Trolls World Tour

(DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures)

Director: Walt Dohrn Co-Director: David P. Smith

Release Date: April 10, 2020

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 70%

Synopsis: Six different Troll lands, each governed by a style of music, face a threat from hard-rocker Queen Barb, who wants to impose her sound on all the others.

Director Talk: “In talking to some rock bands and reading a lot about rock people, they are very hardcore and passionate about their genre. That’s what allowed us to tell that story from the rock point of view.” — Walt Dohrn.

The Word: “Trolls World Tour is not a mind-blowing cinematic achievement, but it is exactly what kids, and parents, need right now.” — Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News

Nomination Chances: A very long shot.