Movie Reviews5.8/10
Moana 2 Carries the Same Voice of the Ocean, Without the Same Sweep
Moana 2 is a sequel that's bigger, louder, and more ambitious, but ultimately hollow at its core.
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Tag: animated film
Movie Reviews1.2/10
Nine Years Later, The Emoji Movie Still Earns Its 1.2/10
A tale of emojis trapped within a phone, chasing a villain through Candy Crush and Just Dance, wherein mirth and terror alike fall flat.
Movie Reviews3.3/10
Jafar’s Revenge Stays Trapped in Its Own Lamp After 32 Years
A lamp sealed shut, a villain's hunger for revenge never truly closed. A tale of a parrot's cunning, a thief's folly, and a prince's restless spirit.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
‘The Fox and the Hound’: Tod and Copper’s Friendship Can’t Survive Nature
A tale of a fox and a hound whose bond cannot survive the cruelty of nature. A quiet tragedy of loyalty and instinct.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
‘Rio 2’: Blu Flies Deeper Into the Amazon, and Nigel Flies Higher
A sequel that dares to grow bigger, dragging a blue bird into the Amazon jungle in search of his lost kind.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
‘The Call of the Wild’: A Strong Cast Overmatched by Unsettling Animation
A dog bound for the frozen north finds his true nature, yet the picture fails to fully capture his spirit.
Movie Reviews6/10
9 Review: A Striking Idea Held to 79 Minutes
Shane Acker's 9: a rag doll wakes in a dead world. A striking idea, a strong voice cast, and 79 minutes that never quite become the film its opening promises.
Movie Reviews4.3/10
Angry Birds Movie Review: Familiar Physics Comedy, Forgettable Delivery
A review of the Angry Birds Movie, a forgettable animated tale where physics comedy trumps character.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
DreamWorks took on Exodus and produced a musical that still divides viewers 28 years later.
The Prince of Egypt review: DreamWorks' 1998 animated Exodus epic, its all-star cast, the Moses and Rameses brother story, and why the songs hold it back.
Movie Reviews5.1/10
The Grinch is watchable, well-scored, and entirely unnecessary
Review of Illumination's 2018 The Grinch: Benedict Cumberbatch voices Dr. Seuss's green character in an 85-minute film that earned $553 million.
Movie Reviews8.8/10
Chicken Run at 26: Aardman’s Great Escape Still Flies
Chicken Run (2000), Aardman's first feature, is a prison-break movie starring chickens — 84 minutes of stop-motion craft, wit, and genuine suspense.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom Reviews — 6.6/10 From Audiences
A ruined pumpkin patch summons a beast from the woods in this Halloween adventure starring Shaun the Sheep.