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10 best Pixar movies, ranked

The Disney-owned animation studio churns out one masterpiece after another, and these are the best of the best.

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7 best movies like 'Inside Out' to stream right now

Our picks for more animated coming-of-age movies like 'Inside Out'

Tom’s Guide

How Frozen became the catalyst for Disney's shift from male-centric tales

The landscape of animated musical films has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. Male storylines, once the hallmark of the genre, have taken a back seat, thanks to the revolutionary success of a film that centres around the relationship between two sisters: Disney’s Frozen. Released in 2013, it marks…

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From ‘Turning Red’ to ‘Everything Everywhere,’ the Asian (North) American mom goes mainstream

Early on in the Pixar animated fantasy “Turning Red,” 13-year-old Mei Lee is subjected to a ghastly public humiliation when her mother, Ming (superbly voiced by Sandra Oh), goes leafing through her notebook and finds lusty drawings of Devon, the cute older boy Mei’s been crushing on. Convinced that this…

Los Angeles Times

'Diva' tot turns face into 'beetroot' after covering it with mum's red lipstick to look like favourite Disney character

Four-year-old Isla Forrester was left red-faced after using mum's lipstick to try and become like her favourite Disney character from the film Turning Red.

Wales Online

Turning Red: Girlhood in animation should be allowed to be angry and messy

Animation has been conceived as “for children” for decades even though animation pre-dates cinema (the magic lantern show, for example) and was originally made for adults. However, while these films might be for children and often are about children, it’s not always the children who choose these films but the…

The Conversation

Mamás furiosas: la charla sobre la menstruación en la película de Disney no es apropiada. Y punto. ¿Tienen razón?

En la nueva película de animación de Disney/Pixar, Turning Red, una niña chino-canadiense de 13 años llamada Mei Lee llega a la pubertad y se convierte en un gigantesco y peludo panda rojo cada vez que las fuertes emociones adolescentes la desbordan.

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Angry moms: Disney film's menstruation talk not appropriate. Period. Are they right?

In Disney/Pixar's new animated film, "Turning Red," a 13-year-old Chinese Canadian girl named Mei Lee comes into puberty and turns into a giant, furry red panda whenever strong teenage emotions overwhelm her.

Tribune News Service

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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

Mary McNamara: If you can’t relate to ‘Turning Red,’ you must not like good movies

Here’s something I did not know about myself until I saw Domee Shi’s new Pixar movie “Turning Red”: Apparently I am a 13-year old Chinese Canadian girl living in Toronto in the early 2000s.

Los Angeles Times

Pixar character supervisor played with red pandas as research for 'Turning Red'

PITTSBURGH — Christian Hoffman swears his trip to the San Francisco Zoo to hang out with a bunch of red pandas wasn't just for fun. Unlikely as it may seem, his story checks out.

Tribune News Service

Karla Peterson: Meet the animator who made Pixar's 'Turning Red' so cute and fluffy

SAN DIEGO — Thirteen-year-old Mei Lee is an overachieving teenager hiding a supersized secret. When Mei gets anxious, aggravated or angry, she turns into a giant red panda. And yes, panda-monium does ensue.

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‘Turning Red’ review: Raging hormones turn a girl into a panda in Pixar’s imaginative latest

“Turning Red” asserts the value of a metaphor signifying more than one thing. With any story centered on a 13-year-old’s multidirectional hormones in the sweaty grip of puberty, anything less than one would be a cruel lie.

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Review: Puberty Runs Amok in Pixar’s ‘Turning Red'

For better and worse, “Turning Red” is like no Pixar film before it. The film, directed by Domee Shi, who made the lovely Oscar-winning short “Bao,” is the first Pixar movie directly solely by a woman. Its leadership team, including producers and art departments, is entirely female. And its protagonist,…

Evening Standard

Turning Red movie review: Pixar’s latest is brave, ambitious fun (so give it a cinema release, you cowards!)

It’s only being released on Disney+, but Turning Red deserves a wider audience

Tribune News Service

Sandra Oh, Rosalie Chiang discuss the power of representation with Disney and Pixar’s Asian-led ‘Turning Red’

The stars of “Turning Red” believe a movie about a girl who turns into a red panda has a chance to be transformative.

The Guardian - US

Turning Red review – pandas and pop music collide in solid Pixar caper

There’s an adequate amount of charm and visual flair in Disney’s latest animation but it remains a far cry from the partnership’s heyday

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