"Turning Red" & peace with the beast

How Pixar's new coming-of-age story for girls tells a timeless truth

It was not quite what I expected. Sitting down to watch the latest Disney-Pixar film, “Turning Red”, with my wife and 11-year old daughter, I supposed this was going to be 90 minutes of the same-old Disney fare about accepting emotion, honesty, courage, and practicing teamwork…and it was all those things…plus a primer on female puberty. The horror!

The f…