What is the animated release “Trolls World Tour,” available to stream now, if not a candy-colored advertisement for its own music and merchandise? It’s a perpetual motion, money-making machine. Anna ...

The original “Trolls” movie in 2016 was about the unique privilege associated with being a Troll — kaleidoscopically colorful lives, unrelenting joy, hourly hug-a-thons. Chipper, loopy songs peppered ...

It's oh so clear about nine minutes into “Trolls World Tour,” when the glitter’s flowing and lovable creatures are crooning “Trolls Want to Have Fun,” that the animated sequel is a sugary-sweet cure ...

The director Walt Dohrn narrates a pop music montage that may make you really really really wanna zigazig ah. By Mekado Murphy In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go ...

Rock tries to rule the other genres in this sequel to “Trolls,” but the real lesson is about how pop has been a conqueror for generations. By Jon Caramanica The original “Trolls” movie in 2016 was ...