Encanto

You’re the real gift, kid. Let us in.

Lin is maybe even more suited to writing songs for Disney movies than he is for writing musicals for adults. This movie sparkles and shines in all the ways you want a modern Disney film to and the songs stay stuck in your head for many days. Like much of the media that’s come out during the pandemic, it’s mostly about trauma. But showing how trauma functions intergenerationally to kids in a way that doesn’t feel heavy-handed isn’t an easy task. And Encanto succeeds at it without feeling glum.