Anna Cavallo – Google

The Tale of Despereaux is a beautiful book. It's not just about a simple mouse. It's a complex story with many different levels, but somehow, Kate DiCamillo writes in such a way that it's easy to understand. It starts with the introduction of an out-of-the-ordinary mouse, which then glides over to the perspective a rat in a dungeon that just wants light, which then transitions to the perspective of a young girl who has been sold for nothing but a tablecloth, ten cigarettes, and a hen. They all soon meet by destiny and voila. You have a story. It's gripping, and pulling you into the story. I'm not surprised why it won a Newberry Medal.

Very well made and put together. It’s always great when concepts can come together to form a collective idea that you want to share and with a movie like this with the emotions inside your head, there were plenty of on the nose moments that captured the essence of Inside Out 2 rather well. A few notes I would give is that the relationships of Riley with her friends were good but nothing to rave about and I would say that the most of Riley’s focus throughout the whole film is on the hockey team and there were no instances of any active struggles with her parents while being away or the puberty a teenager experiences inside their body. Even as such, with a few minor nitpicks here and there, I would say that Inside Out 2 succeeded in being a sequel to the original film while working as a standalone story about a young girl who’s experiencing new emotions and is definitely a re-watchable film compared to other films released this year and ones even made by the studio in recent years. Overall I would say this was very well done and easily one of Pixar’s best in executing ideas that work in its message and what it’s trying to say, so congratulations Disney you released a movie that didn’t suck this year.

Such a great cast and movie, loved it. Indiana Jones crossed with Miss Congeniality. It was such a joy to watch. Love Tatums quirky character, Daniel Radcliffe shone and was perfectly cast and Sandra Bullock still has is and some left over - she is in her prime ! Legend. Cameo from Brad Pitt was the highlight - what a cool movie. Had a couple of lulls midway through and a few subplots that went nowhere or didn’t really get resolved. Loved a few other co-stars notably her support team who were zany. Great cinematography and locations. Such a good adventure, rom-com movie, and good music 🎵 too.