In today’s day and age of remakes, reboots and retreads, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to come across major studio films that are truly worthy of moviegoers’ hard-earned dollars. The probability of finding a quality family film is even less promising, as the desire to pander to younger viewers often proves far too tempting for most filmmakers to ignore (even if they manage to defy formulaic storytelling to create something fresh). Even the once-flawless track record held by Pixar Animation Studios has been tainted in recent years (thanks a lot, Cars 2
