PLAY DEAD?

Sound a death knell - the age of toys is over. That dire proclamation, issued by discarded playthings whose human children have become zombified slaves to digital tablets, rallies Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and Woody (Tom Hanks) back into action in a heartfelt fifth chapter of the Pixar franchise.

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Released as Britain announces proposals for a social media ban for under-16s, Toy Story 5 contemplates the impact of devices and online chat rooms on the mental wellbeing of young children through the lens of a rootin’ tootin’ adventure that teaches new tech old tricks about teamwork.

Jessie fills the void left by Woody as the new sheriff of Bonnie’s room assisted by deputy sheriff Buzz, whose hardware gets pleasantly warm every time he thinks about the cowgirl rag doll. The status quo is disrupted by the arrival of a frog-shaped Lilypad computer tablet (Greta Lee).