According to Variety, Illumination's new Minions film, 'Minions and Monsters,' takes on an ambitious subject: early Hollywood and the transition to sound cinema. That period has inspired filmmakers from 'Sunset Boulevard' to 'Babylon,' and Variety's Guy Lodge finds the Minions' take surprisingly effective, calling it a creative high that leverages modern animation tools to celebrate a golden age of cinema.

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