The year’s biggest hit — not to mention the third highest-grossing movie of all time — “Shrek 2” (2004, DreamWorks, PG, $30) is a monster of a comedy that checks in as the big green beast (voice by ...

Like virtually every other film, Shrek was designed as a standalone story. It wrapped up the storyline at the film's conclusion because, naturally, they couldn't assume it would be a hit. So when it ...