The full length animation category in the Academy Awards line-up often features a mix of smaller releases and major productions.
That was the case this year, with two widely released pictures from Pixar and DreamWorks, along with three that were released directly via streaming and/or made by smaller studios. In the lead-up to this year’s ceremony, having seen “The Wild Robot” and “Inside Out 2,” I caught up on the other three.
Matthew Liedke on Film 