“Onward” Review

Pixar once more does what they do best: a detailed sense of worldbuilding with a movingly emotional story behind it. Considering their previous films that mostly relied on aged and long-awaited sequels (worthy as they may be), Onward features an original blend of suburban fantasy amid a tale of loss and family. The most popular animation studio still strives for a little more than the manic of most kid-oriented films.

The film is set in a land of fantasy and magic. Or at least it did. Magic...