Movie Reviews4.9/10
Ice Age: Continental Drift Review — A Letdown That Never Commits
A review of Ice Age: Continental Drift, a disappointing fifth installment that trades charm for noise.
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Tag: animated film
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Sing Sings Itself Into Oblivion
A koala stages a singing contest among animals, yet the songs and tales remain but faint memory.
Movie Reviews7/10
‘The Simpsons Movie’: Funny, Touching, and Far Too Long
A review of The Simpsons Movie, a long tale of a town's peril, its people's devotion, and a waste leak that threatens all.
Movie Reviews5/10
Dawn of the Dinosaurs Hands Over the Spotlight to Dinosaurs While the Rest Stalls
A mammoth's search for his lost brother leads him into a lost world of giants, where spectacle surpasses story.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Reviews: Miles Morales Leads a Multiverse That Never Bloated
A review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, a bold animated sequel blending comedy, family drama, and multiversal spectacle.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
A Bug’s Life Review: Pixar’s Second Feature Still Holds Up After 28 Years
A Bug's Life review: Pixar's 1998 tale of ants, grasshoppers, and circus bugs earns its warmth and wit in just 81 minutes.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Shrek the Third Turns 19: How the 2007 Sequel Earned Its Keep
A royal tale of a beast, his donkey, and a cat who seek a prince for a queen's wedding — a comedy fit for all ages.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Encanto Review: We Don’t Talk About Bruno Carries a Solid, Sincere Musical
A review of Disney's animated musical Encanto, a tale of a magical Colombian family whose house falls apart and a heroine rises to save it.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Frozen II Expands Its World But Loses Focus in the Middle
Frozen II review: Elsa's origin story gets a bigger, louder sequel with sharper character work but a scattered middle and weaker songs.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
Ice Age: The Meltdown Review — Scrat Saves the Day, But the Plot Floods
A mammoth, a sloth, and a saber-toothed tiger try to save their valley from a rising flood in this sequel's tale of ice and spectacle.