New Delhi, June 12 -- The single most quoted line out of the Toy Story 5 premiere is not about Woody, Buzz or the existential dread that has powered this franchise for thirty years. It is three words, posted by the chief film critic of The New York Times, and it has already outrun every rave attached to it: the dad is mid. Kyle Buchanan meant it as a compliment, a sign the film still messes with expectations, and Pixar will take it, because a detail that specific is what separates genuine buzz from a marketing department's wish list.

generation-defining, wonderfully heartfelt, perfect in every way, a return to form. For a fifth installment of a series most people assumed ended, twice, that is a louder opening note than anyone in Burbank ...