The Lobby: Onward & The State of Pixar (Patreon)

Pixar's Onward eked out a couple weeks in theaters before the coronavirus pandemic necessitated the closure of cinemas and the acceleration of the film's digital rollout. Now that it's widely available to stream (either via Disney+ or digital rental), we wanted to take a look at Onward in the context of Pixar's doubling down on non-sequel storytelling in 2020. (The second such film on its slate, Soul, is as of now still planned for November.) So Genevieve, Keith, and Tasha convened to share their respective experiences with Onward, debate how it stacks up against Pixar's other recent films (original and sequel alike), and consider what it suggests about the animation studio's future output.