An Emotional Groundbreaker | Review of ‘Inside Out’

By: Cynthia Ayala

Inside Out starring Amy Poehler & Phyllis Smith
Walt Disney

For Riley, growing us just got a little harder. Uprooted from her Midwest life and sent to San Francisco where her father starts his new job, Riley has to start all over. Riley, like everyone, is guided by her emotions who life in the control center of Riley’s mind. They are Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness and they help advise her through everyday life, influencing her decisions and the way she acts. But even her emotions need to adjust, and they aren’t doing too well when Joy and Sadness get sucked away into Core Memory. And as they travel back, trying to find their way back, the other emotions have to try and navigate the world without them.
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NBC’s New Comedy Go On Has Matthew Perry Approaching Grief With Humor

By: Kelly West Finding humor in the darker moments of life is something I can get behind. In fact, it’s less a personal philosophy as it is a frequent, natural reaction for me. Perhaps that’s why I see the potential in a show like Go On, NBC’s single-camera comedy starring Matthew Perry, which suggests the idea that, though grief has to be dealt with, it’s … Continue reading NBC’s New Comedy Go On Has Matthew Perry Approaching Grief With Humor