It’s been a big year for animation, with a great variety of styles represented by “Up,” “Monsters vs. Aliens” and the upcoming “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “The Princess and the Frog.” The best you can say ...

A high concept gets low execution in “Planet 51,” a lame-brained toon that even kids will recognize as an insipid goof on sci-fi conventions. Any number of things have been and could still be done ...

The animated "Planet 51" may not be the most ambitious bit of storytelling around, but kids will appreciate that it's a kids' movie that's actually aimed at them. It's happy-go-lucky and easy to ...