A cup of glee, a dash of spunk, a sprinkle of the impossible, and an abundance of blue. Such is the recipe for Smurfs: The Lost Village—and a whole lot of innocent, albeit thematically and socially ...

In the first few minutes of the animated film “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” I couldn’t help but wonder if this was going to be a terribly long version of the 1980s TV cartoon series. Fortunately, “Lost ...

Even at 90 minutes, “Smurfs: The Lost Village” seems full of padding. With the presence of colorful characters and backgrounds, as well as celebrity voices, it’s an average outing that might entertain ...

The Smurfs have been coloring pop culture blue since 1958, when they were first introduced in Belgian comics. Over the decades, they've popped up in everything from 1965's Les Aventures des ...