Rambunctious sequel Trolls World Tour may be bypassing its planned theatrical run and debuting on VOD today for families everywhere, but this is less a movie to watch and more a test of endurance.
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Onward, the 22nd feature-length Pixar film, has a rich, emotional payoff to an amusing fantasy-laden adventure as two brothers attempt to reconcile with their late father.
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All masterfully made, this year’s Oscar nominated Animated Short Films address emotional topics and issues that bridge the gap between fantasy and reality.
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One of the most anticipated films of 2019, Frozen II brings everyone back for laughs, adventure, and a trip “into the Unknown.”
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While there are so funny and amusing moments, the animated reboot of The Addams Family is scattered, a bit random, and something of a mess.
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Harmless fun, with some deeper themes at play, Abominable is a fantastical adventure about a teenage girl hoping to return a rescued Yeti to his home on Mount Everest.
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Frenzied, harried, and full of nearly two dozen celebrity voices, The Angry Birds Movie 2 is an animated family comedy that hits more than it misses.
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Disney’s 2019 reinterpretation of The Lion King is innovative and groundbreaking and unlike anything I have ever seen before. The rest of the movie struggles to find its own identity.
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Toy Story 4 is one of the best films of 2019.
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A marked improvement on the first film, The Secret Life of Pets 2 proves to be a slapdash series of scenes and vignettes loosely tied to its predecessor.
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I felt pure, unmitigated joy from start to finish watching Missing Link, the latest stop-motion animation success from the resilient Laika Studios.
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Though well-intentioned, family animated comedy/drama Wonder Park struggles to find a tone consistent with its message.
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Belgium’s stop-motion animation drama This Magnificent Cake! tells five short stories with Belgium’s occupation of the Congo in the 19th century as a backdrop. And it is unlike any movie I have ever seen.
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With the arrival of The Hidden World, it is official - How To Train Your Dragon is one of the best trilogies, animated or otherwise, of all time.
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The plastic heroes from 2014’s The LEGO Movie return for a comedy adventure full of catchy music, rapid-fire dialogue and jokes, and a sense that maybe this franchise is starting to show signs of diminishing returns.
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Well-made, amusing, but otherwise forgettable, Smallfoot will entertain the kiddos and likely leave the grown-ups ambivalent to all that’s happening.
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Teen Titans Go! To The Movies might just be, from start-to-finish, my favorite DC superhero movie so far. Is my hope for DC restored by five wise-cracking, animated superhero kids? Yes. I think it is!
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Completing the trilogy, Hotel Transylvania 3 is exactly the movie you think it is, with mostly pleasing results.
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It turns out, 14 years was worth the wait. Incredibles 2 is a blast, and perfect for the summer movie season.
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From the folks who gave us Wallace and Gromit, Early Man tells the story of a group of Neanderthals who fight to keep their sacred land by attempting to defeat an advancing army in a game of soccer.
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