The first generation of children raised alongside tablets are now old enough to have their own nostalgia. That reality makes Toy Story 5 feel less like an unnecessary sequel and more like a franchise finally catching up to the world around it. For years, Pixar’s beloved toys have wrestled with obsolescence. They survived the arrival…
When Lightyear was first announced it understandably caused confusion as to how it aligned itself with the Toy Story films its character originated from. Was it a spin-off, something that existed separately from the franchise? Or, did it perhaps focus on a real-life astronaut, suggesting that the Toy Story universe was set in a period…
If you’ve asked yourself why Disney and Pixar bothered making Toy Story 4, you are not alone. With 2010’s Toy Story 3 serving as the perfect ending to the series, this fourth go-around felt more like a cash-grab than an organic continuation, and though the series as a whole has been that rare breed of…
