As Shrek returns to cinemas this week for its 25th anniversary, we revisit Kim Newman’s appraisal of its fairytale gags, zany characters and CGI innovations. From our July 2001 issue.

This animated children's movie is still a big part of society and pop culture.

He’s a mean, green halitosis machine, but the computer-animated star of “Shrek” can laugh all the way to the mudbank. This exuberantly irreverent cartoon about a beauty and a beast will be minting ...

Celebrating its 15th anniversary today is the beloved, not-so-perfect fairy tale (and my personal choice for best movie of all-time), Shrek. 2001’s Academy Award winning Best Animated Feature tells ...

As “Wonder Woman” was cleaning up at the box office for the second weekend in a row a different stereotype-defying princess was stealing the show at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. It may be called “Shrek The ...

Impressionable children everywhere were introduced to a large smelly, green ogre over 15 years ago. He mouthed off in a questionable Scottish accent, had a parfait-loving Donkey sidekick, and a badass ...