LUCA
I felt like I saw LUCA (trailer here) everywhere for weeks — on the trending list on Letterboxd, in the most popular TikTok sounds, even on the massive billboard directly on top of our office building. However, I put off watching it for whatever reason...I guess I just wasn’t ready to be uplifted by a 95-min Pixar movie quite yet. But anyway, I watched it and of course loved it and am here to talk you into doing the same. Set in a gorgeous coastal town in Italy, the film follows Luca, a young, curious sea monster and his fearless new friend Alberto as the two are introduced to a whole new world. It’s sweet, it’s colorful, it has a great soundtrack. But what makes the film so special is the beautiful depiction of friendship, adventure, and finding oneself. It has the heart, adventure, and stakes of all Pixar classics (almost rivaling my personal favorite Pixar movie RATATOUILLE.) And if my words have not swayed you, check out A. O. Scott’s piece in the New York Times aptly titled “Calamari by Your Name” and I promise you you’ll be convinced.
—Darlene Kenney, Digital Strategist
