Is it time that we accepted that the vintage era of Pixar is over and there's no renaissance for the studio in sight? Each new Pixar release is saddled with the burden of living up to the improbably ...

Pixar's Hoppers knows it's like Avatar. Its protagonist, 19-year-old animal lover Mabel Tanaka (voiced by Piper Curda), draws the comparison as soon as she learns about the movie's "hopping" ...

Hoppers is in theaters now. It’s not exactly a new observation to say that Pixar’s once golden reputation is not what it used to be. The 3D animation studio has never disappeared from the cultural ...

During a quarterly earnings call in May of 2025, Disney CEO Bob Iger stressed that its feature animation divisions will prioritize sequels over original films (per Cartoon Brew). "I just think that ...

I’ll admit it, I walked into Hoppers with hesitation. That seems to be the theme of the animated films released so far this year. The trailers didn’t quite sell me. They made it look like light chaos, ...

The latest Pixar movie centers on pudgy beavers and a spunky teenager determined to save their habitat. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our ...

At one point in time, Pixar was on top of the world with the Toy Story franchise, Ratatouille, and Up. In recent years, their momentum has cooled (did anyone realize Elio came out last year?), and ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Lizard. Lizard. Lizard. These were the words that echoed throughout the room as I sat in a daze of confusion at the Destination D23 event in Orlando last August. Both myself and ...