Directed with vigor and dashes of humor and emotion by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi (“Turning Red”) and Adrian Molina (co-director of “Coco”), “Elio” is laden with Easter eggs and has a killer end-credit bonus scene and pays snappy homage to numerous sci-fi films (“Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” amongst others).

Pixar is once again returning to the stars for its latest family-friendly adventure, Elio, which stars Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña, Yonas Kibreab, Remy Edgerly, and Brad Garrett. But according to the reviews that have just gone online,

On X, luca compares it favorably to the many "live action remakes" saying that it's "a beautiful breath of fresh air. fueled by childlike wonder and just SO sweet, as per usual with pixar. exceptionally lovely stuff,