Pixar

Post your questions for Patton Oswalt

Perhaps you’ve always wondered how he made Remy so appealing in Ratatouille, or what it’s like to work with Amy Poehler? Now’s your chance to ask the Hollywood actor and standup

Guardian film

12, Jan, 2023 @4:23 PM

All work and no play: why the cartoon world needs to stop copying the corporate

According to animated movies, all human life is controlled by monsters or rabbits or leprechauns diligently working a 9 to 5 in a metaphysical office complex – where’s the fun in that?

Nicholas Barber

02, Aug, 2022 @11:00 AM

Lightyear review – a trudge through outer space

Buzz is back on a mission – but it’s a disappointingly pedestrian one that lacks the wit and wonder of previous Pixar animations

Wendy Ide

19, Jun, 2022 @10:30 AM

Best of Pixar: our writers’ favourite movies from Toy Story to Turning Red

To celebrate the release of Lightyear, Guardian writers detail their most-loved films from the animation studio’s back catalogue

Andrew Pulver, Jesse Hassenger, Radheyan Simonpillai, Charles Bramesco, Benjamin Lee, AA Dowd, Scott Tobias, Adrian Horton, Veronica Esposito and Lisa Wong Macabasco

17, Jun, 2022 @5:16 AM

To infinity – actually, let’s go back: why can film franchises no longer look to the future?

Everywhere you look, Hollywood’s biggest science-fiction, fantasy and action franchises have stopped exploring uncharted territory, and put themselves into reverse gear

Nicholas Barber

15, Jun, 2022 @9:36 AM

Lightyear review – Toy Story spinoff boldly going beyond with a treat from Pixar

This cracking origin story for Toy Story’s spaceman hero is fun and clever and reminds us why we loved Pixar in the first place

Peter Bradshaw

13, Jun, 2022 @9:00 PM

Saudi Arabia bans Pixar’s Lightyear over same-sex kiss

The Hollywood film has been banned in a number of countries in the Middle East because of a kiss between space ranger Alisha and her partner

Andrew Pulver

13, Jun, 2022 @1:43 PM

Same-sex kiss restored to Toy Story prequel after backlash – report

Gay kiss from upcoming Disney-Pixar film Lightyear reportedly reinstated after allegations executives opposed ‘overtly gay affection’

Benjamin Lee

18, Mar, 2022 @6:31 PM

Turning Red celebrates how pop fandom shapes our lives for the better

Pixar’s new film is a refreshingly respectful exploration of how much teenage girls invest in their pop idols – and what they get in return

Maria Sherman

17, Mar, 2022 @1:53 PM

Why ditching the China film market won’t hurt Asian representation on film

We find ourselves in an exciting moment for American cinema telling Chinese stories, with movies such as Turning Red refusing to pander to the authoritarian regime

Jingan Young

14, Mar, 2022 @2:30 PM

Turning Red review – Pixar’s fizzing journey through female adolescence

A 13-year-old girl’s emotions take the form of a large red panda in this uplifting tale of menstruation, friendship and embracing change