“Captain Underpants” also imparts a universal lesson about the distinction between laughing with someone, rather than at them, and most important, about being able to laugh at yourself.

20th Century Fox’s animated adventure Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie tells the story of a grouchy principal who turns into the underwear-clad, super-powered invention of his two least ...

Captain Underpants is merely stripping this down, reveling in a strangeness that, as it turns out, isn’t that strange after all. Still, we advise you to keep most of your clothes on whether you ...