Penguins of Madagascar

You can hardly lose with animated penguins … and how about that cameo from Werner Herzog?

"...of the Emmy Award-winning Nickelodeon series The Penguins of Madagascar – a spin-off of 2005’s Madagascar, which also spawned..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

The slapstick humor remains, as does the slack plotting, in this animated sequel that's nevertheless fun for all.

"...Directed by: Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa extends what Madagascar did best: fill..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Theresa Everline

Madagascar

Animated zoo animals head back to the wild

"...crack about throwing monkey poo at Tom Wolfe, and Madagascar dangles the possibility of being something slightly nutter. Consider..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

The third installment of this animated series gets the job done as the animals take protective cover in a traveling circus.

"...After adventures in the wilds of Madagascar and Africa, this third installment of the animated series..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Island of Lemurs: Madagascar"

If you've joined the recent lemur craze, then this IMAX nature short is for you.

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Animation

Get a leg up on your Oscar pool by checking out all the nominees in this category.

"...cloth swatches and needle stitches. French animator Bastien Dubois’ “Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage,” an impressionistic travel diary, has all..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I Think I Love My Wife

Who would have ever guessed that Chris Rock would be the guy to film an American remake of Eric Rohmer's meditation on fidelity, Chloe in the Afternoon?

"...is known as the voice of a zebra in Madagascar. Although I’m actually a Chris Rock fan, it wasn’t..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Blattidae in the Park

"...If the triple-generation family of Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches that my daughter and I innocently unleashed..."

April 30, 1999 Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

From the Vaults: Reheating Old Dishes

The studios serve up a sequel and a spinoff for Thanksgiving audiences

"...The most family-friendly option is Penguins of Madagascar, a CG-animated action-comedy about penguin secret agents. It’s a..."

Nov. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Spirit Untamed

Soft reboot of the Netflix animated horse show never gets out of the gate

"...very brief experiment that ended a year later with Madagascar and Shark Tale)...."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Preview: 'Dragons: Riders of Berk'

TV spinoff to 'How To Train Your Dragon' burns up Tuesday nights

"...A Bug's Life? Or the Shark Tale/Finding Nemo coincidences? Madagascar and The Wild? No? Moving on.) But they certainly..."

Sept. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The elephant birds of Madagascar (or "vorompatra" in Malagasy language) were large, flightless ratites..."

March 24, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Coffee Clutch: Three Liqueurs, Canned Cocktails, and Origin-Roasted Beans

Because we know that the java is what you’re craving

"...Remington Family Distillers – made with coffee, cane sugar, Madagascar vanilla bean, and neutral high-proof corn spirits – is..."

Feb. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Storks

These animated birds never quite achieve liftoff

"...the Despicable Me features and the penguins in the Madagascar series, the lupine supporting players handily steal the show..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Goodnight Mommy

Nine-year-old twins suspect that someone is impersonating their mother

"...cringing panic. (As does the twins’ collection of pet Madagascar hissing cockroaches.) The whole is much more disturbing than..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Top Five

Chris Rock is on a roll with this funny yet pointed comedy, which he wrote and directed, and also stars in.

"...Sandler or when voicing an animated character in the Madagascar franchise. A brilliantly funny comedian, Rock is not a..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Aliens in the Attic

A group of kids save their vacation home from extraterrestrials while keeping their clueless elders out of the loop.

"...got green-lighted for a big-screen opening. Co-scripters Mark Burton (Madagascar) and Adam F. Goldberg (Fanboys) toss a heck of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shrek the Third

The big, green cash machine has finally run dry, perhaps not of box-office power but most assuredly of the caustic wit that made the first two films so winning.

"...between sitting through yet another tot-mandated home viewing of Madagascar or Ice Age (or even, dare I suggest it,..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar will tell you who's a designer and who isn't, thank you very much, and who to vote for, while we're at it

"...having to eat sheep entrails while thousands of giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches crawl all over us while we are..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Wild

Despite its title, Disney's new animated film, The Wild, is about as pedestrian as you can get.

"...of earlier, more substantial films (both Finding Nemo and Madagascar spring to mind). That this Disney production treads familiar..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pooh's Heffalump Movie

It’s not big and bright and busy and boffo, but it's a perfectly marvelous matinee option for young children. It’s a sweet little story, from a kid’s-eye view, about the anguish of being too little to do stuff.

"...and bright and busy and boffo, like the upcoming Madagascar and Robots (both of which were trailered before the..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Hassle-Free Gifts for the Foodie on Your List

Ship it, sip it, sniff it, stuff it

"...like the Kentucky Bourbon and Caribbean Añejo rum flavored Madagascar vanilla extracts. Know somebody who'd rather eat dirt than..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Food Feature by Kimberley Jones

Milam & Greene + Tèo Gelato = Vanilla Bourbon Gelato in Texas

We’re gonna need a bigger spoon

"...and cream and other high-quality ingredients such as imported Madagascar vanilla beans and real Belgian chocolate...."

Dec. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Good Citizens Need Not Fear by Maria Reva

Anything can happen in the wonderfully weird Ukraine of this short story collection

"...tumor; a dead grandson leaves his grandparents a live Madagascar hissing cockroach that's encrusted with gems and meant to..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Get in the Shower

If someone offers you a breath mint, you take the fucking breath mint

"...Me and my girlfriend have been fighting more and..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...Wake 'n Bake (Blonde Ale w/ Amaya Espresso & Madagascar Vanilla) Caracara Brewing (Lockhart) | Lockhart Blonde (Blonde) Caracara..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

KUTX Announces Summer Jam

Showcase hosted by The Breaks benefits Kids in a New Groove

"...each ticket sold, five trees will be planted in Madagascar through the Eden Reforestation Project. Get your $10 tickets..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Events Post

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"..."I think they killed him. He was assassinated in Madagascar; he had a mining interest there. They didn't take..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Spiritual Journey

Revolution Spirits reinvents the distillery

"...in the fresh grounds of Cuvée's Mezzanotte coffee and Madagascar vanilla, Cafecito...."

June 10, 2016 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Evening Joe

Caffe del Fuego elevates coffee liqueur

"...how straightforward Fuego's four-ingredient formula is: coffee, cane sugar, Madagascar Bourbon vanilla bean, and a neutral high-proof corn spirit...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Food Feature by Melody Fury

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