“…a breezy if overblown adaptation of the Aaron Blabey children’s book series.”

“…a decent Pixar picture, if not the most original of its offerings.”

“A wonder in the way 13-year-old girls can be: monstrous one moment, heart-melting the next.”

“Encanto boasts two standout musical numbers…”

“One of Pixar’s smaller, sweeter efforts…”

“Cruella looms over it all.”

“A triumph of design held back by a lackluster story…”

“…an exercise in psychedelic existentialism that astonishingly increases in inventiveness as it goes along.”

“Another animated, geometric wonder from Irish filmmaker Tomm Moore…”

“…the show tunes and sidekicks are largely unnecessary.”