'Turning Red's portrayal of periods is a turning point for coming-of-age movies

Pixar's Turning Red is a celebration of growing up — including all the messy bits that children's movies don't often show.

Directed by Domee Shi, the film centers on 13-year-old Meilin Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) as she deals with benchmarks of puberty, like first crushes and intense emotions that transform her body into...