Kyle Balda Archives

The Lorax (2012)

Rating: ★★

Mar 6, 2012Dr Seuss Adaptation/Animation

Animated Dr. Seuss adaptation that emerges as occasionally cute but little that rises above formula. The original story holds a pro-environmentalist message that is laid on with a trowel in the film

Director: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda

Actors: Zac Efron, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Betty White, …

Category: Fantasy

6 March 201212 July 2026 by Roog

Minions (2015)

Rating: ★★

Jul 12, 2015Animation/Cute Mischievous Creatures

The incomprehensibly manic antics of the Minions have a cuteness appeal that has overspilled the Despicable Me films. Here they get a film all to themselves with amiably lightweight results

Director: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin

Actors: Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 July 201519 August 2026 by Roog

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

Rating: ★★

Sep 9, 2017Animation/Comic Travails of a Super-Villain

Despicable Me was a delightful debut for Illumination Entertainment but has come close to making the studio a one-hit wonder they have milked that one hit for all they can

Director: Eric Guillon, Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin

Actors: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 September 201713 May 2026 by Roog

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Rating: ★★

Aug 20, 2022Animation/Super-Villain and Cute Mischievous Creatures

The cutely nonsensical Minions have become a pop culture phenomenon. Here we get more of them in the second film outing, although this acts more as a Gru origin story

Director: Kyle Balda

Actors: Steve Carell, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, …

Category: Science Fiction

20 August 202219 August 2026 by Roog

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 3, 2026Talking Sheep Detective Story

This has one of the most off the wall premises in some time – talking sheep team up to act as detectives and solve the murder of their shepherd. Think Babe meets Agatha Christie. The results are hilarious

Director: Kyle Balda

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Molly Gordon, Nicholas Galitzine, …

Category: Fantasy

3 July 20263 July 2026 by Roog