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Lewis Sachar's 1998 YA novel Holes won the Newbery Medal for "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children," was subsequently optioned by Disney, and made its way to the big screen in 2003. This story revolves around a young boy named Stanley Yelnats (a 16-year-old Shia LaBeouf, who earns an "Introducing" credit here for ...
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Remember how intensely awkward you were as a preteen? Pixar does, and they made a movie about it. Directed by Domee Shi in her feature directorial debut and written by Shi and Julia Cho, Turning Red revolves around Mei (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old girl who's torn between being the person her mom wants her to be and forging her own path. Oh,...
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An animated mini-series based on a 2014 graphic novel memoir, El Deafo tells the story of Cece Bell, a girl who loses most of her hearing in kindergarten at the turn of the 80's. We follow Cece through her initial hearing loss, to adjustment to her hearing aid and later sign language, and then to navigating 4th grade. Through Bell's narration,...
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With its catchy songs and charming characters, Julie and the Phantoms is sickeningly sweet—in the best way possible. Of course, what else would you expect from creator Kenny Ortega, who churns out feel-good hits like High School Musical and Descendants? Following her mother's passing, teenager and gifted singer Julie (Madison Reyes) has...
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The latest on-screen adaptation of the classic children's book series by Norman Bridwell, Clifford The Big Red Dog finds the magical titular dog and his loving owner/kid racing through Manhattan as they attempt to navigate the attention-grabbing waters of, well, having a ten foot tall dog... not to mention escaping the clutches of an evil...
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The Baby-Sitters Club Season 2 is still sweetness incarnate. Netflix's modern adaptation of Ann M. Martin's seminal book series follows a group of enterprising young friends as they navigate the stress of managing their homegrown baby-sitting business with the pressures of growing up. Season 2 introduces two new younger members to the group:...
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I had never heard of the animal known as the kinkajou before watching Netflix's Vivo, but now I have no choice but to stan. This earnest animated musical stars Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda as the voice of a kinkajou named Vivo, the world's most adorable little creature who makes music with his elderly Cuban own, Andrés (voiced by Juan de Marcos...
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What do you do when the job you've been training for your entire life no longer exists? That's the complex question Disney+ and Pixar's first series tackles. Set after the events of Monsters Inc., Monsters at Work follows Tylor Tuskmon (Ben Feldman), a recent Monsters University graduate who's been recruited to become a professional Scarer. But on...
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I wasn't expecting a Pixar movie to make me yearn for a vacation to the Italian coast, but Luca is gorgeous enough to pose a threat to my bank account. Taking place in the fictional Italian town of Porto Rosso in the 1950s, the plot follows two young sea monsters (voiced by Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer) who are best friends and get into...
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