The first effort from Sony Animation, Open Season is a redundant tale of talking furry animals in animated form. Its concept isn’t taken far enough, its story is dull, and the entire thing feels like it’s been done before.
Open Season is the tale of a spoiled rotten bear (voiced by Martin Lawrence) who inadvertently ends [...]

With a bright and colorful demeanor, Igor is a great movie for kids… err, actually, that’s not right. Despite the PG rating, Fox has produced a dark, adult-oriented comedy about the classic Igor character, one in which many of the jokes will go over the heads of young ones. That, or completely terrify them.
Just imagine [...]

Taking a small children’s book and making a full-length feature out of it probably isn’t a great idea (*Cough*GrinchThatStoleChristmas*cough*), but Horton Hears a Who gets it right. It stretches the story by adding in pieces that could have been in the book, naturally blending them in while still being wildly entertaining. A great cast doesn’t [...]

It’s not Pixar, but Bolt carries many of the same charms and laughs the latter premier CG animation studio in the world provides. First-time directors Byron Howard and Chris Williams have created a film with lively characters, enjoyable action, fun plotting, and admittedly the usual round of animated clichés. Bolt is fast-paced fun throughout.
Bolt is [...]

A surprising, well-rounded, enjoyable family romp, Meet the Robinsons is one of the best of the animated crop from 2007. Fun characters lead this fast-paced story through a futuristic time-travel scenario with loads of humor.
Lewis is an orphan, but also a determined inventor. While he fails, he soon learns of his fate as the savior [...]

While the world didn’t need another animal-based, CG animated movie (especially one involving penguins), Surf’s Up’s approach to the genre makes it worth its own. Taking a Christopher Guest-style documentary approach, this look at surfing penguins is a beautifully animated movie with plenty of humor spread throughout.
While the story hits the typical animation pitfalls to [...]