So it is with 11-year-old Elio (Yonas Kibreab), who after losing his parents, comes to live with his aunt, Olga (Zoe Saldaña), a US Air Force major. Olga gives up her dream of becoming an ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Elio,” now playing in theaters. Disney Pixar’s latest animated feature, “Elio” centers on a young orphan boy who is desperate to be ...

With families flocking to the familiar face of the dragon Toothless on the big screen, Pixar’s “Elio” is having a harder time drumming up interest as an original animated film with just $9 ...

‘Elio’ is a tender, visually rich space adventure that charms in moments but plays it safe where it could have soared. It’s heartfelt, but never quite heart-stopping.

Elio is all about feeling like an outsider and searching for acceptance. On that acceptance journey, Elio, who at the beginning of the movie shuts out his aunt and other kids, learns to connect ...

The new Pixar animated film “Elio” takes up a question famously posed by astrophysicist Carl Sagan: “Are we alone?” It’s in reference to the search for extraterrestrial life, but the ...

Much like its titular character, Pixar’s “Elio” gradually wins you over. Directed by Adrian Molina and Domee Shi, the film gets off to an awkward start, clumsily executing the all-too-familiar ...

Pixar ’s latest animated feature, Elio, hits US theatres on June 20. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, the film tells the story of a space-obsessed boy who becomes ...

While "Elio" tries to create an emotional connection, it never quite grabs you the way some of Pixar's best films do. The film's story feels a bit thin, and I never found myself fully invested in ...

Elio also appears likeable, despite his quirks and pre-teen rebellion. The world-building is solid, with the Communiverse growing on you as the film progresses. But all that is largely on the surface.

Elio is one of Pixar’s best stand-alone films in a long time — in fact, if it wasn’t for Coco, I’d be quite confident in saying it’s the best since Up back in 2009.