The Monkey King (now on Netflix) isn’t just another talking-animal cartoon. No, it’s a Chinese legend dating back to the Ming Dynasty… that’s been adapted as another talking-animal cartoon. That’s a ...

Back in the early ’90s, a New Jersey-based company called GoodTimes Entertainment carved out a place for itself in the home-video space churning out straight-to-video knockoffs of Disney animated ...

Netflix’s original animated feature The Monkey King debuts today, so we’re checking in on what the critics are saying about the latest adaptation of one of China’s most popular fantasy tales.

The noisiest movie since “Oppenheimer,” the animated Netflix adventure “The Monkey King” is a frantic fable that modifies ancient mythology into something vaguely familiar, creates conflicts you never ...

"Maybe defeating everyone isn't the answer. Maybe... it's helping other people." Netflix has revealed the trailer for The Monkey King animated movie, directed by animation filmmaker Anthony Stacchi ...

Despite only being available for three days between August 14-20, Anthony Stacchi’s The Monkey King was the second-most-watched English-language film on Netflix over the period. Speaking of Miraculous ...

Anthony Stacchi’s rollicking CG-animated fantasy inspired by ‘Journey to the West’ features a voice cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Stephanie Hsu and BD Wong. By David Rooney Chief Film ...

As Netflix continues to expand its slate of original content produced outside the U.S., viewers can look forward to checking out some different stories and styles like the ones we’ll probably see in ...

They shouldn't have changed the boxart. When The Monkey King: The Legend Begins was first announced, its initial packaging was colorful and vibrant -- featuring anime-styled cartoon characters smiling ...

There’s enough gags in this animated fable from Anthony Stacchi that a dozen land. By Amy Nicholson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

Adaptations of the story have been among the top movies for the last two years. By Clifford Coonan The Monkey King, a mischievous character from Chinese legend, is so popular among audiences in the ...