar.
The physical boundaries of Red’s Dream and Knick Knack would be transformed into a more metaphysical form for Toy Story.
The question is always whether Pixar and the film’s designated director can make the journey worthwhile.
Is WALL-E better than you expected, a notable Pixar achievement, or is it just more of the same?
Pixar’s weak depiction of people is well illuminated by their anthropomorphism of inanimate objects.
It’s a funny thing about repetition.
Among the certainties in the world of film criticism, there’s one that stands above all others.
Pixar has somehow gone from a well-liked animation studio to the last, best hope of the Hollywood studio system.
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