Film Review – Turning Red

Pixar Animation has never strictly targeted children with their movies, but they’ve made a noticeable move to more adult fare in recent years, hoping to challenge family audiences with deeper dramatic offerings and more sophisticated writing. For “Turning Red,” the company takes a look at the unpredictability of adolescence, targeting the early teen years with a tale about a 13-year-old girl who’s transitioning to maturity via full-body red panda breakouts. “Turning Red” will have younger viewers asking a few questions about the demands of puberty, but Pixar keeps matters appreciable with a fantasy tale of giant animal transformation, parenthood, and friendship, with director Domee Shi bringing the broadness of anime to the usual bittersweetness of a Pixar production. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com