Movie Thoughts: Hoppers (2026)

• Released: March 6th, 2026
• Directed by: Daniel Chong
• Running time: 1h 44min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A girl named Mabel mentally hops into a robot beaver in order to save a piece of nature from being destroyed by a greedy businessman building a road.

Movie Thoughts: The Good Dinosaur (2015)

• Released: November 10th, 2015
• Directed by: Peter Sohn
• Running time: 1h 33min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A young fearful Apatosaurus gets lost in the wilderness and has to find his way home. On his way he befriends a primitive human named Spot.

Movie Thoughts: Elio (2025)

 

• Released: June 12th, 2025
• Directed by: Adrian Molina, Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian
• Running time: 1h 38min
• Rating 3.5/5

Synopsis

A boy is taken into space, where he pretends to be Earth's leader and is tasked with making peace between the evil Lord Grigon and the other alien races.

Movie Thoughts: Toy Story (1995)

• Released: November 19, 1995
  
• Directed by: John Lasseter
  
• Running time: 1 h 21 min
• Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

A boy's favorite toy cowboy feels replaced by the new spaceman toy in the room. The two end up separated from their kid and now have to sort out their differences to find a way to get back home.

Movie Thoughts: Lightyear (2022)

• Released: June 17th, 2022
  
• Directed by: Angus MacLane
  
• Running time: 1 h 40 min
• Rating 3/5

Synopsis

After making a horrible mistake that affects many, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear tries for many, many years to fix it. But eventually he must face a major choice: is it really worth to undo a mistake that also led to good things? And should he even still blame himself after all these years?

Movie Thoughts: Turning Red (2022)

• Released: 11 March 2022
• Directed by: Domee Shi
• Running time: 1 h 40 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A thirteen-year old girl in Toronto has a complicated relationship with her mother and must now choose whether to defy or obey her. Also, she turns into a red panda.

Movie Thoughts: Luca (2021)

• Released: 18 June 2021
• Directed by: Enrico Casarosa
• Running time: 1 hr 35 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A young sea monster falls in love with the surface world and escapes to a human town with his best friend to prevent being sent away to the deepest part of the sea.

Movie Thoughts: Up (2009)

• Released: 29 May 2009
• Directed by: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
• Running time: 1 h 36 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

An old man tries to literally fly his house to South America to cope with the passing of his wife, only to end up in a grand adventure that involves protecting a rare cryptid.

Movie Thoughts: Soul (2020)

• Released: 25 December 2020
• Directed by: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
• Running time: 1 h 40 min
• Rating 4/5

Synopsis

A jazz-musician dies and has to find his way back to his body, a quest which involves mentoring an unborn soul named Twenty-Two.