Even at 90 minutes, “Smurfs: The Lost Village” seems full of padding. With the presence of colorful characters and backgrounds, as well as celebrity voices, it’s an average outing that might entertain ...

In a wholesome way, the Smurf franchise has entered the gender discussions. Designed not only to recognize that every person has a unique ability, this chapter of the tale, Smurfs: The Lost Village, ...

4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD copy; 2017; PG for some mild action and rude humor; streaming via Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu ...

The movie centers on Smurfette (Demi Lovato), who we learn was created by the evil wizard Gargamel (Rainn Wilson) to lead him to Smurf Village. If he can find the Smurfs, then he can extract their ...

Hollywood is so enamored of existing intellectual property, sequels, reboots and franchises that a 60-year-old joke from Belgian cartoonist Peyo continues to be recycled, refurbished and redone. Its ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. One could expend prodigious time and energy examining the questionable necessity, or obvious lack thereof, for Sony to resurrect ...

Smurfs: The Lost Village is a 2017 animated adventure movie directed by Kelly Asbury. It revolves around Smurfette, voiced by Demi Lovato, who yearns for something more in her life. While exploring ...

Imagined Dialogue For is our series by the hilarious and talented Chris Scott—of Reviews of Movies I Haven’t Seen fame. Next up? Chris takes a stab at guessing what happens in the latest smurfing ...

Here’s a first look at the all-CG Smurfs: The Lost Village, Sony Pictures Animation’s attempt to atone for their first two live-action/CG-hybrid Smurfs films: The teaser doesn’t do much besides ...