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Review: The Paw Patrol roars back to the big screen in The Dino Movie

If I believed in the concept of guilty pleasures, I would say that the Paw Patrol movies are one of mine. But I don't feel guilt about anything I enjoy, and neither should you. Free yourself of the phrase "guilty pleasures." Love what you love, let your freak flag fly, march proudly into a theater full of preschoolers and howl alongside them as you watch a pack of cartoon dogs save the day (but also kind of ruin the day)! Life is too short to feel guilty about what entertains you. So, instead I'll say that the Paw Patrol movies are a cinematic Kryptonite for me. I find these movies so charming, so cute, so fun and easy to watch. I would've loved these as a kid, and the kid in me (who is generally at the controls, to be honest) loves them now. These aren't high art, nor should they be. They're pure entertainment that feels like it was designed in a lab to delight young viewers: a bunch of cute dogs driving a bunch of cool vehicles to save the day, all while...

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