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Minions & Monsters Review Companion: Why the Franchise Still Works
A review companion explaining why Minions & Monsters keeps the Despicable Me franchise alive through old Hollywood gags, slapstick, and family-friendly chaos.
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Minions & Monsters
Illumination's third Minions movie follows James, Henry, Ed, and other Minions as they stumble into early Hollywood, become unlikely silent-film sensations, and unleash monsters while trying to make their own movie.
Release JUL 1, 2026
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Minions & Monsters sends a new group of Minions into 1920s Los Angeles, where silent-era movie stardom, monster-movie chaos, and show-business ambition turn the Despicable Me franchise into an old-Hollywood comedy playground.
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Minions & Monsters Review: Old Hollywood Gives the Minions Their Best Gag in Years
Minions & Monsters review: Illumination's old-Hollywood riff gives the franchise a smarter comic engine, even when the monster-movie plot gets busier than it needs to.