Dreamworks seems bored with the ogre who laid the golden egg. "Shrek Forever After," the fourth film in the lucrative franchise, barely tampers with the Shrek formula (one-liners, flatulence jokes, ...

Many of us have suspected it all along, but with Shrek Forever After, it becomes official: The Shrek film series is actually a sitcom. Since time immemorial—OK, since the late ’70s—there has been one ...

In 2001, DreamWorks launched its biggest franchise yet with Shrek. After decades of Disney fairy tales dominating animation, the world was ready for a satirical take that flipped that formula on its ...

In Shrek, Mike Myers voices the titular ogre who happily lives a life of peace and quiet, tucked away from the rest of the boisterous world in his beloved swamp. Already curmudgeonly, Shrek only ...

Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...