The Peanuts Movie

Jesse Hassenger

But this movie hasnt been made exclusively for adult nostalgists, and is something of a gift for its newest, youngest potential fans.A bigger budget Peanuts is still far more idiosyncratic than almost anything theyll see at a movie theater this year. ( Read More )

Betsy Bozdech

Sweet, gentle, and nostalgic in tone (theres nary a smartphone to be seen!), this movie does right by the classic comic strips and TV specials so beloved by fans. ( Read More )

Peter Debruge

While the old fashioned story barely feels adequate to fill a half hour TV special, the new look positions all involved to make as much in tie ins and merch as they do in ticket sales. ( Read More )

But the movie is more than simply a best of rehash of old gags and past schticks. ( Read More )

Joe McGovern

But while TV reruns of Schulzs old school specials still pull big numbers every holiday season, the film disappointingly ditches the cartoonists modest visual formula for a photorealistic 3 D playground courtesy of the animation studio behind Ice Age. ( Read More )