We sat down (well, I sat — she sat between spells of running in circles around me and climbing on the couch) as she was still buzzing from a Caramel M&M high to chat about the film, why we cry when we’re happy, if “Onward” is too scary for younger kids, and what it says about siblings and family.
Warning: As anyone who’s every talked to a kid about a movie can attest, the concept of a spoiler doesn’t exist for anyone born after 2010. So heads up, there are some light spoilers ahead — but nothing that should literally spoil the movie for you.