Finding Dory is the latest kid's flick to explore deeper themes

q's pop culture panel weighs in on the worthy, contentious, and mind-boggling stories from the week in arts and entertainment. Opinionated and irreverent, our panel takes pop culture seriously (but not too seriously).

Today's panellists are Chatelaine's editor-at-large Rachel Giese, Esquire columnist Stephen Marche and film critic Rad Simonpillai. Up for discussion: 

• Finding Dory: Pixar's approach to disability and the trend toward more complex emotions in children's films. "I haven't seen a kid's movie tackle [disability] with such maturity," says Simonpillai. Marche says Pixar is really up to something interesting. "This is where some of the best storytelling, anywhere, is found. There are almost no bad ones now." 
  
• PG-13 ratings: Do they mean anything anymore? Simonpillai puts them in context: "We have to remember that the PG-13 rating was invented to push the boundaries ... go back and look at Batman Returns and see how messed up that movie is," he says, adding that the standards are subjective and culturally dictated. "There are people who are more afraid of gay marriage than guns."
  
• LeBron James' troll game: How effective is it in the age of social media? Giese argues: very effective. "He is the best. This is someone with a swagger and a bravado that is completely earned," she says, adding that he's really good at playing the game outside of his sport. "He's an excellent troller. He does own the narrative."