Movie Reviews6.7/10
Po’s search for his origins gives Kung Fu Panda 2 its emotional weight
Kung Fu Panda 2 review: Gary Oldman's Lord Shen, Po's adoption story and the prophecy that drives DreamWorks' 2011 sequel, rated 6.7 of 10.
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TV Reviews6.9/10
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia — A Solid, Ambitious Series That Kept a Lost Performance
Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters ran 52 episodes on Netflix, won big at the 2017 Emmys, and kept a late actor's performance intact.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Third Shrek film coasts on the formula its predecessors built
Shrek the Third (2007) review: DreamWorks' third Shrek film grossed $808.3 million but buried its best idea, Fiona's pregnancy, under a crowded plot.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
How to Train Your Dragon 2 flies further from Berk than its predecessor ever dared
How to Train Your Dragon 2 review: Hiccup at 20, Valka's return, and Drago's threat as Dean DeBlois expands Berk into a bigger, darker world.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Madagascar Review: A Well-Cast, Well-Animated Comedy That Peaks by Accident
Madagascar (2005): DreamWorks' zoo-breakout comedy, its voice cast, King Julien's accidental rise, the penguins, and why $558M didn't buy a better script.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Camp Cretaceous turned Jurassic Park into a kids’ show, and the kids were the point
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous ran five seasons and 49 episodes on Netflix, threading the Jurassic World film timeline with six stranded teen campers.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
DreamWorks Bet on a Boy and a Reptile, and the Reptile Won
How to Train Your Dragon (2010): DreamWorks trades pop-culture gags for a Viking boy-and-dragon bond. Directors, voice cast, score and our 7.5/10 review.