Chris Williams and Byron Howard direct John Travolta, Miley Cyrus and Susie Essman in this Disney animated action comedy where a stunt dog on a hit television show believes his mission and the dangers he faces are reality.

OK… so it’s the Buzz Lightyear joke from Toy Story played out with animals. I’m cool with that. What in 2008 seemed like Pixar lite, these days plays like Pixar done right. And I’m sorry Inside Out fans but that’s a rarity recently from the actual studio that invented the formula. The grand scale action and buddy comedy chemistry are on point, the CG animation ambitious compared to what has been shat out before. Nice to end the Disney doldrums period on a surprise high.

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Perfect Double Bill: Strange World (2022)

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