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 ...

The minions — those roly-poly, slapstick-y, bright yellow Euro-gabbling sidekicks — stole the first two “Despicable Me” movies with their nonsensical singing, pratfalls and good-natured acceptance of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - There are two kinds of kids movies: those that educate and those that entertain. Some do both. The very best movies like "Frozen" or the new "Inside Out" do both with an artfulness ...

Not every co-star is worth a whole movie, and the minions, as it turns out, weren't. A spinoff of the "Despicable Me" movies, in which the little yellow fellows were the villain's henchmen, "Minions" ...

Look, there’s a reason no one eats an entire dinner of cilantro or writes music that features triangle solos. They’re both meant to play supporting roles and so, unfortunately, are the “Minions.” The ...

Given the cleverness of the two “Despicable” movies, the ineptitude of “Minions” comes as an astonishment. You can sense the studio chiefs saying: “Animators! We must have the best. Actors! Give us ...

Not every co-star is worth a whole movie, and the minions, as it turns out, weren’t. A spin-off of the “Despicable Me” movies, in which the little yellow fellows were the villain’s henchmen, “Minions” ...

Two more words: needs Gru. In the matter of “Minions,” guffaws are few. There’s plenty in the picture to make you smile, and every once in a while along comes a moment to make you roar. Toward the end ...

If you saw either of the very popular Despicable Me movies, you know who the yellow, capsule-shaped Minions creatures are. They've moved from sidekicks to stars in the cleverly titled movie Minions.