July 3 will mark the latest installment in Illumination and Universal’s Despicable Me franchise, just in time for Independence Day weekend. Despicable Me 4, which premiered at the 2024 French Annecy ...

The minions and Gru are back in "Despicable Me 4." It is the sixth film in the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time. If you plan to wathc, or rewatch, the series, here's the perfect order ...

Gru and his lovable yet chaotic Minions have been household names for over a decade. The first film, which debuted in July 2010, has led to an entire franchise of movies, spinoffs, short films, video ...

Sometimes, for adults and children alike, it is important to just get away from it all and enjoy some lighthearted, family-friendly comedy. Few movie franchises do more to make that possible than ...

If there was anything resembling actual stakes to the animated Despicable Me movies, that sense of meaning and urgency is long gone by Despicable Me 4, which comes off like a handful of episodes from ...

The fifth movie in the 'Despicable Me' franchise genially bridges the hench-whozits' origin story with the rest of the franchise, featuring Gru in enfant terrible mode. Every entry in the “Despicable ...

Much like the screeching cries of the cicada, Minions resurface every couple of years for a fun new animated adventure. Even though Gru is the main guy in the Despicable Me movies, the Minions have ...

After the previous installment in the franchise pushed it to a major financial milestone, Minions 3 is getting an earlier release date. Having first launched as a prequel to the Despicable Me movies, ...

Should a review of a “Despicable Me” movie be a thoughtful analysis or just a list of the funny stuff the Minions do in it? As much as I might believe in the value of film criticism, I kind of suspect ...