This page collects the films directed by Pete Docter reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Inside Out (2015) and Inside Out 2 (2024)”, “Monsters, Inc. (2001)”, and “Up (2009)”. Each review examines the direction and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
Monsters, Inc. is one of the strongest single animated features ever made. Seen it four times. The 10+ rating is honest evaluation. Pete Docter directing his feature debut. John Goodman as James P. “Sulley” Sullivan. Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski. Steve Buscemi as Randall Boggs. James Coburn as…
Up is one of the great American animated films and one of the foundational documents of Pixar’s golden era. Pete Docter directed. Docter and Bob Peterson wrote the screenplay. The film was released in May 2009. It grossed approximately seven hundred thirty-five million dollars worldwide on a…
Inside Out is one of the best films Pixar has ever made. Pete Docter directed the original in 2015. The film is basically a story about the psychological architecture of a single eleven-year-old girl named Riley, told from inside her head, with five core emotions as the protagonists. The premise…
