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You wait an age for a Latin-flavored animated film with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, then two come along at once. Sony Pictures Animation’s Encanto will follow later in the year. Only the first act of Vivo is actually set in Latin America: Havana, Cuba, to be precise. But the rest of the story unfolds across a Florida shot through with the presence of the Cuban diaspora, and powered by propulsive pop-fusion tunes from the Hamilton songwriter which run the gamut from mambo to hip hop. Havana is home to Andrés (voiced by Buena Vista Social Club veteran Juan de Marcos), an old-time musicia...

The Mitchells vs. the Machines feels apt: it adds a layer of meta significance to an already very self-reflexive film. Mitchells is interested in the role of tech in our world — particularly the intrusion of screens into family life — and it will now be watched at home, on small screens, vying for viewers’ attention with the smartphones in their pockets. Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson) is a teenage misfit and keen amateur filmmaker: her viral Youtube videos have secured her a place at California College of Film, which she’s about to take up. Her artistic efforts are largely ignored by...