Movie Reviews5.9/10
‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2’: Foodimals Are the Star, Not the Story
A sequel wherein a machine breeds food into living creatures, a tale of wonder and terror, fit for all ages.
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Movie Reviews5.4/10
Kung Fu Panda 4 Review: A Strong Villain Can’t Save a Middling Premise
Po searches for a successor while a cunning fox and a shapeshifter threaten the Valley of Peace in Kung Fu Panda 4.
Movie Reviews7/10
Sparky Returns From the Dead in Burton’s Loving Horror Comedy
A boy brings his dead dog back to life with a single bolt of lightning in Tim Burton's stop-motion horror comedy.
Movie Reviews8.3/10
A Pig Who Flies: Porco Rosso Remains Miyazaki’s Tender, Weighty Masterpiece
A pig-headed ace hunter battles sky pirates and a rival ace above the Adriatic, in this tender, beautiful Miyazaki tale.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Chowder Review: A Boy, an Appetite, and a Catering Company Full of Chaos
A review of the Cartoon Network series Chowder, its characters, writing, and legacy, with a score of 8.2/10.
Movie Reviews2.6/10
Dolittle Review: A Star-Studded Cast Wastes Its Time on a Talking Animal Mess
A man who speaks to beasts sets sail to cure a dying queen, but the tale grows dull and tedious.
Movie Reviews4.6/10
Ted Searches for Trees While the Once-ler Tells the Lorax’s Sad Tale
A tale of Thneedville, where a boy seeks a tree to win a girl's heart, and the Lorax warns of ruin wrought by greed.
Variety Names Its 2026 Animators to Watch, From ‘Wildwood’ to ‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’
Meet Variety's 2026 Animators to Watch: ten artists behind Wildwood, Hexed, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, each with a self-portrait.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Jim Parsons and Rihanna Share a Car
DreamWorks' Home (2015) put Jim Parsons and Rihanna in a flying car. A mixed review of the Boov invasion, its $386M gross, and the Netflix spin-off.
TV Reviews7.2/10
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years Review — A Warm Prequel That Never Quite Grows Up
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years ran two seasons and 75 episodes on Paramount+. A look at the prequel's cast, timeline, and why it never escaped its premise.
TV Reviews6/10
Sonic Prime Sends Its Hero Through the Multiverse and Runs Out of Ideas
Sonic Prime ran three seasons on Netflix with 23 episodes. A look at the Shatterverse, Nine, Rusty Rose, and why the multiverse show only partly works.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Dracula takes a cruise in Hotel Transylvania 3, eight years on
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation review — Dracula's cruise romance sinks, but the 1897 train opening and a $528M gross keep the franchise afloat.