The brilliant Disney/Pixar film, Inside Out has taken the country by storm. How is it possible that a cartoon about emotions could become so popular? It succeeds because it reaches out and touches us, ...

Inside Out 2 explores puberty and new emotions in teenagers like Riley, highlighting the need for every emotion. The sequel emphasizes the importance of showing growth and self-acceptance in ...

Move over Joy and Sadness. Anxiety and Embarrassment are taking over. Riley has hit puberty. Pixar's new animated movie, Inside Out 2, reaches theaters this weekend, nearly 10 years since the first ...

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The problem with iterating on a movie as perfectly complete as Pete Docter’s 2015 Pixar feature Inside Out is that a neatly closed narrative loop doesn’t leave a lot of obvious next steps for the ...

As Inside Out 2 gets under way, things are looking up for Riley, the hockey-loving kid who moved with her parents from Minnesota to San Francisco in the first Inside Out. She’s adjusted to her new ...

Inside Out 2 gave Riley new emotions to deal with as she got older, raising the question of where they came from. Inside Out 2 proved a massive success for Pixar and is now the highest-grossing movie ...

Inside Out 2 opens in theaters Friday, June 14. Surprising and disappointing in equal measure, Inside Out 2 manages to strike a mostly careful balance with its overstuffed new ensemble, while still ...