Critics Pan Rihanna’s ‘Smurfs’ Movie As Box Office Looks Dismal

Review: Our reviewer wanted to like the new 'Smurfs' movie, but it totally blue

The woodland creatures get a new voice cast — including Rihanna and James Corden — and an updated backstory, but can't escape the mania and tedium of chockablock execution.

'Smurfs' Review: A Charming Embrace of Uniqueness

This is a fun watch for younger kids; and a way for parents to introduce the idea of loving your eccentricities.Parents/Paramount Pictures Papa Smurf (John Goodman), Smurfette (Rihanna) and Vanity Smurf (Maya Erskine) in Smurfs from Paramount AnimationThe Smurfs have always been known to be a unique community that bands together to help one another, and this continues to ring true in the newest big-screen iteration, Smurfs, in theaters nationwid…

7 Reasons The New 'Smurfs' Movie Should Be Your Family’s Weekend Watch

ParamountIt’s been eight years since the last theatrical Smurfs movie — back when my kids were prime Smurfing age, around 5 and 6. Now, I’ve got a tween and a young teen, and I honestly wasn’t sure how they’d feel about a return to Smurf Village. But going to the new Smurfs movie meant keeping them entertained for a few hours, *and* getting out of the scorching summer heat to bask in the ice-cold air conditioning of the movie theater. Already a …

What to watch: Let's Smurf it up

For those about to Smurf, we salute you. A new film the little blue folks is out, as are Emmy nominations and Ari Aster's COVID movie "Eddington."

Critics Pan Rihanna’s ‘Smurfs’ Movie As Box Office Looks Dismal

Rihanna stars in and produced “Smurfs,” which was heavily marketed with the phrase: “Rihanna is Smurfette.”

MOVIES: For the adults: colonialism studied; and for the kids: Smurfs on a rescue mission

Also a creepy horror film from Australia and a small-town authority battle from the US