In a year where most of us have been trapped indoors, the timing of 'Soul's' release can be seen as either a blessing or a curse. For some, it will act as a calming balm for a tough year; the perfect vehicle for inducing a good cry. Others, on the other hand, may reject it as yet another unnecessary mirror held up to their biggest fears exacerbated by a year where living with perceived “purpose“ has been near impossible. No matter which side of this you fall on, 'Soul' implores you to find beaut...
Read Full ReviewSoul is the latest effort by Disney Pixar, a beautiful and wonderful film that will leave anyone to ponder about life, its value and the magic inherent in existence. The film tells the story of a man who accidentally falls into a ditch and "dies". However, he does not accept his death and begins a journey into his own afterlife until he is able to reunite with his body, in a coma on earth. For a children's film, Soul is surprisingly deep, perhaps even too deep, especially for a child. Th...
Read Full ReviewNow this is not my favourite style of animation, I find it all a little unnatural to watch. That said, though, this is a charming story that follows the life of a music teacher who really just wants to play his beloved jazz. "Joe" finally gets an opportunity to tinkle the ivories with the band of the renowned "Dorothea". She like shim, he likes her - then an accident befalls and in best "Matter of Life and Death" tradition, he is on a conveyor belt to the afterlife. Determined not to follow the ...
Read Full Reviewby Mercer Ellington,Arne Domn rus,Bengt Hallberg,Georg Riedel,Egil Johansen
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Official Trailer
by Generationals
by Cody ChesnuTT
Busker plays in the subway station
by Sharon Jones The Dap-Kings
Joe goes to his mother's tailoring shop
by Daveed Diggs
Heard at the Hall of You, End Credits
by Charles Mingus
Plays on Joe's phone
by Bob Dylan
Moonwind's ship blares the song
by A Tribe Called Quest
Joe goes to the barbershop
by Herbie Hancock
Joe goes to the barbershop and cuts his hair