Film Review: Incredibles 2 (2018)
byIn hindsight The Incredibles was far ahead of its time. Not only is it one of the best Pixar films – which is really…
Animation
Film Review: Early Man (2018)
byNick Park, legendary stop motion genius behind Wallace and Gromit and the Aardman studio gives us his latest feature since 2005’s The Curse of…
Film Review: Peter Rabbit (2018)
byThe Tale of Peter Rabbit came out in 1902, which means that this beloved rabbit and his friends have been charming the English speaking…
2018 Oscar Nominated Short Films (Live & Animated)
bySome of the world’s lesser-known issues are given the limelight in this year’s selection of Oscar-nominated shorts, with most films in the live action…
Film Review: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)
byHaving previously directed Studio Ghibli’s final film When Marnie Was There, Hiromasa Yonebayashi has returned to our screens with the debut feature of Studio…
Film Review: Ferdinand (2017)
byAll credit to 20th Century Fox. Any studio that opens an animated film on the same day as the new Star Wars is either…
Film Review: In this Corner of the World (2016)
byHayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli has experienced so much success that, in the public mind, it has utterly co-opted the Japanese cinematic ‘anime’ landscape. When…
Film Review: Loving Vincent (2017)
byVincent Van Gogh‘s life as an artist and crazy man is celebrated in Loving Vincent. Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman this is the first fully painted animated film to use the same brush…
Film Review: The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)
byIt seems only yesterday that The Lego Batman Movie was gracing silver screens across the country. Now we have another instalment in the LEGO…
Film Review: The Emoji Movie (2017)
byAs any pessimist will tell you, filmmakers will make movies about anything these days. And often announcements of film concepts are met with groans…