Onward (2020)
2020-04-27
Onward is Pixar’s latest bittersweet tale about loss and grief. The film stands out by approaching the subject from theContinue Reading
Frozen II (2019)
2020-01-05
Parents beware: if you really thought you could “Let it go” of the first movie Frozen, the sequel arrives sixContinue Reading
I Lost My Body (2019)
2019-12-17
Through train rails and tin cans, snowflakes and frozen lakes, we follow a severed hand on its quest to findContinue Reading
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
2018-12-19
In the spirit of Chumbawamba, Peter Parker gets knocked down, but he gets up again, and nothing and no oneContinue Reading
The Grinch (2018)
2018-11-15
Watching The Grinch by the animation studio behind the Despicable Me trilogy, Illumination, reminded me of a touring production ofContinue Reading
BoJack Horseman – TV Series (2014- )
2018-09-16
On the surface, ‘BoJack Horseman’ is a show about anthropomorphic animals living in Hollywood. Underneath it, it’s so much moreContinue Reading
Early Man (2018)
2018-02-20
Set in pre-historic times. Near Manchester, England. The latest movie from Nick Park and Aardman Studios starts promisingly with aContinue Reading
Coco (2017)
2018-01-25
The streets are paved with gold. Not along the Mexican border where they will soon be blocked by Trump’s “bigly”Continue Reading
Paddington 2 (2017)
2017-11-20
Almost three years ago to the day since a little brown bear with a big red hat swapped the rainContinue Reading
My Life As A Courgette (2017)
2017-07-16
An hour-long animation with a PG certificate. I know what you’re thinking: talking fish, feel-good songs and they all livedContinue Reading
The Red Turtle (2017)
2017-06-16
Just when you think you’ve seen the last of Studio Ghibli, up they pop with two releases just months apart.Continue Reading
Sing (2016)
2017-04-03
A heartwarming movie about triumph of dreams over adversity…which just so happens to be set in a world of anthropomorphicContinue Reading
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
2017-02-15
Batman has issues – he is conceited and wants the limelight to himself. He cannot express emotions and needs noContinue Reading
Moana (2016)
2016-12-17
As James Brown aka the Godfather of Soul sung: It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World. At least it was onContinue Reading