That was the overriding feeling with Zootropolis , a dazzlingly quick-witted, deliciously irreverent 2016 detective pastiche. Set in an animal-populated megacity, it found a brand-spanking anthropomorphic use for every critter and beast in the zoo and took home an Oscar for its trouble.

Diligent bunny Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and smarmy partner Nick Wilde (who else but Jason Bateman) are back with another conspiracy to crack.

This time, a slithery thief has stolen a rare manuscript from the home of a wealthy lynx tycoon (David Strathairn in Logan Roy mode). A snake in Zootropolis, where reptiles are persona-­non-grata, is a scandal, but Judy and Nick smell skulduggery.

Whip-smart, cannily tooled, and littered with winks at Hollywood classics (everything from Ratatouill

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