Streaming on: Disney+

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Most Pixar projects come with a clear, unique selling point: What if toys were alive? What if superheroes had families? What if the emotions in our head were personified? For Pixar's latest small-screen effort — their first television show not based on a film property — the studio's intentions are less clear cut.

Win Or Lose is essentially Pixar's Rashomon: looking at the same baseball game from a different angle each episode. As the series progresses, viewers fit the puzzle-pieces together, exploring the backstory behind events that may not be clear at first. To differentiate each perspective further, Win Or Lose uses unique visual metaphors and animation styles to personalise every character, as if we're seeing the world through their eyes.

A sweet if inessential exploration of the problems faced by children and adults.

There's Laurie (Rosie Foss), the Coach's daughter, whose sweat morphs into...