We all know someone who can quote Minionese fluently. Maybe it's your kid. Maybe it's you. No judgment from this couch. The little yellow chaos goblins have been running multiplexes for years now, and Illumination knows exactly what they have. A license to print money wrapped in overalls and goggles.

So here's the latest. Minions and Monsters has arrived on digital platforms, giving fans something to chew on while the bigger question hangs out there. When does the next proper Minions movie start streaming?

According to MSN's coverage, the digital arrival of Minions and Monsters is a nice little bonus drop for the franchise faithful. But the main event, the next full Minions feature, is still sitting in that weird window where it's left theaters but hasn't hit a streaming home yet. Illumination and Universal tend to follow a pattern with this stuff. Theatrical run, then PVOD, then the streaming landing on Peacock since NBCUniversal owns the platform. If you've followed any of their previous releases, you can practically set a watch to it.

What gets me about the Minions machine is how it just never stops. Every time you think the well might be running dry, another movie clears massive box office numbers. The spin-offs work. The mainline Despicable Me films work. The standalone Minions adventures work. It's one of the most reliable franchises in modern Hollywood.

If you're waiting on the streaming premiere for the new film, expect an announcement soon. These windows have been getting shorter, and Universal has been pretty aggressive about moving titles to Peacock once the theatrical momentum settles down.

In the meantime, Minions and Monsters on digital is a perfectly good way to kill an afternoon with the family on a Sunday. Or a Tuesday night by yourself. Again, no judgment. I once watched three Despicable Me movies back-to-back on a flight to London and I'd do it again tomorrow.

Jess Wingo would probably tell me I need to branch out. She's not wrong. But sometimes comfort food is comfort food, and the Minions are the cinematic equivalent of mac and cheese. You know what you're getting. It's warm. It's reliable. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.