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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a jungle where all animals live in harmony under the Lion King, a dissatisfied monkey overhears the lion expressing his desire to step down. The monkey, driven by greed and ambition, schemes to ...

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 ...

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 ...

2023’s most exciting and successful animated movies all share one big thing: They all have unusually daring, innovative, exciting fight sequences. It’s not that previous animated movies were bereft of ...