Episode 253: An Interview With Wild Robot Director Chris Sanders. Plus, Navigating Sad (but Good) Movies

LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 253 Why are great kids’ movies so sad? That’s not a hard-and-fast rule. I don’t remember shedding a tear while watching, say, The Emperor’s New Groove. But often, the kids’ movies we see—especially if they’re animated—can bring us to sniffles. The mom dies (Bambi). The dad dies (The Lion King). Or the themes are just so poignant and powerful that we can’t help but squeeze back a tear or two (practically any movie by Pixar made before 2015). The