TV Reviews7.2/10
The Croods: Family Tree Review: A Solid Family Series That Never Becomes a Great One
The Croods: Family Tree ran eight seasons on Hulu and Peacock. A look at its voice cast, the Grug-Phil rivalry, and why 7.2 out of 10 is fair.
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Tag: DreamWorks Animation
Movie Reviews8.5/10
The Wild Robot Review: DreamWorks’ Watercolor Masterpiece Earns Its 8.5/10
The Wild Robot review: DreamWorks' watercolor masterpiece, Lupita Nyong'o's voice work, nine Annie Awards, and a $334.5M global haul.
TV Reviews7.2/10
Po Mentors Four Panda Kids in a Series That Never Finds Its Footing
Review of Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny — Po becomes a teacher to four panda kids with chi powers, a clever premise held back by a weak villain.
Movie Reviews6/10
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Review: A Loud, Fast Detour That Works Once
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted review: the Monte Carlo casino escape, Chantel DuBois, Circus Zaragoza and a $747 million gross. Score: 6.0/10.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Po’s two dads share the screen as the panda learns to teach
Kung Fu Panda 3 review: DreamWorks' 95-minute animated martial arts comedy, its thinnest villain, the father story that works, and a $521M box office.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Animated Mob Comedy Shark Tale Casts Will Smith as a Fish, Puts Him in Debt to a Shark
Shark Tale review: DreamWorks' 2004 animated comedy wastes Will Smith, De Niro and Scorsese on a thin mob-comedy premise that never earns its big lie.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
DreamWorks Assembles Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Sandman, Then Can’t Decide What to Do With Them
Rise of the Guardians review: DreamWorks' 2012 film with Jack Frost, Santa and Pitch Black earned $306.9M but still lost money. Our 7.5/10 verdict.
Movie Reviews5/10
Nine Years On, The Boss Baby Still Can’t Justify Its Own Premise
The Boss Baby review: DreamWorks turned a picture book into a $528M spy comedy with an unreliable narrator it never doubts. A 5.0/10.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa runs 89 minutes and never once sits still
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa moves the zoo animals to the African savanna. A fast, funny sequel that improves on the original but settles for less.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Megamind’s Third Act Undoes Its Best Idea
Megamind review: DreamWorks' 2010 villain-comedy won $322M and a cult following, but its third act trades melancholy for noise. Score: 6.3/10.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
DreamWorks built a caveman cartoon on a father’s fear of change, and it still holds up
DreamWorks' 2013 animated hit The Croods turns a cave family's journey into a sharp comedy about fear and fathers, earning $587.3 million and a franchise.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Shrek’s midlife crisis sequel finds the franchise running out of fairy-tale fuel
Shrek Forever After review: the 2010 sequel's Rumpelstiltskin contract, alternate Far Far Away, $756M gross, and why the franchise's finale fell short.