(Disney) Moana 2 is soaring into cinemas this Christmas, and critics have given their verdict on the film ahead of time calling the sequel a satisfying if overly familiar return to the Disney franchise. The movie finds Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) going on ...

Without much in the song department or much useful story tension, “Moana 2” does its job just well enough to get by on looks. The open-air, open-water expanse of the rousing 2016 animated “Moana” was a big part of its success,

The studio has started giving these projects big screen sequels, and the latest of these releases is the aptly-titled Moana 2. Of course, that follow-up had some very big shoes to fill. A number of years have passed between Moana and its sequel,

The film sequel is called an "animated triumph" but also "a vacuum-packed slice of digital IP content".

Well, at least it’s not “Wish.” “Moana 2,” the sequel to the 2016 animated film about an oceanic adventurer, is 20,000 leagues better than Disney’s congealed Thanksgiving leftovers from last year. But that’s a low,

Reviews are out for Disney’s “Moana 2,” the studio’s sequel to its 2016 hit, and critics’ opinions are primarily ranging from mixed to negative, with a few positive notices thrown in. Reviewers like the visuals,