Ignore the ‘box office failure’ narrative trailing this one. Pixar is synonymous with pedigreed family entertainment, and its ...

The new Pixar animated film “Elio” takes up a question famously posed by astrophysicist Carl Sagan: “are we alone?” It’s in ...

Pixar's Elio reportedly underwent some major changes with regard to its story and characters ahead of the film becoming a ...

The latest Pixar movie, which opened in third place during its first weekend on the 2025 movie schedule, had the worst debut ...

Near the end of Elio, when Lord Grigon confronts his son, Glordon (Remy Edgerly), the powerful warlord in a suit of armor ...

I mean, as someone who grew up obsessed with Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series and the Voyager satellites, there were parts of the movie that sent me off on a wave of nostalgia and emotion.

“Elio” opens up as we see how Elio (Yonas Kibreab) struggles to adapt to his life under the guardianship of his aunt Olga (Zoe Saldaña), as he suffers from the typical Disney main character ailment of ...

Later, when Elio is sitting on the roof after fighting with Olga, a voice recording of Carl Sagan is also heard. Sagan's voice comes back at the end of the movie, creating a significant and ...

Elio also features real-world archival audio recordings by the prolific scientist and author Carl Sagan. Sagan spoke extensively about the prospect of extraterrestrial life and played an integral ...