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The Pixar List #1: Inside Out

June 19, 2025 by Christopher ZF 3 Comments

What it means to be “happy” is a complicated notion, and the subject of Pixar’s best film yet.

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Amy Poehler, Animation, Disney, Inside Out, Pete Docter, Pixar, Pixar List

The Pixar List #2: WALL·E

June 18, 2025 by Christopher ZF 2 Comments

Pixar’s first hard sci-fi movie. And it’s first true romance.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Andrew Stanton, Disney, Eva, Pete Docter, Pixar, Pixar List, Roger Deakins, WALL-E

The Pixar List #4: Finding Nemo

June 18, 2025 by Christopher ZF 2 Comments

Nemo is funny and touching, but what separates it from the rest is the lush, expansive ocean.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Albert Brooks, Andrew Stanton, Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Nemo, Lee Unkrich, Pixar, Pixar List

The Pixar List #5: Up

June 17, 2025 by Christopher ZF 2 Comments

Up suffers from its success: the first act is, perhaps, too good.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Academy Awards, Ed Asner, Michael Giacchino, Pete Docter, Pixar, Pixar List, Up

The Pixar List #6: The Incredibles

June 17, 2025 by Christopher ZF 3 Comments

A Pixar outsider comes into the fold and blows everything up by making a movie about a suburban human family.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Brad Bird, Disney, Pixar, Pixar List, Superheros, The Incredibles

The Pixar List #7: Toy Story 2

June 17, 2025 by Christopher ZF 2 Comments

The funniest Pixar film is also the one most dependent on the studio’s creativity by committee model

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: John Lasseter, Pixar, Pixar List, Toy Story, Toy Story 2

The Pixar List #8: Ratatouille

June 16, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

Ratatouille is about art, criticism, and the pursuit of perfection in the kitchen.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Brad Bird, Disney, Paris, Patton Oswalt, Pixar, Pixar List, Ratatouille

The Pixar List #9: Toy Story

June 16, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

First in history. But not on our list.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: John Lasseter, Joss Whedon, Pixar, Pixar List, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Toy Story

The Pixar List #10: Monsters, Inc.

June 15, 2025 by Christopher ZF 2 Comments

Pete Docter’s first is Pixar’s first multi-tiered picture

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Disney, Monsters Inc, Pete Docter, Pixar, Pixar List

The Pixar List #11: Brave

June 15, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

A Disney Princess story of self-determination, not duty, at its heart.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Brave, Disney Princess, Merida, Pixar, Pixar List, Scotland, Steve Jobs

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