The Muppets

Review: The Muppets

I'm not quite old enough to have enjoyed The Muppet Show the first time around, so despite being a fan of Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal and all things Henson, I never really had Kermit and co as cultural touchstones growing up. However, even without that built-in base of nostalgia, I can wholeheartedly recommend The Muppets' big-screen comeback to moviegoers young, old and in between – I can't remember the last time I giggled so long and hard at such wanton silliness.

Well, at least one good thing came from the Oscar nominations...

A single nomination for Drive, three nominations for Transformers: Dark of The Moon, bugger all for Shame; whatever your interpretation of the Academy's choices, I hope you're all as excited about the following realisation as we are...

Muppets posters = instant happiness

Down about the weather/economy/Italian legal system? Bookmark this page for an instant jolt of happy: four new posters from The Muppets Movie. It's biologically impossible not to smile while viewing them.

50 Muppets and their real-life acting counterparts

Have you heard? There's a new Muppets movie in town! But before Kermit and his fuzzy companions hit the big screen, we thought we'd have a bit of fun matching up Muppets with their real-life acting doubles, and these were the results...

Muppets 1, Wolfpack 0

Look, it's another teaser trailer for The Muppets, this time riffing on - and therefore improving on - The Hangover: Part II.

Prepare to lose your shit for The Muppets trailer

We could keep up the pretence that this trailer for 'Green With Envy' isn't a viral campaign for The Muppets, but it's Disney who are the deceptive party here, not us.

It's time to raise the curtain on 'The Muppets'

It may be a miserable night in the UK, but this first glimpse of Jason Segel and James Bobin's The Muppets movie should bring a smile to your face, and put some warmth in your black heart.