Review Roundup: ‘Angry Birds’ Fly Into Theaters With High Hopes and Low Ratings
Will audiences defy critics and turn out to support an animated feature inspired by a mobile gaming app?
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Review Roundup: ‘The Good Dinosaur’ is Good, Not Great, Pixar
“The Good Dinosaur” isn’t the greatest Pixar film ever made, according to reviewers — but its painstaking replication of the Real World is astounding.
Review Roundup: ‘The Peanuts Movie’ Plays It Safe
Charles Schulz’s Charlie Brown always failed, then triumphed, then failed, and so on. According to critics, “The Peanuts Movie” pretty much does the same.
‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ Talkback
Critics lambasted “Hotel Transyvlania 2,” but the complaints were directed at Adam Sandler’s underwhelming humor and not Genndy Tartakovsky’s directing.
Exclusive Clip: ‘American Experience: Walt Disney,’ Premiering Tonight on PBS
The new two-part Walt Disney documentary premieres tonight and tomorrow night. Share your thoughts on the film with the rest of the animation community.
Sony’s ‘Pixels’ Packs VFX Punch, But Not Much Else, Say Critics
Critics pretty much couldn’t stand Adam Sandler’s videogame vehicle, but who couldn’t see that coming?
Were Movie Critics Too Harsh on ‘Minions’?
The ‘Minions’ is a hit with audiences and a miss with critics. Who got it right?
Let’s Watch and Talk About the Annie Awards Together
The rest of America can have their Super Bowl tomorrow, but the animation world’s big night is TONIGHT. Slap on your cleanest pair of underwear or panties, wedge that huge tub of ice cream inbetween your legs, and settle in to watch the livestream of the 41st annual Annie Awards from the solitary comfort of your couch. The video below will begin live from Los Angeles at 7pm PT/10pm ET.
“Frozen” Talkback
“Frozen,” Disney’s 53rd animated feature, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, opens this week. What did you think of it?
“Free Birds” Reader Talkback
Dallas animation studio Reel FX makes their big splash into animated features this weekend with the release of their first film Free …
“Planes” Reader Reviews
This weekend is the opening of DisneyToon Studios’ Planes directed by TV animation veteran Klay Hall (King of the Hill, Father of the …
“Turbo” Reader Reviews
Few industry observers are banking on Turbo, the David Soren-directed DreamWorks pic about a garden snail who races in the Indianapolis …
“Despicable Me 2” Reader Talkback
Despicable Me 2, which debuted in the United States on Wednesday with a mammoth $34.3 million, is headed into what is guaranteed to be a …
“Monsters University” and “Blue Umbrella” Reader Talkback
Pixar’s fourteenth feature film, Monsters University, opens this weekend in the U.S. and many other countries. The film, directed by Dan …
“Sanjay and Craig” Talkback
Desperate-for-a-new-hit-show Nickelodeon debuted a new animated series Sanjay and Craig this morning. The show, which is about an Indian …
“Epic” Talkback
Blue Sky’s eighth feature film, Epic, directed by Chris Wedge and based on a book by children’s author Bill Joyce, opens in the United …
“The Croods” Talkback
Chris Sanders and Kirk De Micco’s The Croods opens today in the United States along with over 45 other countries. Critics haven’t been …
“Rise of The Guardians” talkback
Critic A.O. Scott in The New York Times had mixed emotions about Dreamworks’ Rise of The Guardians saying, “like so much animated …
“Wreck-It Ralph” and “Paperman” talkback
After several months of monster/horror animated features, it feels down-right refreshing to see a simply funny new “cartoon” from Disney. …
“Frankenweenie” talkback
I’ll be seeing Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie on Saturday afternoon with my ASIFA-Hollywood peeps at a screening on the Disney lot. Looking …
