The first "Moana" ended with a post-credits scene featuring Tamatoa, the famously shiny crab. When “Moana 2,” the sequel to the 2016 Disney movie, is finished, is it worth sticking around to ...

Then, with evil laughing, one of the villains of the first Moana movie comes into view: the scavenging crab Tamatoa. Nalo isn't amused, zapping off what's left of his rusted collection of shiny ...

That song is “Shiny,” written by Miranda and performed by Flight of the Conchords star Jermaine Clement. In the film, Clement plays a villainous crab named Tamatoa, who’s keen on preventing ...

The warm Polynesian spirit and open-sea sense of adventure is back in “Moana 2,” but little of the original’s humor or catchy songs finds its way into this heartfelt but lackluster sequel ...

Thankfully, Moana 2 soothed my worries and then some, thanks to its blend of epic adventure and its deeply felt story about family ties. Yes, there are elements that don't hit as hard, including a ...

The first "Moana" ended with a post-credits scene featuring Tamatoa, the famously shiny crab. When “Moana 2,” the sequel to the 2016 Disney movie, is finished, is it worth sticking around to ...

But Moana decides she needs human help this time, and brings along a crew featuring the uber Maui fan Moni (Hualālai Chung), the engineer Loto (Rose Matefeo) and the curmudgeonly older farmer ...

But Moana decides she needs human help this time, and brings along a crew featuring the uber Maui fan Moni (Hualālai Chung), the engineer Loto (Rose Matefeo) and the curmudgeonly older farmer ...

“Moana 2,” which opens in theaters Wednesday, was originally put into development as a streaming series before it was rerouted the big screen. Curiously, though, it’s not scale or spectacle lacking ...

Ironically, “Moana 2” — beefed up from a would-be series — has brevity in its favor. But the hopes for “Moana 2” should go beyond mere placeholder.