I first played Kingdom Hearts II on the PlayStation 2 when it launched in 2005. It was among the first exclusive to Playstation franchises I had played since adding the first not-Nintendo-platform to my home. I was new to the…
Former Pixar Employee Speaks Out About ‘Sexist’ Workplace Culture
Content Warning: Discussion of sexual harassment What is it really like to work at Pixar? A short time ago, Disney’s prestige animation studio had a nearly impeccable reputation, with many hailing positions at the company as their “dream job,” especially…
Wall-E: 10 Years Later and Even More Relevant
Although Pixar has been through its ups and downs in recent years, there’s one thing that’s always been consistent: wondrously original types of characters and universes. They manage to create the most unlikely heroes, many of them in anthropomorphic form.…
5 Facts about Who Framed Roger Rabbit Making its Existence Baffling 30 Years Later
Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released 30 years ago today and despite the major innovations that have emerged since it remains an achievement without equal. Leaping over business, technological and creative hurdles that had been up until that point had…
Incredibles 2 Review: A Pixar Sequel With Some Super Strength
“The costumes! The powers! The mythic struggles!” These words come from Winston Deavor (voiced by Bob Odenkirk), and a lot of this new character’s attitude holds true to Pixar’s aspirations for Incredibles 2, a franchise being “brought back to the…
15 Years Later, Finding Nemo Is Still Pixar’s Best Story
Finding Nemo opened in theaters on May 30, 2003, and to this day, it remains Pixar’s most financially successful film ever when adjusted for inflation. The reasons for this are numerous. Finding Nemo happens to be one of Pixar’s more…