Double Feature: Animation verges on the miraculous and an action flick that's everything it should be

Inside Out and MI: Rogue Nation

What's my favorite thing about Pixar's excellent new film, "Inside Out?"

All the way home, my six-year-old was using the basic concept to talk about things that have been going on lately with her own emotions. A few days later, she was building her own personality islands with Legos, and telling me about the core memories that powered each island. Because we watched this movie together, I know my daughter better. I understand better what is happening inside her head. That's not just great, it's verging on miraculous.

The center of "Inside Out" is Riley, an 11-year-old girl who is in the middle...