For all its state-of-the-artiness, Pixar Animation has always been about imposing the better human qualities on nonhuman entities. In other words, friendship, loyalty and family, as portrayed by toys, ...

In this in-depth video essay, I explore why WALL-E is not just one of Pixars greatest achievements, but arguably the best film ever made. Released in 2008 and directed by Andrew Stanton, WALL-E is an ...

Andrew Stanton, one of Pixar’s founding fathers, has made a career out of imagining different visions of life on Earth. In “Toy Story,” children’s playthings come alive and even kind of fly. In ...

Pixar is not what it used to be. The animation studio was once an absolute powerhouse with both critics and at the box office, but more recently, its track record has been more checkered. This makes ...

We asked our listeners: What's your favorite Pixar movie? Clockwise from left: Coco, Inside Out, Toy Story 3, WALL-E, Ratatouille and Finding Nemo (Pixar; Disney/Pixar; Alamy) ...

One of Hollywood’s most iconic romances is also one of its most unlikely. Who could have imagined that two robots meeting on an abandoned garbage planet would create something magical together? But ...