“Rio 2” is not what I would call Amazon prime, but it’s got enough silly songs and daffy critters to keep the little ones happy. Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), a rare blue macaw from Minnesota, reckons, “I’m ...

The best kids’ movies awaken a childlike sense of awe and wonder in us all. The not-so-great ones prompt a childlike sense of fidgeting, as you start squirming around in your seat and wondering if ...

Along with the existing characters, Rio 2, a sequel to the 2011 animation film, will introduce new attractions as well. Along with the existing characters, Rio 2, a sequel to the 2011 animation film, ...

Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in ...

There's not much new but a lot that's vibrantly blue in Rio 2, the sequel to Fox's ultracolourful 3-D animated 2011 film, about a domestic macaw, Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) and his relationship ...

IN the last ten years, the success of his animated movies including Ice Age, Robots and Rio have made Brazilian producer/director Carlos Saldanha a force to be reckoned with at the box-office. Did you ...

There are a couple ways to make a sequel. The “Hangover” school of thought, for example, dictates that all successors lazily follow the same formula, with only the minutest of variations. The “G.I.

Netflix expands its December lineup with the return of two major animated titles. As part of the month’s new additions, ...

A vivid and delightful animated spectacle, “Rio 2” is chock-full of colorful 3-D wonder and jubilant musical numbers set against a tale of family dynamics and environmental dilemmas. The sequel opens ...

Wonderfully animated and well-voiced, “Rio 2” is nevertheless too much. Too much plot, too many issues, too many characters. But not too much music. Yes, the musical numbers reach saturation levels, ...