The new lighthearted romp “Luca” doesn't drown in the usual Pixar profundity yet still navigates coming-of-age themes quite swimmingly with some appealing animated youngsters. With kicky retro pop ...

Family films rarely succeed at one level of storytelling, so it’s particularly impressive that “Luca” operates so well on multiple levels. For children, this is a story about friendship and being true ...

There are three types of Pixar movies: the instant classics, the ones that are really good or at least somewhere in the middle, and then those that are so middle of the road, you’d be forgiven for not ...

‘Luca’ is the story of a group of kids on a journey of self-discovery as their newfound friendships expose them to a myriad of new experiences. A scene from 'Luca' courtesy of Pixar A scene from 'Luca ...

Ever since a sentient plastic cowboy learned how to humble himself in 1995, it’s been a common refrain – a defining one, in fact – to laud Pixar’s genre-revolutionizing algorithm. We know to ...

A brisk and bright sun-dappled fable of above-ground adventure and below-the-surface identity, Enrico Casarosa's “Luca” — a summery, shimmering fish-out-of-water fairy tale — is one of Pixar's most ...

BUILDING A FRIENDSHIP – Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer lend their voices to Luca and Alberto—two sea monsters who look human when they’re out of the water. The two spark a friendship one special ...

It's not a typical summer holiday season for obvious reasons, so if you're not going away, you can visit the Italian Riviera from your own home thanks to Pixar's Luca. Director Enrico Casarosa and the ...