To cap it all off, the story by Jared Bush, Bryon Howard, and Charise Castro Smith focuses on empathy perfectly. It’s a wonderful watch for the whole family.

Full Review | Feb 10, 2023

What makes this particular instalment of Disney dream-weaving a little bit different is texture. Pulling from a colourful Central American tradition that features brilliant cotton and woollen embroidery, we can almost feel the threads of every garment...

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 5, 2022

By exploring the traditional and non-traditional nature of family, their most common modern go-to theme, they keep connected to their familiar and beloved roots while taking audiences on unfamiliar journeys.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 26, 2022

It is in its overall focus that Encanto grasps at richer themes about how the family's magic is only part of what defines them.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 23, 2022

Absolutely a must if you’re into this sort of thing, and it’s a very easy, engaging sit even if you aren’t.

Full Review | Aug 20, 2022

The screenplay has dark undertones, as all good magic realism does, but this is rooted in the troubled social history of Columbia.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 16, 2022

Encanto is one of the most aesthetically arresting and epically emotional animated features of the year, complete with a cast of colorful and captivating characters who are sure to become new fan favorites.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 14, 2022

Vibrant, rich, tender, sincere and lively.

Full Review | Jul 8, 2022

A fun and dazzling musical adventure that celebrates the power of familia.

Full Review | Jun 23, 2022

At its best when it's intimate and warm, Encanto's fast-paced adventure sequences and rampant physical comedy can be hit or miss. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jun 22, 2022

An impactful view of generational trauma told through impeccable songs, beautiful animation, and a moving story.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 4, 2022

ENCANTO is a visually stunning animated film with wonderful songs and score, a deep, resonating emotional core and just a very positive, charming vibe to it.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 15, 2022

Rich, poetic and resilient.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2022

Encanto is a Disney film that delights without smashing expectations. Its easy to forget that the target audience for this genre are simply interested in fun and wonder, something that this movie delivers in spades.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 3, 2022

Gorgeously animated, relatable narrative, and admirable themes!

Full Review | Original Score: B | Feb 27, 2022

"A spirit of communal celebration persists even after a first-act ceremony takes a turn for the ominous, and fleeting moments of chisme between cousins provide the movies breakneck pacing with instantly relatable doses of Latino-family bonding."

Full Review | Feb 21, 2022

Surface Pressure unlocked the movie for me and made it more compelling than what I thought it would be - the inevitable discovery of Mirabel's gift... it's a discovery borne out of a family's denial.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 18, 2022

Disney deserves some credit for abandoning its typical formula with Encanto. You wont see a princess sing songs about personal actualization. The film celebrates community and doesnt even have a villain.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 17, 2022

Bright, lively, and touching, Disney’s Encanto offers heaps of musical fun.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 16, 2022

That candle doesnt just provide magic to the family...It also has enough to fuel this movie to become absolutely magical.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Feb 15, 2022