Lots of little lessons are interspersed throughout “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” but the film itself is an example that even the big, powerful, well-paid grown-ups who run movie studios can learn a ...

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 ...

The Smurfs, from left, Brainy, Jokey, Smurfette, Papa Smurf and Hefty, are back in action in the animated adventure 'Smurfs: The Lost Village.' (Sony Pictures Animation / Columbia Pictures) When the ...

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

For centuries, humankind has been vexed by one question above all others: Do Smurfs have sex? Some, such as noted scholar Donald Darko, say that Peyo’s iconic blue gnomes are asexual beings who lack ...

I cover the film industry. One of the best things about Kelly Asbury's Smurfs: The Lost Village is that it makes no real effort to entertain adult moviegoers. By that I mean there are next-to-no pop ...

“Smurfs: The Lost Village,” the third theatrical feature centering on tiny blue humanoid forest creatures beloved by small children, has enough bright colors and slapstick humor to enchant its target ...

It takes a village of Smurfs to add up to one personality, but in their third film the blue mascots of cute wisely shed live action. If you go with your family to see “Smurfs: The Lost Village” (and ...

Lots of little lessons are interspersed throughout “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” but the film itself is an example that even the big, powerful, well-paid grown-ups who run movie studios can learn a ...

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 ...