★ ★1/2 Pixar films hold a special place in my heart. No studio makes movies that appeal to the youngest of kids and can still move adults to tears. I grew up with the Toy Story franchise—Woody was one of my first Halloween costumes—and The Incredibles is still the best animated movie I have ever seen. They have set a high standard for themselves. Its last three films— Coco , Incredibles 2 , and Toy Story 4— all received near-universal critical and popular acclaim. Pixar might be the only studio that is a guaranteed watch for me every time they put out a film. Which brings us to Onward , a film set in a Dungeons and Dragons world where an elf and his older brother embark on a quest to spend one day with their deceased father. Despite failing to reach the heights of its most recent predecessors, the film has plenty of laughs, beautiful animation, and a heart-warming ending.