The kid-friendly film franchise “Cars” may actually be a horror show in disguise. After years of fan speculation about where the cars originally came from, and what happened to the humans who ...

While I enjoy Pixar’s Cars franchise, I have some significant issues with the movies and the overall universe that the sentient cars live in. Today I want to address something beyond my well ...

Watch a clip from the film "Cars 2," courtesy Walt Disney Pictures. Five years ago, when "Cars" proved to be Pixar's first less-than-stellar animated feature, an animator friend offered his theory ...

Take it from a cinema studies grad: Film theory’s not for everyone, but there are riches within the jargon. By Manohla Dargis . July 27, 2003 12 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.