Unless there’s a surprise, last-minute addition to the 2020 release schedule, I’ve seen every major animated movie of the year. (A couple have still not debuted yet on streaming platforms.) It’s time to take a look at back at 2020 in feature animation: ZOINKS! Warner Bros.’ “SCOOB!” premiered on VOD in May. It’s a delightful […]
“The Secret Life of Pets 2” is the third major animated feature follow-up so far this year to underperform. Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” is less than two weeks away, and it will likely be a juggernaut. But even that studio has fallen into this financial sequel trap before. The attention span of some families is […]
Several Hollywood A-listers have and/or will be lending their distinct voices to multiple animated movies this year: Academy Award-winner J.K. Simmons is soon to be seen alongside Susan Sarandon in the indie comedy “The Meddler” (in theaters Apr. 22). But we’ve already heard him in 2016’s two animated blockbusters. He voiced Mayor Lionheart in Disney’s […]