Tag: Pete Docter

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

dir. Pete Docter (2001)

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John Goodman and Billy Crystal are perfectly cast and animated as portal-hopping monsters whose night-scaring elicits the screams needed to power Monstropolis. The status quo turns to sweet crumble when their rival’s scheming brings a three-year-old human (presumed deadly) into their world.

 

Inside Out

Inside Out

dir. Pete Docter (Disney/Pixar, 2015)

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Cleverly conceived, coherently executed, emotionally and intellectually mature, Inside Out is (arguably) the first animation in recent memory to be pitched more at parents than their children. Actor Richard Kind and the creators deserve an award for their portrayal of Bing Bong.