The Super Mario Bros. Movie
SHUT YOUR MOUTH
LEVEL UP
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” smashed box-office expectations and is on track to make animated history. Haters and critics are both shocked and annoyed about this. They’re wrong.
SEE/SKIP
A guide to the week’s best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast’s Obsessed critics.
MUSHROOM PRIDE
The actor tells The Daily Beast’s Obsessed how he altered his deep, baritone speaking voice to play the iconically high-pitched Toad in the now-smash “Super Mario Bros. Movie.”
A REAL-LIFE MUSHROOM KINGDOM
We went to Super Nintendo World and the “Super Mario Bros. Movie” to get the 411 on whether these new adaptations are a power-up from the game or a big fail.
HERE WE GO!
There are references galore that Nintendo fans won’t want to miss—including which character Mario’s in-game voice actor plays.
WAHOO!
The “Minions” studio’s take on Nintendo’s biggest franchise is gorgeous and playful—even if the storytelling is stuck in 2D.
LOOKING AHEAD
Blockbusters, spin-offs, and Barbie—oh my! With so many fun and buzzy projects coming in the next year, we’ve rounded up 25 of the most exciting.