In a way that’s both cathartic and devastating, Pixar’s latest portrays how anxiety can take hold, our critic writes. By Maya Phillips At the climax of Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Riley ...

I’m not especially malevolent or intimidating, so I didn’t expect to be the villain in the new Pixar kids’ film, “Inside Out 2.” But as it turns out, the antagonist in the movie is ...

But when puberty hits one night, four new emotions shake up Riley's core emotions: Envy, Ennui, Embarrassment and, most of all, Anxiety. Clinical psychologist and Inside Out 2 consultant Lisa ...

No animated movie dominated 2024 quite like Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” The sequel, which saw lead character Riley, now a teenager, dealing with brand-new emotions like Anxiety (Maya Hawke ...

Inside Out 2 added a new roster to the team, including one bossy emotion in particular: Anxiety. The climax of the movie features a full-blown anxiety attack, which is experienced by Riley—the ...

"Inside Out 2" adds Maya Hawke's Anxiety to the emotional mix of a teen girl's inner thoughts and Pixar pulls off a rare feat ...

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” In one ...

But as it turns out, the antagonist in the movie is the personification of Anxiety (voiced by Maya Hawke). And while I would not say that I am the personification of anxiety, if you looked inside ...