Soul

THE GIST: Right after landing a dream gig, a musician ends up in the hospital. However, his soul refuses to move on and will try anything to get back into its body.

Winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar, Soul is the latest wonderful creation of Pixar Animation Studios, and it's a virtual balm for the soul.

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste also won the Oscar for Best Original Score for their beautiful work.

Wonderful animation that unspools on a solidly written screenplay. It doesn't get much better than this.

Plenty of effort went towards portraying Black characters that reflected Black people's real lives, and it shows.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Not just for the little ones, this movie has a message for everyone, no matter their age. Two thumbs way up!

Grade: 9