Elio
Man, Jord must have been GRUMPY on his watch of Elio, because I had a lot of fun with it. E and I were laughing quite a bit. There’s some Pixar cheesiness, undoubtedly, but there’s a lot of heart and it’s a well written story. Loved the Carl Sagan tie-in that bookends the movie. While not every Pixar movie deserves an Oscar nomination, I’m not upset this received one.
-Z on 1/25/2026
Fun characters, fun worldbuilding, fun plot - a really fun watch! Had I read more about the plot when this was in theaters, I probably would have made a push for us to see it that way. Absolutely deserves its Best Animated Picture nomination. A little over the top/predictable at times, which wasn’t surprising, but might be the reason I’d still pick Kpop Demon Hunters as the best animated movie of the year overall.
-E on 1/25/2026
I forgot that this came out this year. I put my girlfriend on movie duty, and this is what we landed on. A surprisingly depressing start to the movie and feeds off it throughout most of the film. They really were trying to hit the heart strings, and maybe mine are out of tune. The movie looked great and had a few fun parts, but this may be one of my least favorite Pixar movies that have come out. I am sure it’ll be nominated, so in that sense I am glad I watched it, but overall I would say this film was just fine.
-J on 10/20/25
