Compared to some of Pixar’s biggest swings, its latest movie, Elio, feels safe in some regards, like an echo of Pixar’s most successful past patterns. But Elio ’s themes and setting feed into one of ...

It's a shame that it seems like "Elio" pulls back every time it starts to hit on something genuinely interesting.

In 1977, humanity sent out its first official message to the rest of the universe. Our representative was Nick Sagan, a ...