Animated Favorites Series

The Evolution of Cruella - From Spinster Villain to Punk Icon

Spirited Away - Why Work Is Toxic

Cinderella: Stop Blaming the Victim

Mulan: Not a Disney Princess

The Two Types of Disney Villains

My Neighbor Totoro: Why We Need Totoro

Kiki’s Delivery Service: The Millennial Starving Artist

Lady and the Tramp: Disney’s Most Romantic Movie

Snow White: What Makes a Disney Movie?

Coco: How to Live Forever

Disney’s Frozen: What Does It Mean to Be “Frozen?”

Why Nightmare Before Christmas is a Thanksgiving Movie

Beauty and the Beast Explained: Tale as Old as Time

The Lego Batman Movie: Dissecting the Superhero Psyche

Lego Movie Explained: Symbols & Deeper Meaning

Zootopia’s Deep Meaning: How We Talk to Kids

The Incredibles Symbolism: The Power of Family

Pixar Theory - Easter Eggs in Inside Out

How does “Lights Out” compare to the original short film?

What is the Pixar Moment?

Shaping Up: How does Pixar’s “Up” Use Squares and Circles As Symbols for Monotony and Youth?

Finding Nemo: Marlin’s Character Arc

Finding Nemo: Secrets to Being a Good Parent

Incredibles 2 & Our Times: Do We Still Need Superheroes?

Toy Story is About Our Fear of Abandonment

The Lion King Explained: Let the Darkness In

The Little Mermaid and a History of Mermaids

Aladdin: How Can We Be Free?

The Five Types of Disney Magic Objects

Anime’s Next Big Thing: Mamoru Hosoda, Animator of the Human Soul

Wreck-It Ralph: Get with the Program