In 2015, Pixar Animation Studios released “Inside Out,” an animated coming-of-age film centered around the mental landscape of Riley, a young girl who just moved from Minnesota to San Francisco. The ...

Cognitive Growth, Anxiety, and Inside Out 2 The link between cognition and anxiety is beautifully illustrated in Inside Out 2 . The job of Fear , the film points out, is to protect Riley from ...

When I first saw Pixar’s “Inside Out” at 6, I found a piece of myself in Riley, the girl whose emotions literally play out in the movie. Nine years later, I’m 15 and once again crying in ...

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Further to its credit, "Inside Out 2" doesn't hold back and in the end confronts us with anxiety that has gone fully off the rails. In the film's climax, Riley is sent to the penalty box for rough ...

While Inside Out included five core emotions: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust, Inside Out 2 added a new roster to the team, including one bossy emotion in particular: Anxiety. The climax of ...

Inside Out 2 is the first movie since Barbie to make $1 billion at the box office in just weeks. Disney/Pixar’s animated feature is the sequel to the 2015 original, which took viewers inside the mind ...

Disney has just released a new teaser trailer for Inside Out 2 ... Her emotions are on high alert, with the likes of Joy, Anger, Sadness, and Fear ... “Hello!” replies Anxiety, whipping out ...

On this, too, the film comes through with what needs to be understood: even against out-of-whack anxiety, we’re not powerless. Dr. Lisa Damour, author and consultant on “Inside Out 2” ...

This article contains spoilers for “Inside Out 2.” When I first saw Pixar’s “Inside Out” at 6, I found a piece of myself in Riley, the girl whose emotions literally play out in the movie.

Disney’s two Inside Out films make emotions the personified stars of child development. The Inside Out series focuses on the emotional life of Riley, who we first meet as a happy hockey-loving ...

Anxiety may not feel good, but it often is good for us, as shown in Pixar's 'Inside Out 2,' writes Dr. Lisa Damour in a guest column for Variety.