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  • Inside Out (2015)
    Review preview for Inside Out

    As usual with Pixar the film operates on twin levels - with one part going straight over the heads and minds of its junior target audience and the other heading directly to their parents.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    When a girl moves to a new home, her emotions are plunged into chaos as they compete for control of her mind.
  • Monsters Inc (2001)
    Review preview for Monsters Inc

    Pixar cares enough to choose the best scriptwriters, the best voice talent, the most innovative animators.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Disney animation where Zany monsters must deal with the unexpected intrusion of a little girl into their universe.
  • Soul (2020)
    Review preview for Soul

    With its fragmented narrative, it feels almost like a shorts collection jazz riff on the theme of existence and metaphysics.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A music teacher finds himself in The Great Before, an incredible place where new souls are born.
  • Up (3D) (2009)
    Review preview for Up (3D)

    It is at times meandering and not a little mawkish, but its vivid primary colours conceal a great deal of shaded nuance.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A grouchy OAP has an action-packed adventure in the rainforest after flying there in his balloon-powered house.

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