Co-directed by Pete Docter (“Inside Out”) and Kemp Powers (“One Night in Miami”), the imaginative story of a jazz musician attempting to avoid the afterlife marks the first Pixar movie with a Black lead, and blends its lively celebration of music with a broader emotional drama about finding purpose in life. All of that means it’s bound to resonate in the midst of Oscar season, and not only in the animation category. In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson escape the anxiety of the election by discussing the merits of “Soul” — doing their best to avoid any big spoilers — and how it compares to some of the other contenders this season.
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