Even in its moments of madness, “Hoppers” — playing in Seattle theaters starting Thursday — never loses its humor or heart.

Hoppers is Pixar’s new animated film, out in movie theaters in the US on March 6. The film delivers an animal adventure with a strong focus on environmentalism.

But what keeps “Hoppers” from drifting into Pollyanna-ish sensibility is its charming spikiness, and embrace of the weird, wacky and witty as it unfurls a high-tech action thriller about a strange, if ...

A recurrent theme in movies aimed at younger audiences is often the idea of sharing — learning to coexist in harmony with the many different occupants of the world around us. It’s an important lesson ...